Overton&#39;s Baseball

Love it so much.

XKCD makes me so very happy.

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Heh. Me too. Someday, I'll have a ball pit of my very own. Until then, the kid's at Chuck E' Cheese are just going to have to deal.

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I never played in ball pits the way most kids did. I generally burrowed to the very bottom and waited for someone to get close enough so that I could lunge out and scare the crap out of them.

I suppose not much has really changed. I'd still do it now if I had ballpit access.

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Yes. Few things are as satisfying as the screams of other children.

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http://xkcd.com/c150.html
There it is, the complimentary one I wanted to post.

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Awesome! I hereby define 'grown up' to also include trampolines, lawn darts, and water slides.

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I am sad that you did not include treehouses and ziplines, but I'm guessing that's just because it's such a given.

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Yes, treehouse and ziplines are given. Also given are the underground labyrinthe and bouncy castle.

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http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/brain.png

We had half the guest room as a ball pit for years ('walled' off with baby fence, probably a 5'x5' area). Of course, the baby was the excuse -- and the great PT ball pits afford -- but I always loved to read and nap in there. So cozy!

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Cool! I suspect that I'm going to have lot's of things "for the baby".

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So, would it just be awkward if i told you I want to marry you now?

I never got to play in a ball pit. Its one of the great tragedies of my childhood.

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So, would it just be awkward if i told you I want to marry you now?

No way! You bring the couch cushions and I'll bring the blankets.

I never got to play in a ball pit. Its one of the great tragedies of my childhood.

Tragic. I'll add 'ball pit' to the gift registry.

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excellent.

I also have this way cool chair cushion that could make a great wall all by itself.

And I have cocoa mix and snacks.

We're set!

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Ooh, nice. I'll bring my Star Wars guys, and some comic books. Aw, man, our marriage is gonna be fun!

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Okay, I'll be Han Solo. Betcha can't catch me. Go!

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So I post it first and you offer to marry him?

I see that my shoulders have grown dull and tiresome to you.

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Everytime I hit on you, I get hurt in some way.

If its not the heart-break, its the kick in the shins or jab to the arm.

I have no proof, as of yet, that crasch is as scary as you are.

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Clearly, we're going to have to have a duel to settle this matter.

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tinkerbell-mk.livejournal.com

Yay, talking about the ball pit XKCD, one of my favorites (obvsiously)

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Yay, ballpits!

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We have one! Of course, kids were sort of an excuse. But as

amanda42 will attest, it is a comfy place to read or study. We use an inflatable kiddie pool for the base, and I wash the balls by filling mesh laundry bags, squirting them with dishsoap, spraying with the hose, and hanging outside to dry.

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Sweet. How long does it take to wash your balls?

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frauhedgehog.livejournal.com

Scooping them into the laundry bags takes the most time, maybe 10 minutes. Use the ones with flexible wire frames--much easier. 5 minutes to soap and spray. Then about two hours of sunny unattended time to dry. Unless you are inviting over a bunch of snotty-nosed three-year-olds or dining nightly in the ball pit or other activities I won't think about, you probably don't need to wash them more than once a year.

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Huh. It doesn't take as long to clearn wash one's balls as I thought. Thanks!

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Normally, this would be an inappropriate question, but you deliver it so genuinely.

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There was a funball pit at HMC when I was in college. :) One way to clean the balls is to get a laundry basket with a lid, and a plastic tub which is bigger than the laundry basket. Fill the tub with soapy water, place the balls in the basket with the lid, then submerge the basket in water and agitate until clean.

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