Lawn Darts Are Back, Deadlier Than Ever

[The Straight Story]

Lawn Darts Are Back, Deadlier Than Ever

Lawn Darts were a game from a simpler, more naive time. Sure, they could embed themselves in your little sister's head just as easily as the lawn, but they were fun. Now they're back.

They're back thanks to the unfortunately named Jarts In Your Heart web site, which sells the banned items thanks to a little bit of legal gymnastics. You see, since lawn darts (or "Jarts" as they're known here) transform so easily from an innocent backyard game into deadly weapon depending on who's holding them, Jarts In Your Heart has to sell the plastic fins and metal tips separately. Sad.

Jarts in the Heart isn't bitter about the game's fate in the slightest, of course:

"These Jarts are NOT toys. They should be kept out of reach from children. They should be treated as you would a bow and arrow. These have and will puncture a person. If you have the IQ of a monkey please don't buy lawn darts. I will not sell to anyone under 18. I do not have many sets left so when they're gone they're gone <...> Jarts in Your Heart will not be held liable for any death or injury caused by these Jarts. By purchasing from Jarts in your heart you agree to these terms. Again, I can not stress this enough. If you're an idiot just don't buy Jarts, stick to playing Horseshoes, Baggo or that ladder ball game."

http://gizmodo.com/5189173/lawn-darts-are-back-deadlier-than-ever

[Poll_Blind]

1. A kid who used to ride my schoolbus got one right through the cheek.

I think it cracked a couple of teeth or at least chipped them. I remember he had that bandage on for what seemed like forever and when he was finally able to take it off, I wished he'd left it on. That was back in the late 70's/early 80's. Not too keen on seeing those things around again.

PB

[Puzzler]

2. Good luck with their disclaimer...

... to the best of my knowledge these (and similar game) objects were banned.

[blondeatlast]

28. "Jarts in Your Heart will not be held liable..." ALWAYS a fail.

They can and will be, count on it.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

3. Yep.

[Aerows]

4. Playing Horseshoes is safe?

Playing golf isn't exactly safe either. I was playing with a girl when I was 12, and nearly got knocked unconscious because she grazed the top of the ball, and it flew backwards and whacked me in the side of the head.

Horseshoes aren't "safe" either. Neither is pretty much any sport human beings partake in. Does that mean we all quit playing golf, horseshoes, barbecuing, and even running? I mean, you can fall down.

And for the record, I have two bows. And yes, kids don't need to be running around with bows at 5, but that doesn't mean adults can't responsibly use them at 30.

[The Straight Story]

6. now, now, you need to change that dangerous attitude. People need old white men to make choices

for them and pass laws so that they cannot possibly harm themselves.

The only real grownups are in government - the rest of us need mommy/daddy to punish us and save us from harm :)

[Aerows]

11. The old white men

you speak of would likely faint if they saw what other old white men, women and young women were doing :D.

And they are going to do it anyway, because no matter our sex, race or age, people are going to like to participate in sports.

Oh wait. Lawn darts doesn't make someone millions. That's the reason it's bad.

[provis99]

15. you can't even by Kinder eggs in America because they're "too dangerous".

Little chocolate covered easter eggs with a prize in them.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/border-guards-crack-kinder-egg-case/article1865884/

[razorman]

5. "Deadlier than ever"? Do they explode now, or something?

[Javaman]

19. They shoot poison and have lasers on them. nt

[RaleighNCDUer]

25. that's 'fricking lasers', thank you. nt

[Javaman]

32. I stand corrected...

:rofl:

[Codeine]

33. Laser-guided, heat-seeking, bunker-busting options packages nowadays. nt

[The Doctor.]

34. Ok, I'm definitely buying a set now!

Seriously. My family had a set of Jarts. We played when we were kids. We knew they were dangerous and treated them that way.

I guess parental supervision and training is a thing of the past.

[JuniperLea]

7. Someone warn Stephanie Miller, quick!

She had an incident with lawn darts...

[MorningGlow]

8. Pssst contraband set in my mother's attic

Tempted to sell them to the highest bidder. On second thought, naaaahhh. I like having an illegal bit of history.

[The Straight Story]

9. Quick, get them out of the house - they might kill you!

How much ya want for em?

[Bragi]

10. Lawn darts are an effective "natural selection" tool /nt

[Ganja Ninja]

12. This is no laughing matter

[hobbit709]

13. Bet his words before it happened were

"Honey, hold my beer and y'all watch this"

[RaleighNCDUer]

50. Quick! Call Reno 911!

[a la izquierda]

14. "A kid was pegged in the head with a lawn dart..."

"Her dad didn't see her, that's the worst part."
Ed's Redeeming Qualities



Sorry, I had to do it.

