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12-27-2007, 10:11 AM
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Merry Festivus!
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Hmmm, you learn something new everyday. I always thought that the name "cornhole" was a Cincinnati thing. I never heard of it until I moved down here.
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12-27-2007, 02:44 PM
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Extremely moderate
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All I remember growing up is horse-shoes. But a couple of boxes and a few corn-bags are easier than driving stakes into the ground and picking up dirty, metal horse-shoes... not to mention the safety.
But selling a cheap set of the game at Kroger is not what I mean by marketing the game. There needs to be one name for it, and anything but "corn-hole" would be good. Then try and get if featured in a beer commercial or on some t.v. show and people will wonder "what is that?" There could be an official "alternative name for corn-hole authority" that sets rules and sets up contest. I mean, if bowling is so close to being considered a sport, why not this game? (anything that can be done while drinking cannot be called a sport)
I guess, by these posts, that it is more prolific than I thought. Though, I haven't exactly been going around asking people about corn-hole.
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12-27-2007, 03:45 PM
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Social Justice Queen
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Quote:
Originally Posted by yayoi
Cincinnati is the only place that calls bean bag toss cornhole. That's probably why you haven't heard about it anywhere else.
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If my memory serves me correctly- before we started making these game sets at the agency we were provided with a choice of three different names to submit for the games sets. I definitely did not vote for cornhole. I am not impressed with the name. |
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12-27-2007, 09:00 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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are you kidding me? cornhole is for losers! it's a baby game!
i would frequently see homemade cornhole games for sale for 150.00 on people's front lawns and when i would go to the fabric store for canvas it was all gone because of the cornholers buying it all up for those stupid beanbags!
i did make cornhole casserolle this year for thanksgiving though!
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12-28-2007, 09:31 AM
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Extremely moderate
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[quote=nicolepsy;2347810]are you kidding me? cornhole is for losers! it's a baby game!
It's about as fun as darts, pool, and shuffleboard. It's something to do while drinking, and it's outside. I've played worse "baby games" than cornhole.
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01-03-2008, 12:13 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Pittsburgh
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Cornhole took off after I left the Cincy area in 2000, but I was from the east side, anyway. I came back for a cookout at a friend's house, and my first reaction to "let's play cornhole!" was "um, let's WHAT!?!?"
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01-03-2008, 12:47 PM
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Please?
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Cinti expatriate in Phila.
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I refuse to call it cornhole. Icky. Although it's a bit funnier when you've had a few Hudys.
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01-03-2008, 03:43 PM
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I will try to be nicer, if you try to be smarter..
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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I lived in Jersey for a bit...I mentioned Cornhole and everyone that was in ears distance of me had to pick their mouths up off the floor. I am assuming it means a whole lot of different over there. LOL
I have also mentioned in MI (Detroit) and got the same reaction. Must be a Cinci thing!
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01-04-2008, 11:05 AM
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Extremely moderate
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Heaveno
If my memory serves me correctly- before we started making these game sets at the agency we were provided with a choice of three different names to submit for the games sets. I definitely did not vote for cornhole. I am not impressed with the name.
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What agency are you referring to? And what were the other choices? |
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01-04-2008, 11:09 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: huh?
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maybe he/she means the cia? 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eastern Roamer
What agency are you referring to? And what were the other choices?
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