RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] gun sounds

["Ross, Matthew" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> No, obviously that's not new.  What amazed me was the new trend in
> doing sounds from *automatic* weaponry.  We used to go "bang!  
> pow!" etc., and it was clear that fully automatic weaponry was not
> in our vocal arsenal.  Actually, my brother and I used to do mortar 
> fire an awful lot, as well.

Was in mine. I wasn't that great at it according to my peers, but it got the point across.
My gradeschool experience included getting in trouble for calling someone an "ass" - a word I just learned from watching the brand new Top Gun movie, if that gives you an idea of the timeframe..

> And, heck; back in those days you could get a serious cap gun,
> although my dad, the former marine corps captain, would actually not
> let us point guns at each other.  Only imaginary bad guys or real or
> imaginary targets.

Still a good idea, even the newer cap guns can still fire a small projectile spray of little grit and singed paper. That stuff is awful when you get it in your eyes..

> >  We used to "play war" - do kids still do that?  Or do they now
> > "play driveby?"
> 
> I did see some of the latter in San Diego.  Actually, what depressed
> me most was seeing one kid progress from playing driveby to
> (apparently) becoming a junior look-out for a real gang that hung
> out one neighborhood over from ours. Obviously, that does not always
> happen, but it did make me wonder a bit about how and when things 
> become inappropriate.

How do they play driveby?
The closest to that we had in my day was kids who rode by on their bikes and threw rocks at people, but that wasn't playing, that was bullying. I doubt the "playing driveby" lead to becoming a gang member, but it is always depressing to see someone get off to such a bad start in life.

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