[slackmaster]

16. They're no more dangerous than horseshoes, model rockets, or any of a number of things that fly.

:argh:

[Purveyor]

17. I really don't know how I or anyone over the age of 30 survived our 'dangerous and deadly'

childhoods. Really!

[Bragi]

20. Agreed

I think I was six when I got a "wood burning" set for Xmas. If any parent gave that gift to their kid today, the childrens' aid society would on their lawn in no time at all.

[jayfish]

22. Oh the memories...

Did you ever get your wood burner to work correctly? I remember mine being mostly rubbish.

[Bragi]

26. Yeah, there was a burning pen

I recall that it was like a soldering iron, and that my parents made me play with it outside. I can't remember what you were supposed to do with it. I do remember burning drawings into planks, and burning bike tires just enough to make a bad smell. It was great. I think I now want one again.

[ProfessorGAC]

47. Given The Topic Here, That Could Be Dangerous!

". . . the childrens' aid society would on their lawn in no time at all."

See, if the Children's Aid people came on the lawn and they were playing with the lawn darts. . .

Sorry, couldn't resist. :evilgrin:

[Bragi]

49. Hah! Good one! /nt

[Iggo]

54. I had one of those.

Once my mom got wind of the stink, that was that.

[Codeine]

36. We'd have laughed anyone riding a bike with a helmet right off the street.

And years of skateboarding sans helmet or pads didn't kill me.

[blueamy66]

48. We "kinda" just experienced this the other day...

We being my fiance and I.

He said that there would be no way in hell any kid of his would wear a bike helmet. eh This is from the guy that played ice hockey on the frozen river across the street from his house in the 60s without any padding of any kind. Yeah, he took a puck or 2 to his cranium area. :-)

This was after he saw a man with a two-seater stroller, filled, roller blading, wearing a helmet and knee pads, with 2 sissy dogs at the end of a leash. He just shook his head and said "what the fuck".

I laughed and thought about the good old days.

But hey.....no lawn darts....just bean bag throwing.....

[jayfish]

18. I play Jarts with my mother every weekend during the...

spring, summer and fall and my kids are still alive and without any obvious, unnatural, holes. I also shoot BB guns with my kids and they still have both eyes. As with any activity in life, proper safety precautions are key.

[LynneSin]

21. Wake me up when they allow me to buy a Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_U-238_Atomic_Energy_Laboratory

Every child should be allowed to play with radioactive materials

[Mnemosyne]

41. Kudos to Alfred Gilbert for using only "Safe" radioactive materials -

:rofl:

Thanks, Lynne! :hi::rofl:

[Liberal_in_LA]

23. omg.

[RaleighNCDUer]

24. Ever been hit with a horseshoe? nt

[Bragi]

27. Horseshoes don't hit, people do

Couldn't resist.

[csziggy]

39. More horses hit with horseshoes than people!

Getting kicked is bad enough, getting kicked by a horse with shoes on can be fatal. I was just lucky that the horse that struck me in the face was not shod. She did enough damage with her bare hoof.

[immoderate]

30. First of all, is that a trick question?

Second, better that than a lawn dart.

--imm

[Blue-Jay]

37. Attached to a horse? Yeah.

[trusty elf]

43. .........

[JanMichael]

57. Try a baseball or golf ball. They both suck! I mean they HURT. nt.

[madokie]

29. 'That ladder ball game.' You mean Geezer golf

Thats what we call it anyway. :-)

[aikoaiko]

31. The trick is to not play Jarts like horsehoes with two opposing targets but more like a dart board

[MadHound]

35. I've got to get me some of those.

They have so many uses.

[jmowreader]

52. Tea party rallies come immediately to mind...

[ohheckyeah]

38. I'd love to have a set

but am too cheap to pay $65 for it.

Lawn darts was fun.

[MyrnaLoy]

40. Cool!

Loved um. I bet kids learn how to dodge better now.

[Mnemosyne]

42. I found out how fast my mother could move. :) n/t

[thelordofhell]

44. You can have my Jarts

When you pry them from my cold, dead fingers

:patriot:

[JVS]

45. No, for Jarts it's "You can have my Jarts when you pluck them from my cold, dead...

playmates."

[thelordofhell]

51. I don't know what Jarts game you're playing

My Jarts go from my hands into the plastic rings. I don't hit anybody with them.

[Capitalocracy]

46. Love the name.

Disclaimer: Jarts not actually meant to be in your or anyone else's heart.

[chrisa]

53. "If you have the IQ of a monkey."

Don't worry. A little bit of beer can substitute for that. :)

[U4ikLefty]

55. Mmmm, beer and lawn darts.

Great combo!!!

[rug]

56. About damn time.

[alfredo]

58. Baggo? We call that Cornhole around here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornhole