The fight back against namby-pamby nanny state socialism continues!

**MisterD** · 24th September 2008, 15:23

There is hope for us all - School bringing Bullrush back

This should be someone's election policy - bring back Bullrush. Rodney, are you listening?

It's just a shame we can't call it British Bulldog, like what it should be spoke.

**Mully** · 24th September 2008, 15:51

Why was it banned? Was it the chance of getting injured or the fact that the kid getting picked is being discriminated against??

**vifferman** · 24th September 2008, 15:57

Originally Posted by Mully

Why was it banned? Was it the chance of getting injured or the fact that the kid getting picked is being discriminated against??

Why, namby pamby nanny state socialism, of course.
It's now not allowed for kids to climb trees or do any of the stuff we used to do that made us the courageous, daring, pillars of society we are.
I reckon it's a plot by the adventure tourism operators to ensure plenty of repeat customers. It's a wonder they don't offer such extreme adventure options as tree climbing, bullrush, riding bicycles without helmets, blowing shit up with fireworks, playing with power tools, camping overnight in tents, and going really really really fast (i.e., 102km/h).

**Coyote** · 24th September 2008, 16:43

Is it really namby pamby socialists banning all of this, or people so afraid of their arses being sued off since someone's poor darling child that's innocent of everything has got a scraped knee? Crazy mother's aren't exactly socialists, they're pretty keen on gas guzzling, skull crushing 4x4's.

Woo, bringing out the motherfuckin' stereotypes hard!

**Oscar** · 24th September 2008, 17:11

Originally Posted by MisterD

There is hope for us all - School bringing Bullrush back

This should be someone's election policy - bring back Bullrush. Rodney, are you listening?

It's just a shame we can't call it British Bulldog, like what it should be spoke.

Bloody marvellous.
All is not lost when guys like Bruce McIntyre run schools...

"We believe that boys need to run around and play bullrush and climb trees and get scraped knees. It's about being real - as real as we can be,.."

**Forest** · 24th September 2008, 18:11

Bullrush got banned when I was at primary school because too many school uniforms were getting torn up by the participants.

**Flatcap** · 24th September 2008, 18:18

Originally Posted by Forest

Bullrush got banned when I was at primary school because too many school uniforms were getting torn up by the participants.

...however you can't tear a uniform with a stiff-arm....

**slofox** · 24th September 2008, 18:18

Bullrush was banned at the school I first taught in as a year one teacher (1975) after the ten thousandth kid busted a collarbone and/or arm etc...the list of injuries was, quite truly, too high a price to pay...so the game was stopped. I doubt that anyone in a position of responsibility could let that sort of injury rate continue unless they were some kind of idiot. Believe it kiddies, the injuries were very very common and not just minor scrapes and bruises......the game had to be stopped.......this was in rural mid Northland BTW.....and they did play it on the asphalt come to think of it......among other places....

**Flatcap** · 24th September 2008, 18:26

Originally Posted by slofox

Bullrush was banned at the school I first taught in as a year one teacher (1975) after the ten thousandth kid busted a collarbone and/or arm etc...the list of injuries was, quite truly, too high a price to pay...so the game was stopped. I doubt that anyone in a position of responsibility could let that sort of injury rate continue unless they were some kind of idiot. Believe it kiddies, the injuries were very very common and not just minor scrapes and bruises......the game had to be stopped.......this was in rural mid Northland BTW.....and they did play it on the asphalt come to think of it......among other places....

Sooo - why didn't you teach them correct tackling technique....?

**alanzs** · 24th September 2008, 18:51

Yeah, every time change happens it's because of the socialist nanny state. I guess the nanny state that everyone bitches about should not pay for the sports related accidents (motorcycles as well) that fill the A&E's every weekend and everyone gets to pay for it through ACC. Why the fuck should I pay for someone's kids injury?
Yeah, make the people who have the accidents pay for it. Get rid of the health care system that the nanny state likes so much and make people pay their own way. Make profit the goal. See how they like that one. It'll shut them up really fast when they get to pay for it.

Can't we just return to the good old days when men were allowed to get drunk and beat their wives and kids and drive drunk and kill others. Shit, lets get back to the good, good old days when everyone was white, from the UK and you could lynch niggers and burn crosses.
Bunch of redneck assholes who obviously don't think about anything beyond their tiny limp dicks....

**alanzs** · 24th September 2008, 19:00

Oh yeah, there is hope for us all...

**Oscar** · 24th September 2008, 19:02

Originally Posted by alanzs

Yeah, every time change happens it's because of the socialist nanny state. I guess the nanny state that everyone bitches about should not pay for the sports related accidents (motorcycles as well) that fill the A&E's every weekend and everyone gets to pay for it through ACC. Why the fuck should I pay for someone's kids injury?
Yeah, make the people who have the accidents pay for it. Get rid of the health care system that the nanny state likes so much and make people pay their own way. Make profit the goal. See how they like that one. It'll shut them up really fast when they get to pay for it.

Can't we just return to the good old days when men were allowed to get drunk and beat their wives and kids and drive drunk and kill others. Shit, lets get back to the good, good old days when everyone was white, from the UK and you could lynch niggers and burn crosses.
Bunch of redneck assholes who obviously don't think about anything beyond their tiny limp dicks....

You're a very angry chap.
I'll warrant that when there was a game of bullrush at your school, you weren't asked to play..?

**lostinflyz** · 24th September 2008, 19:08

yee haw. I remeber getting in the shit forever for playing the outlawed game.

NZ needs a good dose of harden the fuck up. For a generation who beleives that "this is living" comes from a PS3 its shit. A few broken bones and ripped uniforms is worth it to give people some testicles again.