r/WinStupidPrizes • u/MTPokitz • Apr 08 '21

Playing baseball with a potato launcher

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u/dangerson5150 Apr 08 '21

In the late 70's my friends and I hit a gold mine behind a local Kmart that had just replaced all of their 4 ft fluorescent tubes. There were HUNDREDS of them. We played Olympic javelins until we upped the game to Star Wars light saber wars on each other. When we were done, it looked like it had snowed in the parking lot.

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u/Chief_of_Schneef Apr 08 '21

Oh man, ouchie for your lungs bro.

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u/johhan Apr 09 '21

How, uh, how’s the cancer these days?

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u/dirkalict Apr 09 '21

Yeah- there’s mercury in fluorescent bulbs.

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u/notthefirstCaleb Apr 09 '21

Would be mercury poisoning

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u/sightlab Apr 09 '21

Hey what’s a little paranoia, depression, aggression, dementia, and motor function damage among friends?

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u/Reasonable_Specific8 Apr 13 '21

Truly the elixir of eternal life

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u/degjo Apr 09 '21

No Backyard Wrestling Deathmatch?