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ce24 · May 2nd, 2012, 12:03 PM

does anybody play this anymore....we use to on the playground at school but now a days no knives in school and it's a dying game also how throwing tops you know the spinning things.....marbles? don't see any of that stuff anymore and I think it's kinda sad....

pondcaster · May 2nd, 2012, 12:05 PM

Although I never played, it was big at lunch time during high school back in '79... skoal dip, old F100s, overalls, FFA. Same crowd.

blowtorch · May 2nd, 2012, 12:15 PM

I remember when kids came to school with their Schrades in a pouch strapped to their belts, and hunting rifles in the gunracks in their trucks in the school parking lot.

Daddy Hojo · May 2nd, 2012, 12:17 PM

My grandaddy used to show me how to play it. Isn't it a kind of knife-throwing game?

When I was in high school, 93-97, the dress code wouldn't allow wallet chains, but pocket knives were ok. Principal said it was part of a southern gentleman's attire.

uriah1 · May 2nd, 2012, 02:05 PM

between fingers..I had a blue cub scout knife

telleutelleme · May 2nd, 2012, 03:13 PM

Doesn't go well with guitar playing, at least long term.

Brad Pittiful · May 2nd, 2012, 03:25 PM

never played it...i didnt feel like getting a knife in my foot

ce24 · May 2nd, 2012, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brad Pittiful

never played it...i didnt feel like getting a knife in my foot

Wear leather shoes

Leon Grizzard · May 2nd, 2012, 04:27 PM

We played it all the time when I was in junior high in Alabama, early 60's.

harlycarly · May 2nd, 2012, 07:58 PM

It was a "sport" I excelled at as a youngster. Being a city kid, my choice was a small bladed German stiletto.

Last "move" off the tip of the tongue was a killer.

trev333 · May 2nd, 2012, 08:19 PM

mumblypeg ?.. so it's a real game..mmmkk

"don't let him play mumbleypeg with you, he'll steal your leg"... was a lyric in an old song... as an aside behind the lyric...

was it a FZ song?... that's the only time I've heard that word.....

anyone remember which song?... to save me a frantic mumblypeg search...

dwlb · May 3rd, 2012, 03:29 AM

I've always spelt it "mumblety-peg," myself.

trev333 · May 3rd, 2012, 03:42 AM

it was CSNY.. 4-way street...

What do Crosby and Nash say at the beginning of "Right Between The Eyes" on 4 Way Street?
Crosby screws up at the beginning, and the conversation between he and Nash goes something like this:
Crosby: "Sorry...I never would have believed that you could tune and start on the same note, but you could do it."
Nash: "I didn't believe it either..."
Crosby: "He's quicker than most normal human beings, and sometimes I forget. He is very quick. You don't want to play Mumbly-peg with him, he'll steal your leg!"
Graham Nash then goes on to explain the origins of the song "Right Between the Eyes".

What is Mumbly-peg?
Mumbly-peg is a game that is actually talked about more than it is played. The purpose of the game is to toss a knife into the ground with the aim to land it with its point in the ground. If the participant loses, the opponent hammers a peg into the ground, which the loser must draw out with their teeth. There are several intercollegiate Mumbly-peg teams, the most famous of which is the Toothless Trouncers of St. Miniver's, Winnipeg. In one year alone, they came out 15 and 3, with only minor dental surgery required during off-season.

Westerly Sunn · May 3rd, 2012, 03:59 AM

We played the closest to the other guys foot thing as kids... but by high school, my only accoutrements were normally a FG110, a bota full of wine and a pouch I wove together from leather patches for other necessities!

We could do about as we pleased back in those days...

robt57 · May 3rd, 2012, 04:14 AM

Just brought me back 45 years. Round two we would pee on the peg too, a lot of quitting at the end of round two...

Paul in Colorado · May 3rd, 2012, 01:09 PM

Myself and some buddies once played against another friend's sister. She beat us. It was the beginning of a swell romance that went on for years.

Jakedog · May 3rd, 2012, 04:20 PM

I played as a kid. We weren't allowed to have knives at school, but pretty much everybody did. As long as they weren't visible, nobody made a big deal out of it. I've had a knif in my pocket since I was eight years old. Have never gone a full day without one.

We mostly played on Boy Scout campouts and after meetings. Free time at school mostly found us getting bruised to hell playing wall-ball.

May 2nd, 2012, 12:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
ce24 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Idahoastan Age: 62 Posts: 2,617	mumblypeg anyone? does anybody play this anymore....we use to on the playground at school but now a days no knives in school and it's a dying game also how throwing tops you know the spinning things.....marbles? don't see any of that stuff anymore and I think it's kinda sad.... __________________ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Slackw...21128657913864 www.motagator.net/slackwater the dude abides

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uriah1 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: toledo Posts: 6,010	between fingers..I had a blue cub scout knife __________________ When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. Mark Twain

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telleutelleme Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Houston Age: 65 Posts: 9,445	Doesn't go well with guitar playing, at least long term. __________________ "Blues is a natural fact, is something that a fellow lives. If you don't live it you don't have it. Young people have forgotten to cry the blues. Now they talk and get lawyers and things. " - Big Bill Broonzy

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Brad Pittiful Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 9,440	never played it...i didnt feel like getting a knife in my foot __________________ *No Signature Required.*

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trev333 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Coolum Beach,Australia Posts: 6,449	mumblypeg ?.. so it's a real game..mmmkk "don't let him play mumbleypeg with you, he'll steal your leg"... was a lyric in an old song... as an aside behind the lyric... was it a FZ song?... that's the only time I've heard that word..... anyone remember which song?... to save me a frantic mumblypeg search... __________________ "by degrees the flood of music drove all speculations out of his mind. It was as though it were a kind of liquid stuff that poured all over him and got mixed up with the sunlight that filtered through the leaves."

