[thechat] Jan 18 peace march

[Martin Burns]

On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Ben Dyer wrote:

> Well, after about the fourth time that I was belted in the face in 7th
> grade gym class, I wanted dodgeball out of school, too.

Depends on what you're throwing of course.

Me, I went off dodgeball at the camp I was working on when I tore a
ligament in my knee and required surgery. It *still* causes me pain and
means I can't kneel down or squat for any length of time - a major
disadvantage around small children.

Cheers
Martin
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