Ah the voice of youth.  I find it interesting that your relatives gave
you these items, without you expressing any interest in them...and that
none of them taught you How to use them.  Hmm.  And, exactly what I
posted earlier, kids in the last 20 yrs (or more) have grown up playing
Atari, Nintendo, Playstation, etc...instead of the games the older
generations enjoyed....so cant even relate to them.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ariadne Moore [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
>Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 6:57 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Marbles and Jacks.
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>I am a child of the 80's, and had hundreds of marbles and 
>jacks given to me by various aunts and uncles -- to my 
>recollection, my sister and I never played with them because 
>we had no idea HOW one was supposed to use them. I do remember 
>that somehow, despite our lack of interest in them, they ended 
>up all over the house and yard. My mother was constantly in a 
>state of alarm about it, because apparently baby brothers 
>crawl around and eat them.  Marbles can be used in a game? 
>Shocking. Nintendo was way cooler.
>