December 10, 2008

On Cornhole

these are actual for-sale classifieds in the local paper:



"Cornhole" is the local name for a game where you throw bean bags filled with corn into a board with a hole on it. (This is basically Bozo Buckets, for those of you who grew up with Bozo the Clown. (Maybe that was only in the WGN viewing area?))

Charming regionalism, no? Apparently, the rocket scientists who live here decided that "Cornhole" was a good name for this favorite childhood game. And why not? After all, what else would 'cornhole' possibly refer to?

But CORNHOLE CHRISTMAS! for pete's sake? There are places where they just might shoot you for saying that.

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