The machismo that is paintball fighting

[Stinky The Clown]

Right now on Discovery.

I will withhold editorial comment.

[Taverner]

1. Rather they do that than shoot people for real

If that's what their juices tell them they should do - then SO BE IT

[flvegan]

2. Why? It's an FPS involving actual exercise.

I used to love it in college.

[lonestarnot]

3. My kid loves that crap.

[seabeyond]

4. ya... i wont let kids do that crap. i know

bad on me. i dont like it. they can do other stuff.

[lonestarnot]

11. He can't play that crap.

:evilgrin: takes bucks.

[seabeyond]

15. lol lol

loves it, cant play it? i hear ya.

[Touchdown]

5. YAWN! I got over that when I was in the Army.

We had this really expensive Laser Tag type equipment, where the light goes off with the shot of a blank. Very good for training.

Paintball? Stupid.:eyes:

[Jackpine Radical]

8. I was never tempted either after being in the Army.

We had these really expensive helicopters & rockets & machine guns & rifles & hand grenades & things. My ears still ring with pretty bad tinnitis 40 years later.

[Aristus]

16. God! MILES was such a fucking hassle! I hated it!

Ah, memories... :crazy:

[BlooInBloo]

6. (shrug) Boys like to play guns with each other. Breaking!

:rofl:

The only problem is when they take it seriously. Like medieval and Civil War re-enactment conventions all the time and idiotic crap like that.

But boys going out to play, whatever. As long as it's kept in mind that it's just play.


EDIT: Lots of freakish typos.

[8 track mind]

7. Paintball

is vastly more fun when alcohol is invloved. It's just pure lunacy with highly creative insults thrown in for color. We couldn't shoot what we were aiming for because we were laughing so hard.

However there are people who take it very seriously and they can be down right scary. Insted of just going and having fun, some of these people treat it as real combat.

[Arctic Dave]

9. I never did mind paintball gun players until some one shot up my Obama

yard sign. Now I want to kick them in their faces with my steel toed boots. Yeah, I'm still a wee bit pissed.

[backscatter712]

10. I've done paintball a couple times. It's a blast!

Just remember, wear your protective equipment.

Make sure you've got your mask with eye, ear and face protection. If you're a guy, make sure you're wearing a cup, if you're a woman, wear equivalent protective equipment.

Any other parts of your body that get hit with a paintball will heal... :evilgrin:

[8 track mind]

12. yes, the fun comes to an abrupt end when someone gets popped in the gazoingas. n/t

[backscatter712]

19. Very true.

Last time I played, a couple years ago, I was headed back out into the field after the obligatory 20 minutes in camp after being shot, and I saw a kid from the other team walking with his paintball gun over his head towards camp, like he had been tagged, then suddenly, he went to my friend who was walking in front of me a few steps, suddenly pointed his gun at him and said "Surrender!" I instantly raised my gun and put a huge welt on his chest from a range of 15 feet.

Important safety tip - people frown on "Dead Man Walking" crap, :evilgrin:

[8 track mind]

20. HAHAHAHAHA

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[zagging]

26. Are you kidding?

I've only played paintball once and nobody took a sack shot, but when I played football and one of us got a nut cracking, that's when everyone except the crackee had a blast! Good times, good times.

[CRF450]

27. I nearly got hit their a couple times, and it still put me on the ground.

After that I had to get a cup before I wanted to play again.

[slackmaster]

31. That's why serious players wear cups

As is required in Little League baseball.

[tuckessee]

13. Pillow fighting is rather macho and violent as well.

I suspect it's a gateway activity that leads innocent children to take up the scourge of paintball games later in life.

[Touchdown]

14. Thumb wars are worse.

:evilgrin:

[seabeyond]

17. oh, bloody knuckles. my kids doing it in back car the other day

stop it... just stop. stupidest game.

boys, rollin eyes.

[anonymous171]

18. It's kind of lame. I prefer full contact sparring. nt

[8 track mind]

21. I did that last night.

'cept we use pads. Thats probably a good thing considering i blocked a kick with my head. Those young bastards are so damn limber. It sucks because you have to wait for your eyes to go back into focus before you can return fire.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

24. What about full contact sparring with no gloves and paintball guns?

[anonymous171]

25. Now THAT would be fun. nt

[Blue_Tires]

22. i wish i got into it when i was younger

did it once in college, and i was still strong and athletic then...but i kept getting peppered by these little agile 7-year-olds who can hide behind anything while i was this big, broad 6'2, 225 lb target...

[Jack_DeLeon]

23. Nothing wrong with paintball, its good exercise, not enough people get any...

and its not just for guys. A few of my girlfriends used to play too.

[CRF450]

28. Way to go for the broad brush. I guess the women I see playing are total machos too

:eyes: :eyes:

[Stinky The Clown]

29. Hahahahaha

Hahahahahahahaha

AHHHHHHhahahahahaha

You made my day.

[slackmaster]

30. It's physically demanding and a lot of fun

Anyone who hasn't tried it has no business knocking it.

[ThomWV]

32. Never done it but I've always thought it would be as much fun as riding a go-cart

Not sensible, but just great good fun to do.