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Sad. When my cousin was in 7th grade, one of his classmates died doing the same thing. His mom found him hanging in the bathroom from the shower curtain rod.
It kind of suprises me that parents haven't heard of the "game". The incident that happened to the afforementioned classmate occurred over 10 years ago.
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I never knew about this practice until I was an adult, I never heard about kids doing this in school when I was that age. But then, I wasn't popular and didn't have many friends, so I didn't have too many kids I could have talked to about such things. Sad though the things that kids will do just to get "a high". It's so not worth it.
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it amazes me other people have heard of it. when I was in high school me and my (overly bored, overly stupid) friends would practice our sleeper holds on each other, for the exact reason that it gives you a weird high. I'd never heard of other people doing it (although my sister did mention her friends used to do it to.)
did I mention that we were overly bored and overly stupid?
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I learned it from my sisters in grade school, let's say '86ish -- they were in junior high.
I've done it, but it's a little too scary to make a habit of it. Done "right" though, choking isn't involved.(I'd explain how it's done, but I don't want to kill any kids.)
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A variation of this was pretty common when I was in junior high, also, but did NOT involve choking each other. I don't remember feeling "high" from it, but it was more of a party trick that we girls would do at slumber parties, sort of like "light as a feather, stiff as a board."
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I remember the boys in our Jr. High school getting into trouble for doing some sort of pass out trick in the bathroom. It didn't involve choking though.
When we were kids we would just go into an open field and spin until we were dizzy.
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A few years ago a boy in a neighboring town died in an hanging accident, but I think it was just a hanging accident and not the game gone bad. Is it possible that this has nothing to do with the game? IIRC the boy had a homemade swing in the yard and somehow the rope got caught around his neck. His mother found him a few minutes later but he couldn't be revived. This article doesn't really say much about the incident except that he was found in a tree. How do they know he was playing the pass out game?
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I have never heard of this or any variation on this "game."
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quote:Originally posted by LtColCarter: A variation of this was pretty common when I was in junior high, also, but did NOT involve choking each other. I don't remember feeling "high" from it, but it was more of a party trick that we girls would do at slumber parties, sort of like "light as a feather, stiff as a board."
My sister did it at her 16th bithday slumber party. What they were doing is kind of heimliching(is that a word?) themselves to knock the wind out of themselves. My sister did it and smacked her forhead right on our big floor model wooden t.v. After seeing that, I never tried it.
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I never knew anyone who actually did it, but when I was in middle school we'd be warned against this semi-choking to get high at least once a week. I wonder how many kids would have never thought of it if the guidance counselor hadn't kept bringing it up?
quote:Originally posted by RingKeeper: When we were kids we would just go into an open field and spin until we were dizzy.
Me too. Spin until dizzy, fall over backwards onto the sun-scented earth, and watch the sky until the clouds stopped spinning.
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We called it hyperventilating. Sit on the edge of your bed and bend over at the waist so that your head is between your legs. Now breathe as rapidly as possible, taking shallow breaths. When you feel yourself getting out of breath, sit up suddenly. If you've done it right, you will get light-headed (and may faint, which is why we sit on the edge of the bed).
NOTE: This post is made in the interest of providing factual information. It is not recommended that anyone actually attempt this practice, as it can lead to health problems.
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quote:Originally posted by RingKeeper: When we were kids we would just go into an open field and spin until we were dizzy.
Yah, whatever happened to that? For me, spinning 'till I was dizzy was one of childhood's great pleasures.
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----------------------------------------- Quote: Originally posted by LtColCarter: sort of like "light as a feather, stiff as a board." ------------------------------------------
How does that "game" go again?? Do any of you remember doing the "Candyman" game when you were kids, where you turn around and say "Candyman" three times in front a mirror? Apparently the Candyman will come out and kill you but i dont ever remember that happening... Posts: 11 | From: Bunbury, Western Australia | Registered: Jun 2005
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quote:Originally posted by Rhiandmoi: A few years ago a boy in a neighboring town died in an hanging accident, but I think it was just a hanging accident and not the game gone bad. Is it possible that this has nothing to do with the game? IIRC the boy had a homemade swing in the yard and somehow the rope got caught around his neck. His mother found him a few minutes later but he couldn't be revived. This article doesn't really say much about the incident except that he was found in a tree. How do they know he was playing the pass out game?
Suicide by young children happens, too. For a number of reasons, including denial and not wanting to upset the parents more, it often isn't called suicide.
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quote:When we were kids we would just go into an open field and spin until we were dizzy.
For best results, spin round and round and round and then SUDDENLY LOOK UP! Aaaaagh!
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quote:When we were kids we would just go into an open field and spin until we were dizzy.
For best results, spin round and round and round and then SUDDENLY LOOK UP! Aaaaagh!
Even better if it's a starry night.
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