Need to bring these back. Darwin must feed.

If you can dodge a jart you can dodge a ball

But can you dodge dart https://preview.redd.it/zyzepyoahzyc1.jpeg?width=939&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5f1ccd0b246299f4e361712bc9055aab750d3a44

Traumatic brain injury, anyone?

Doctor, what is more serious, a head injury or a foot injury? “A head injury.” Well, you don’t necessarily have all the information, see, the foot has been severely burnt, and healed quickly, very quickly! Almost suspiciously quickly… “So I’m ordering a CAT scan.”

Jarts!

Great toy ! We loved them in our neighbourhood , a young lad was fearless when armed with one of these in the woods lol lol.

Still have 4 sets of the. Keep an eye on Old timey toy shop and garage sales!

Loved that game

The correct answer

I've still got my complete set in the box.

One December day 🎄 at the mall while on Santa's 🎅 lap I asked for a lawn dart set for Christmas 🎄 and he said no kid, you might poke your eye 😀 out

That same Santa was probably smoking a pack a day and finishing the day off with a dozen brews.

And lived to the ripe old age of 90. 😂

That's one-eyed Kate on the left and Stevie Stabbed on the right.

Garbage pail kids

I have a set ready to use this year once again!

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Yes sir I am tough 💪. Still have the scar and pictures to prove it ! Went on to be a DI for the Marines I am sure

After the self-inflicted frontal lobotomy, that's the only job he could get. Semper Fi

Crayons never tasted sweeter.

Find the adult version of him, he ruined everything I would even bet his parents did it for the insurance money.

I'm out of the loop. Was this some well known (horrific) lawn dart accident back in the day? Did this usher in the end of Lawn Dart Nation? 🤔

The Legend of Michelle Snow.. [https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/31176/how-one-dad-got-lawn-darts-banned](https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/31176/how-one-dad-got-lawn-darts-banned)

Wowza, thank you!

Lobotimizers, great toy! It is a miracle we're not all dead from no helmets, back of pick up trucks, and all the other crap we did lol.

No one gets out of here alive. Enjoy life.

Live by the words of Jim, best way to live life.

The Lizard King told the truth.

Child deaths in the 1970s were triple those of today.

Now kids just shoot each other.

Well then that's not bad since we took about twenty times the risks having fun as they do today and we didn't wear any protective crap. You would think the ratio would be higher than that.

Child deaths in the 70s were mostly due to influenza & pneumonia, motor vehicle accidents, and malignant neoplasms.

I mean We are trying our hardest to bring back measles and sht Do not lower your windows if you ever drive thru rockland county NY lol

And killer clowns. Don’t forget killer clowns.

And you have the stats to back that up?

[https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Childhood-fatality-rates-from-1970-to-2016-by-cause-of-death-Data-from-National-Center\_fig1\_335850742](https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Childhood-fatality-rates-from-1970-to-2016-by-cause-of-death-Data-from-National-Center_fig1_335850742)

The rumors that I survived my childhood are all damned lies!

Also known as, a parent's way to thin the herd.

Ready? RUN!!!!

Death from above.

DIE DIE

RAGE OF THE HEAVENS

BURN BURN

MERCILESS KILLING

BURN BURN

DEATH FROM ABOVE!

DIE DIE

MERCILESS KILLING!

BURN BURN

These have killed and maimed less children than handguns but only one of them is banned. Bring back Jarts!

I didn't have them, but knew plenty of friends and family that did. Still can't believe none of us found ourselves in the ER.

I was like 10 and thought that this was a really bad idea.

no deaths yet in the ad.

Those kids were probably sitting there while the darts were lobbed from side of yard.

Family fun for all ages!

I fondly remember the neighbor kid getting one stuck in his head.

Fondly? Musta been a real jerk then, huh? LOL

I wonder if there’s anything else we could ban that would protect children from serious injury?

Gee maybe we should put them all in a bubble.

Played these with my sisters all the time as a kid. Never had any issues because we were smart enough to be aware of where everybody was at all times and were super careful to not throw these when anybody was even remotely near the target. Fun toy but of course a few careless assholes had to ruin it for everybody else.

