In a message dated 11/1/2005 1:06:51 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
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how they  get in the middle of a padock, miles from any residence. - lost 
during a  quuick game while taking a short cut to the swimming hole, - thrown 
from the  back of a tractor, - kicked around for ages by  cows????



How about shot from a Whammo sling shot? Marbles make the best projectiles  
for target shooting by sling shot. It is not unusual to find an old clearie or  
cat's eye miles from the nearest farm house in Southern California. I expect  
some people even hunted small game with marbles.
 
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.