Do you remember Marble Day at school?
I do. What a great day. I waited all year for Marble Day.
Sure, you could play marbles any day, but not at school in the open and everything!
Look at me! I’m playing marbles Mr. 3rd Grade Teacher; and there is nothing you or anyone else can do about it.
Marbles had great names: cat’s eyes, steelies, pee wees, cobs, king cobs, crystals… but the best name was bullfudger. I’m sure there are a lot of other cool names for them too.
I carried my marbles around in a Crown Royal bag.
How cool was I? Pretty cool, I kid you not.
Even the rules had cool names:
How cool is that? Pretty cool!
I guess “quitsies” and “no quitsies” are the unwritten rules for most things in life anyway.
Marriage: sometimes it’s quitsies and sometimes it’s no quitsies depending where you live and who your lawyer is.
War: usually no quitsies applies.
Work: sometimes quitsies; sometimes no quitsies, if you don’t get your final paycheck.
Sports: quitsies all the way. Just watch professional tennis to see what I mean.
note: keepsies applies to everything, and I’m calling double keepsies infinity just so it’s clear.
4 responses so far ↓
S. Le // May 6, 2008 at 2:43 pm |
That is quite the gigantic marble there mate! You could own all with that one I reckon!
firefly // May 7, 2008 at 1:39 pm |
Wow, does this bring back memories! My brother loved marbles and he carried them in a soft brown suede bag…not quite as regal as yours…but still with its fringe and drawstring top I thought it was wonderful. He would sort through those marbles laying them all out on the floor in a semi-circle around him, it made a VERY impressive display.
I wonder if he still has those marbles…or if he has lost his…like I feel I have on most days.
Dave // November 7, 2009 at 1:56 am |
I remember playing cobs as a kid on the school playground back in the early 70’s in Seattle … what a blast from the past.
I’ve searched the internet and cannot find any reference, whatsoever, to this game … is there anyone else out there that knows what I’m talking about?
Any info (rules, manufacturers, etc.) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
planetross // November 9, 2009 at 12:51 am |
Dave: I only remember 2 marble games:
-2 players sit on the ground with the soles of their feet touching. One player puts a marble on the ground near their crotch and the other player tried to hit it.
- there are 5 holes in the ground about a foot or 18 inches apart in an “X” or “+” pattern. Players start from the center hole and have to sink their marble in an outer hole and then back into the center hole and then repeat the process until they do a whole circuit. If you miss the hole you are shooting for it is the other person’s turn.
I don’t know if any of these games were called Cobs, but I’m sure a marble manufacturer would have a listing of marble games.
good luck.