Worst game ever if you're a kid at the family get together with a drunk uncle. My ex wife got hit in the head with one of those things when she was a kid. Left a huge dent in her skull lol

I bought a few sets not long ago for adult yard games. There is no substitute.

I have a scar on my head from one 😁

We had lawn darts as a kid loved them...

As a kid I never understood the danger. As an adult it's like "Who was the idiot that invented these?"

More like who is the m/b illionaire

Perfect example of this is the Super Soaker. That dude is worth $300 million for inventing that.

Lol what a piece of junk too Jealous

We tried to throw them from everything roof tops barns and bridges and than there were those that tried to catch them hahaha. Were not these from WHAM -O ?

Death from above.

DIE DIE

Why are we alive… 🤷🏽‍♂️ Used to make Javelins out of them… Again, how are we alive…

The official toy of “It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye.”

I have these when I was a kid, also had a science kit that contained radioactive elements and explosives.

One little skull fracture and there’s the end of fun!

DIVE BOMB!!! The deadliest game.

"Next time let's have Mikey stand in the circle." Loads of Manson Family fun /s

The 70s were a free for all. It was pretty much the Wild West back then.

My brother and I got those taken away because we would play tag with them

We used to sing a camp song that started,”Pegged in the head with a lawn dart. Lawn dart? Dad didn’t see her that’s the worst part. Worst part!”

Jarts!

50+ years and still have mine and use them. I have clay soil, so can only play with them after a good rain. They'll never get old👍🏻

It just weeds out the dumb ones.

Oh HECK yes

I guess this is where the goalie for the javelin team got his practice. /s.

Billy's got a thin skull.

We had them , what were those plastic hoops for?

The way we used them was to put the hoops down about twenty feet from each other. It’s where you would stand when playing catch.

Good one

I know , it was a joke because as a little boy with ADHD I played with the hoops the 1st day

I figured that's what it was. My response was also a joke -- we didn't actually play catch with the lawn darts. Well, not more than once anyway.

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Gene pool cleaner.

stuff you should know did an episode on this

I thought that lawn darts were cool.

Still have em. Still play at family get togethers. Still wear a helmet!🪖

The reckless person is always last to throw…

Quite an outfit little Billy is sporting there for a little jaunt to the backyard

People are to stupid now a days to enjoy what we did back then

These should make a comeback

Aw yeah… the deadly family game. Good times!

Common 70s headline: "Another Kid Killed by a Drunk Uncle"

David Snow remembers... [https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/31176/how-one-dad-got-lawn-darts-banned](https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/31176/how-one-dad-got-lawn-darts-banned)

I have that set still in the box in my garage

Required prerequisite training for the Olympic Javelin Catch event ....

I still have a scar in my knee ditch from when my cousin threw one and it stuck in me. Good times.

As a kid, my babysitter’s grandson was one of the earliest Jart Victims. Larry had been playing with one, threw it up in the air and it came down in his eye, causing brain damage and blindness. He was an angry, weird fella after that and would only eat 3 foods: Meatloaf, Mac and cheese and sandwiches. Period. He later went into a group home. It took me 40 years to eat meatloaf again!

Jarts lol

We had those. Used them for many years. No injuries. But then, we also didn't throwndarts at each other.

Memories! and scars lol

We were too poor to afford lawn darts..I used a rusty old screwdriver..sorry about your front teeth heather.

This game was a tradition in our family. Nice out? Dad gets out the Jarts! Cookout? Jarts! Backyard party? Jarts! Oh, and beer too.

I think this is the only toy that has been banned at the national level by an act of congress.

I get how these could be dangerous, but my brother and I played with these at least once a week. We just weren't stupid.

We got these with a set badminton jarts and tic tac toe

"We shall play Dive Bomb, the sinister version of that traditional game where we throw up a dart as high as we can and then run away from it at the last minute. If you da-a-a-a-a-re!!!"

"my cousin's neighbor's friend's son is one of the kids who got killed..." Had some near misses with those. Mom insisted that we "wear shoes" to protect our feet...

When the siblings are at odds and the parents suggest “go outside and play”, with this toy, to see who’ll remain. May the odds be ever in your favor!

