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Re: No W
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Date: 
Thu, 20 May 1999 17:24:29 GMT
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I called it "punch buggy" when I played it.  What I find interesting is the
number of posts from people remembering this game (under whatever name).
Even though we all live so far apart.  Who started it, why did they start
it, and how did it spread so well?

Silas



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(...) It was called "Spud" when I was a kid. -Tom McD. when replying, please deck the spamcake. (25 years ago, 20-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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(...) We used to play this game, though only with the regular breed of Bug. Our version was called "Herbie," after the lamentable Disney movie of the same name that starred a VW. You'd say "Herbie [color]" and get a point; convertables were prized (...) (25 years ago, 20-May-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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