Awesome Story About a Group of Men Who Have Been Playing a Single Game of Tag for 23 Years

[TeamPooka]

Last edited Thu Aug 22, 2013, 01:48 PM - Edit history (2)

Constantly looking over your shoulder, glancing under your car to see if there’s a body under there feels, as one person said, “like you’re in a Cold War epic.” Except, it’s much more benign than that — it’s an extreme, month-long game of tag that a group of men have been playing for the past 23 years.

The tag among the 10 men, now in their 40s living in the Pacific Northwest according to ESPN, started when they attended Gonzaga Preparatory School. It was resurrected when they graduated as a way to keep in touch. It even has a formal “tag participation agreement.”

There are three rules added into the agreement to the traditional play of tag, according to Patrick “Patty” Schultheis.

The game will only take place during the month of February.
There are no tag backs (retagging the person who just tagged you).
If you are asked if you’re it, you have to answer truthfully.

When you view the list of the professional jobs the competitors hold, it might be surprising to you that they maintain their young-at-heart attitude and continue to play the game. There’s a teacher at Gonzaga Prep, a tech executive, an aerospace engineer and even a Catholic priest.

More at the link.......

EDIT for better link:
From the Wall Street Journal instead of The Blaze....
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323375204578269991660836834.html

[Rowdyboy]

1. They're a little younger than me but I think I'd like these guys...

They have spirit....

[TeamPooka]

4. and consistency.

[defacto7]

2. I think this is great!

What a way to keep the friendships going.

[Matariki]

3. Some friends of mine used to play a game called Assassin

people living and working in Seattle's Belltown. You were given a target and you were also someone else's target. Obviously you didn't know who your assassin was but if you could figure it out you could also 'kill' them (but you were out of the game if you were wrong). Some creative stuff like a 'car bomb' - a recording that went off when the target opened their car door. Mostly just squirt guns though. Fun times.

[RandiFan1290]

5. The Blaze?

The Blaze is Glenn Beck's site. Any chance you could find a better source for this story instead of sending DUers to Glenn Beck?

[TeamPooka]

7. sorry. This is the link I saw on Facebook and even though its the blaze its a great story

[Puglover]

6. Not the same thing but

a dear girl friend of mine had a very young man that had a huge crush on her back in 1979. He was very cute about it and one day when she met him in the hall he shyly handed her a small stuffed hippo. The kids name was Danny, and so the hippo became Danny.

And since then four of us have moved to different parts of the country but whenever one of us visits the other, Danny can be found somewhere once the visitor who happens to have custody leaves. He's a little bit grey but looking great for 35.

[NuclearDem]

8. I remember this from Wait Wait Don't Tell Me a while ago

Still pretty cool!

[CBGLuthier]

9. taint free link for blaze-a-phobics (which we all should be)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323375204578269991660836834.html

[TeamPooka]

10. thank you!