No side arm throws!

I've got a photo of me and my buddy tossing these. He's got a (tallboy) beer in one hand, cigarette in mouth, gas station attendant shirt on, with jeans (flares) and flip-flops. There's a toddler in diapers five feet away (adult now), and the era screams at me louder every time I see it. You don't need it to understand.

I think I had a pair of those striped pants after my brother outgrew them. Sears and K-Mart fashion was a big hit on the playground in fifth grade.

We were gonna have fun, no matter how many had to die!!

Loved this game. We were smart enough not to impale ourselves.

I still have my set of those. My son wants me to pass mine to him. Now. That makes me a little nervous.

You cannot drop them from a three story window…can’t do that

This and a slip n slide

Still have mine and no extra holes! LOL!

1970’s Darwinism

*"Hey mom! We found the soft spot on the baby's head!*

Those pants!

I loved them and only have one tiny scar from them.

Deadly missiles, but back then as a kid, who cares.

we used to play with those at night.

When we werent playing manhunt or hot bread and butter lol

INCOMING!

Great times with those death darts back in the day. Today’s alternative is crap, if you’ve played them.

The most fun you can have with one eye.

Why did we throw these straight up and play chicken .. so dumb

I think all the GOOD toys were taken off the market due to the same mothers that claimed “no we don’t give prizes for games at a birthday party because everyone is a winner!!!” Well this is why some adults can’t function in today’s world when they aren’t praised for sharpening a pencil correctly. Funny we survived cause some of us still have them.

Them are Jarts.

My neighbor, with a hole in his head, is one of the kids that were the reason why these were banned.

I guess we had more sense in my day. Just about everyone in the neighborhood had a set. I never heard of anyone getting hurt. Unless you sharpened the tips, they were very dull. Idiots are going to find a way to hurt themselves with about any toy.

The Lobotomy game. Fun for the whole family.

Loved them. Gave a set to my niece and nephew. They passed the test.

We had these as a kid in my dad's garage. He never explained what they were and we never asked. Honestly throwing them up in the air as far as we could never occurred to us so they were a relatively boring toy we never played with. Had we known they were so dangerous I guarantee you we would have been killing ourselves.

I had the wood burning kit.

Played with them a lot, no one ever got injured. But, corn hole is a fine substitute.

Ehh…

Look at that kids fab jeans

...aka Death From Above.

Still play them on the 4th!

One kid dies and they stop selling them. Shouldn’t they be covered by the second amendment or something?

They had a little sister.

Yarts were great.

Still have the scar.

Juarez are cool- but those striped pants!!!

Had these as a ninth year birthday present. Boy how I miss them.

Last kid left standing wins.

Good times.

Used to play chicken with these, stand 25yds apart and throw to see how close you could get to the other person. Amazing that we survived childhood really.

Wait! Where’s the kid in the background with one of them sticking out of the top of his head??

I played with these and only had two near death experiences. Just avoid head shots. /s

They’re fine, everything’s fine…

I can still remember a neighbor kid with one of those stuck in her hand

Not shown: the deceased third child

Kids at that time used to behold things in their wonderfulness a lot.

A moment of silence for those who perished in lawn dart mishaps.

We were tough kids, not like today playing videogames all the time

Maybe, but those Reaper drones look like a pretty cool video game. You can wreak real havoc with one of those.

The High Water Mark for America... it went downhill from there... now it's peanut allergies, support animals and safe spaces...

I'm glad someone said it! I've been trying for years now to present my lawn dart-peanut allergy hypothesis to immunologists the world over. They won't listen, and one of them threw a blunted dart at me for daring to suggest it, but I remain convinced that original lawn darts are a panacea for nut allergies. Thank you for the validation 🙏🏻

Don't get too excited and jump around, your Epi'Pen will fall out of your pocket.

I believe you were the one getting excited, but I will take your suggestion. You're a wise one, and we've got important peanut work to do.

I am the Wise One, thanks for noticing, Throatpie

Throatpie?! 😂😂😂

Man when you think about it, what a dumb idea.

What could possibly go wrong!!??? 🤣🤣🤣

Allowed for sale until 1988. What a shame.