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I spent a few hours cooling off in a nice mud hole with my son, nephews, a friend and his kids. Like his dad, Little Goofball loves mud. Unlike dad, he can't seem to tolerate remaining that way. He wants to be clean again ASAP. He doesn't like to wear it dry like his dad. He'll learn. ;)

Anyhoo, even after showering, you still find little bits of grit in the most interesting places. I love it. :)

Not to be a stick in the mud, but the lack of a poll dismays me.

yes, it's meant to be a pun on "pole"

Not to be a stick in the mud, but the lack of a poll dismays me.

yes, it's meant to be a pun on "pole"

The staff( ;) ) will add a poll.

I voted red mud is my fav. I learned my 'baking' skills making red clay mud pies when I was a little girl. We sloshed around in it getting just the right consistency, filled our little pie pans and then set them to 'bake' on the nearest sunny sidewalk. Red clay 'bakes' up hard as a rock and makes a very pretty 'pie'. Then we just had to find some silly boys who would pretend to be our husbands and we would serve them mud pies! :p

do kids even play such things anymore?:confused:

I voted red mud is my fav. I learned my 'baking' skills making red clay mud pies when I was a little girl. We sloshed around in it getting just the right consistency, filled our little pie pans and then set them to 'bake' on the nearest sunny sidewalk. Red clay 'bakes' up hard as a rock and makes a very pretty 'pie'. Then we just had to find some silly boys who would pretend to be our husbands and we would serve them mud pies! :p

do kids even play such things anymore?:confused:

Only Virtual Mud on xbox or something.:(

LG: don't worry, he's your son. He'll grow into it.

I voted every option, except for "elsewhere" and "on Ruffy", as I want all the mud for myself. Beyond pies, it makes great (if somewhat abstract) building material for castles, forts, etc. Plus, instant war paint. Marvelous material.

There really is nothing like some mud football. Or wrestling. Both can be rough on the knees, but it's worth the trip to the ER when they give out.

Edit: I should add that I know the staff of three hospitals (NBGH, Hartford, and Midstate), though, Hartford is because dad used to work there back in the day. Good people to know when you hurt yourself and drag your limp body in still coated in mud

On Ruffy, please.

Anyhoo, even after showering, you still find little bits of grit in the most interesting places. I love it. :)

:eek:

I think my favourite kind of mud is the lived-in kind. When you're out somewhere in the wilderness, and you have to drag your laden canoe through knee-deep, rich, smooth, bubbling muck, then you have truly discovered the meaning of mud.

Also leeches.

:eek:

I think my favourite kind of mud is the lived-in kind. When you're out somewhere in the wilderness, and you have to drag your laden canoe through knee-deep, rich, smooth, bubbling muck, then you have truly discovered the meaning of mud.

Also leeches.

Ugh...I used to work as a lakeside lifeguard, and we would have to do lost body drills, where you dive down and have to bury your body in the muck at the bottom. Normally, I love mud. Finding the half rotted turtle and thinking it was the bouy we were looking for was....interesting and a little unappealing.

Ugh...I used to work as a lakeside lifeguard, and we would have to do lost body drills, where you dive down and have to bury your body in the muck at the bottom. Normally, I love mud. Finding the half rotted turtle and thinking it was the bouy we were looking for was....interesting and a little unappealing.

I see. A little unappealing is perhaps an understatement.
In my ideal situation of mud, after stepping on the half-rotted turtle one is able to simply press on before fully comprehending the nature of the crunchy-slimy-gooey thing one has encountered.

I see. A little unappealing is perhaps an understatement.
In my ideal situation of mud, after stepping on the half-rotted turtle one is able to simply press on before fully comprehending the nature of the crunchy-slimy-gooey thing one has encountered.

I was actually fine with it untill after the drill was over and I realized that it was actually rotting. With an LBD, we aren't given time to process as they are considered life-or-death situations and we aren't told in advance if it is just a drill or an actual event...so I threw it on deck and went back to my search position. It was when we were cleaning off the dock after that I was a little grossed out.

I was actually fine with it untill after the drill was over and I realized that it was actually rotting. With an LBD, we aren't given time to process as they are considered life-or-death situations and we aren't told in advance if it is just a drill or an actual event...so I threw it on deck and went back to my search position. It was when we were cleaning off the dock after that I was a little grossed out.

Ah yes… retroactive horror.

Pictures, please.

I prefer trudging through large fields of mud, it's more fun and you can pretend you're in World War one, and push other friends in and claim you saved their lives.
It's all getting a bit exiting in here isn't it?
*bounces up and down*

I prefer trudging through large fields of mud, it's more fun and you can pretend you're in World War one, and push other friends in and claim you saved their lives.
It's all getting a bit exiting in here isn't it?
*bounces up and down*

Just make sure it's not a cattle field.;)

Just make sure it's not a cattle field.;)

ah, see then you have landmines to avoid. and you can send in search teams to clear the field.
until the dreadful moment, someone steps on a shiny metal thing, which later turns out to be an empty beer keg.
the looks of horror on peoples faces are golden.

I couldn't decide, so I clicked every box.

I couldn't decide, so I clicked every box.

Safe choice. :)

Sometimes even little piggies don't like their mud

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/7448006.stm

I hate mud everywhere above my ankles. *Shivers at thought of being covered in mud*

Mud everywhere does it for me. Playing in mud. Sleeping in mud. Dancing in mud. Doing naughty things in mud. Eating mud...well maybe not eating mud...Making mud pies...Throwing mud.
Mud is good. Lets hear it for mud.

Sometimes even little piggies don't like their mud

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/7448006.stm

Awww that is the cutest thing i have seen all year!
Well, besides that dog next door that has one leg.

I hate mud everywhere above my ankles. *Shivers at thought of being covered in mud*

*tackles into mud pit*

This crazy seems more forced every day.

Aw man! No Ruffy covered in red mud.:(

That iz wat I wantz.

I prefer it on pudding. Mudpuddings.

*tackles into mud pit*
GAH! Get it off! Get it off!!!

I hate mud everywhere above my ankles. *Shivers at thought of being covered in mud*

I agree mud is simply ghastly and if I get my way we will have to drain all those horrendous swamps and build luxury boutiques on the prime time real estate :)

now don't get me started on taco's!

I agree mud is simply ghastly and if I get my way we will have to drain all those horrendous swamps and build luxury boutiques on the prime time real estate :)

now don't get me started on taco's!

No, no you have it all wrong. You drain those swamps and replace it with gigantic arcades, the ones using only the top graphics and best gameplay, with hundred of quarter-operated Wii's PS3's and Xbox 360's. Where were you at the latest Evil Enviroment hating future gamer-rulers of the world meeting?

No, no you have it all wrong. You drain those swamps and replace it with gigantic arcades, the ones using only the top graphics and best gameplay, with hundred of quarter-operated Wii's PS3's and Xbox 360's. Where were you at the latest Evil Enviroment hating future gamer-rulers of the world meeting?

I was teaching future generations about the importance cleanliness and playing safe :)

Small, shallow, brown and elsewhere...

GAH! Get it off! Get it off!!!

muahahahahaha


*helps CM out*
<.<
>.>
*throws back in*

I agree mud is simply ghastly and if I get my way we will have to drain all those horrendous swamps and build luxury boutiques on the prime time real estate :)

now don't get me started on taco's!

:eek:

:(