I got a box of Jarts - the lawn darts - from a co-worker who bought them in the 70's and kept them in the original box with the instructions.

As a matter of fact, if they were used, they weren't used much.

I psyched.

You do know why they stopped making those, right?

Maybe get the mother-in-law to play on the other team.

It was the sober people that outlawed them. I plan on drinking a lot of beer before and during the Jart tournaments!

Might want to wear a helmet. Have fun.

LOL!

I loved those things when I was kid...

A great game...

wheel,

... I'll give you $100 for them if it's a complete set ...

Jimmy, I heard they were worth a lot, but they're not for sale.

There are a couple of websites that have "Kits" for Jarts to go around the laws.

... how's $150.00 and 10 premium sticks sound???

That scares me - I've seen your premium sticks...

I'm off to bed. I don't want this to become an ebay thread...

... I've been trying to find/buy a nice set for a number of years now ... most you find are crap ...

I was tempted a few years ago to buy one of those kits. But I didn't want to buy them without knowing what I was getting.

I thought that might be something like a shart. We had lawn darts when I was growing up. Actual lawn darts. Never heard them called anything else. Probably not the best toy to have around when you have three boys, all 15-18 months apart in age, along with several other boys in the neighborhood about the same age.

We had those.

And - AMAZINGLY - no one in our family ended up with a Jart in their head.

Despite what people think these days, that whole "parenting" thing is underrated.

I saw some special on TV one time where they showed an X-RAY of some kid who went to the hospital with one of those JARTS fully imbeded in his NOGGIN. The metal shaft,point,weight and wings were totally clear in the X-ray.

It looked like it hurt big time.

The smart kids knew to stay out of the way. The fast kids didn't, but could spot it or hear a warning in time, and they also got away. Conclusion? Only stupid, slow kids got hurt. Isn't that evolution? We shouldn't have banned the things, they should have been mandatory. We should have had extra cops on duty to spot-check and make sure kids were playing with them.

This will all be in my new upcoming book "Why We Need to Increase, Not Decrease, Speed Limits in School Zones".

I remember I had the Battlestar Galactica ships in the 70's they got band because the missiles really fired and some kids choked to death.I loved them things!

be careful not to jart in your shorts!

Rut-roh...

Wife saw the box this morning and said, "we'll talk about it later." I think she's going to give me the "It's a dangerous toy around a 4 and a 5 year old" speach...