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May 2nd, 2012, 12:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
pondcaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Tryon, NC Age: 48 Posts: 1,936	Although I never played, it was big at lunch time during high school back in '79... skoal dip, old F100s, overalls, FFA. Same crowd.

May 2nd, 2012, 12:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
blowtorch Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wisco Posts: 4,426	I remember when kids came to school with their Schrades in a pouch strapped to their belts, and hunting rifles in the gunracks in their trucks in the school parking lot.

May 2nd, 2012, 12:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
Daddy Hojo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,120	My grandaddy used to show me how to play it. Isn't it a kind of knife-throwing game? When I was in high school, 93-97, the dress code wouldn't allow wallet chains, but pocket knives were ok. Principal said it was part of a southern gentleman's attire.

May 2nd, 2012, 04:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
Leon Grizzard Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 63 Posts: 2,758	We played it all the time when I was in junior high in Alabama, early 60's.

May 2nd, 2012, 07:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
harlycarly Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Republik of Vermont Posts: 1,156	It was a "sport" I excelled at as a youngster. Being a city kid, my choice was a small bladed German stiletto. Last "move" off the tip of the tongue was a killer.

May 3rd, 2012, 03:29 AM	#12 (permalink)
dwlb Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 572	I've always spelt it "mumblety-peg," myself. __________________ "I never practice my guitar. From time to time I just open the case and throw in a piece of raw meat." --Wes Montgomery

May 3rd, 2012, 03:42 AM	#13 (permalink)
trev333 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Coolum Beach,Australia Posts: 6,449	it was CSNY.. 4-way street... What do Crosby and Nash say at the beginning of "Right Between The Eyes" on 4 Way Street? Crosby screws up at the beginning, and the conversation between he and Nash goes something like this: Crosby: "Sorry...I never would have believed that you could tune and start on the same note, but you could do it." Nash: "I didn't believe it either..." Crosby: "He's quicker than most normal human beings, and sometimes I forget. He is very quick. You don't want to play Mumbly-peg with him, he'll steal your leg!" Graham Nash then goes on to explain the origins of the song "Right Between the Eyes". What is Mumbly-peg? Mumbly-peg is a game that is actually talked about more than it is played. The purpose of the game is to toss a knife into the ground with the aim to land it with its point in the ground. If the participant loses, the opponent hammers a peg into the ground, which the loser must draw out with their teeth. There are several intercollegiate Mumbly-peg teams, the most famous of which is the Toothless Trouncers of St. Miniver's, Winnipeg. In one year alone, they came out 15 and 3, with only minor dental surgery required during off-season. __________________ "by degrees the flood of music drove all speculations out of his mind. It was as though it were a kind of liquid stuff that poured all over him and got mixed up with the sunlight that filtered through the leaves."

May 3rd, 2012, 03:59 AM	#14 (permalink)
Westerly Sunn Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: S.E. North Carolina Posts: 6,464 329 Photos	We played the closest to the other guys foot thing as kids... but by high school, my only accoutrements were normally a FG110, a bota full of wine and a pouch I wove together from leather patches for other necessities! We could do about as we pleased back in those days... __________________ "My, my, doesn't the world look fresh and clean today. Look at that sky, as if not a thing was going on under it." - Sadie Thompson

May 3rd, 2012, 04:14 AM	#15 (permalink)
robt57 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portland, OR Age: 56 Posts: 17,167 29 Photos	Just brought me back 45 years. Round two we would pee on the peg too, a lot of quitting at the end of round two... __________________ A Twin always will cut it... but I don't recommend it for everybody. It's like a big dog, you have to take responsibility for it. Not to mention... be prepared to lift it. BTW, how $good$ a guitar is, is no indicator of how badly it can be played!

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Paul in Colorado Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fort Collins, CO Age: 60 Posts: 9,819 3 Photos	Myself and some buddies once played against another friend's sister. She beat us. It was the beginning of a swell romance that went on for years. __________________ "Can y'all play some Skynnard? Y'know, like 'Stairway to Heaven?'" -Drunk cowboy at Trail Dust Days, Pine Bluffs, WY

May 3rd, 2012, 04:20 PM	#17 (permalink)
Jakedog Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cleveland,OH But my heart's still in TX Posts: 9,632	I played as a kid. We weren't allowed to have knives at school, but pretty much everybody did. As long as they weren't visible, nobody made a big deal out of it. I've had a knif in my pocket since I was eight years old. Have never gone a full day without one. We mostly played on Boy Scout campouts and after meetings. Free time at school mostly found us getting bruised to hell playing wall-ball. __________________ It's not a mini-van, it's a manly van, and it's awesome.

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