Nice post Goon but what about: Rock Fights Basted rather than "Blocked Out'...not such a good one..ended up with malignant melanoma. Using Dunlop Volleys/Thongs as brakes on bikes. Collecting golf balls from leech infested creeks and selling them to golfers while on the lookout for greenkeepers. Frontyard rugby league where the dump and Cumberland throw were mandatory and the tap was an extra hazard. Backyard cricket using chokos...same effect on windows as the real cricket ball. Dart fights,,,note to self...never hang dartboard on back verandah with two sons and 6 weeks of school holidays. Home made ninja stars (a la The Samurai) to be used with considerable malice. And still survived.
Now earn a crust teaching a generation of initiative free, angst ridden, arch-conservative stressed out cot cases. To be fair not all of my students are that bad, in fact some are outstanding, but there seems to be more as described above each year. ADD (Absent Dad Disorder), fewer siblings and overindulgent status freaks for parents are some of the contributing factors.
