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<blockquote data-quote="MacFromOK" data-source="post: 3470474" data-attributes="member: 40864"><p>No kiddin' ... imagination was a key ingredient back then. <img src="/images/smilies/thumb.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumb:" title="Thumb :thumb:" data-shortname=":thumb:" /></p><p></p><p>Don't recall having the ball & cup, but had several of the paddles with a ball attached by (an incredibly flimsy) rubber band. We (and my parents) called 'em bit-bat boards. But mine were plywood*, not particle board. <img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>I still remember when I first saw the tin cans and string in real life. One guy had brought them to elementary school, and there were several of us standing around wondering why they wouldn't work. He kept saying "I made them just like in the picture."</p><p></p><p>The two guys holding the cans were about 4ft apart, with about 10ft of string lying on the ground between them...</p><p><img src="/images/smilies/new/drunk.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":drunk2:" title="Drunk 2 :drunk2:" data-shortname=":drunk2:" /></p><p></p><p><strong>EDIT:</strong> *FWIW... on second thought, I believe the little paddles were a solid piece rather than plywood.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacFromOK, post: 3470474, member: 40864"] No kiddin' ... imagination was a key ingredient back then. :thumb: Don't recall having the ball & cup, but had several of the paddles with a ball attached by (an incredibly flimsy) rubber band. We (and my parents) called 'em bit-bat boards. But mine were plywood*, not particle board. :D I still remember when I first saw the tin cans and string in real life. One guy had brought them to elementary school, and there were several of us standing around wondering why they wouldn't work. He kept saying "I made them just like in the picture." The two guys holding the cans were about 4ft apart, with about 10ft of string lying on the ground between them... :drunk2: [b]EDIT:[/b] *FWIW... on second thought, I believe the little paddles were a solid piece rather than plywood. [/QUOTE]
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