What happened to this? Outside of political cartoons, I never see it


I feel like it was everywhere in the 80's

A rash of tug of war related deaths hit the US in 1989-1993. Eventually the lawsuits started to force organizations to phase it out.

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If your office announced there would be a quick tug of war match after lunch for excercize, you'd be exicted

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I dont think so. I have no traction in these shoes.

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A rash of tug of war sounds like a disease found in the porn industry.

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

It fell out of favor when Battle of the Network Stars ended

by the way, Tug of War is what I call my masturbatory sessions while I am camping with my secessionist militia friends on the weekends

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I tried to find the Saved By the Bell version where Lisa fell into the mud trap, but couldn't.

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Yup. The boy scouts have that reputation.

there's always the jerk that just lets go

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the world will always the world. your entire existence is defined by your response.

FWIW that might be my favorite thing you've ever written.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George