BUNGEE JUMPING

**traceya89** · 15-10-2005, 22:25

Alice and Frank are Bungee-jumping one day. Alice says to
Frank, 'you know, we could make a lot of money running our own
bungee-jumping business in Mexico.'

Frank thinks this is a great idea, so they pool their money
and buy everything they'll need; a tower, a bungee cord, insurance, etc.
They travel to Mexico and begin to set up on the square. As they are
constructing the tower, a crowd begins to assemble. Slowly, more and more
people gather to watch them at work. When they had finished, there was such
a large crowd gathered they thought it would be a good idea to give a
demonstration.

So, Alice jumps. She bounces at the end of the cord, but when she
comes back up, Frank notices that she has a few cuts and welts on her body.
Unfortunately, Frank isn't able to catch her and she falls again, bounces,
and comes back up again.

This time, she is heavily bruised and bleeding profusely.
Again, Frank misses her. Alice falls again and bounces back up.
This time she comes back pretty messed up. She's got a couple of broken
bones, welts all over, bleeding, and is almost unconscious. Luckily, Frank
finally catches her this time and says worriedly, 'What happened? Was the
cord too long?'

Barely able to speak, Alice gasps, 'No, the bungee cord was fine ...
it was the crowd down below ... what the hell is a pinata?!'

**Ray&Sarah** · 16-10-2005, 01:53

Love it had to explain to hubby what a pinata was though.[msnsmile2]

**E. Cosgrove** · 16-10-2005, 02:21

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Ray&Sarah
Love it had to explain to hubby what a pinata was though.[msnsmile2]
[/quote]
You need to explain to me as well Sarah[msnsad]

**ellie** · 16-10-2005, 02:21

My childless daughter (by choice - much too busy doing other things at the moment!) had to host a party for her partner's young nephew. Their house is still pristine - all laminated floors, leather seating and pale colours. She nearly had a fit when a pinata was suggested - particularly the thought of several young children with pinata buster sticks! Not too keen on it being suspended from her new ceilings, either! Thankfully her partner vetoed the idea! [msnwink]

For the 'Rays' of this world here is what you do with a pinata.

Whether you are hosting an adult or kids indoor or outdoor party, the pinata party game is bound to be the highlight of the party. It’s a great birthday party game. Furthermore, it’s a great party game idea for any other occasion as well. Traditionally, the pinata party game is the "main feature" of a kid’s outdoor birthday party. Normally, the traditional pinata game as described below is played as an outdoor party game. The exception is when the party area is a large garage, auditorium, or other indoor facility of appropriate size. If your party game area is limited to indoors, we suggest you look at our pull pinata party game.

1. First, make sure you have everything needed to play the party game, such as a rope, a place from where you're going to suspend the pinata (such as a tree branch, a basketball hoop, two adults holding ends of a rope with a pinata hanging in middle, etc.), pinata sweets and toys, a pinata buster stick and blindfolds for the participants.

2. Fill the pinata with the goodies before guests arrive at the party, so that they won't know what surprises are inside. This gives the kids an element of surprise for the outdoor party game ahead.

3. Before the party game commences, you may use the pinata as a festive centerpiece. When you’re ready to begin the party game, take the pinata and hang it from the designated place in the party game area.

4. Organize the kids in a line, starting with the smallest one all the way to the tallest one. If the boy or girl is very young, they won't require a blindfold. Traditionally, children over 3 years old are blindfolded, then spun around a few times, provided with the pinata buster stick and let loose to play the party game by hitting the pinata.

5. For safety's sake, while a child is hitting the pinata during the game, all other children must be kept away (a minimum 15' radius is recommended) from the hitter. Furthermore, the child should have completely ceased to hit the pinata before you allow the other children to go grab the goodies spilled on floor. This safety instruction is of utmost importance and cannot be emphasized enough.

6. Allow each child to hit the pinata at least a couple of times before you move on to the next child.
To make the pinata party game even more fun, the pinata must be swung up and down, and guests must be encouraged to misdirect the pinata hitter (if the pinata is down, tell the hitter the pinata is up, etc).

You may also want to throw candy with your hands while the pinata is being hit. To make sure that all kids have fun, make sure that all children have gotten some candy at the end of the game.

**traceya89** · 16-10-2005, 03:03

I TOO HAD TO EXPLAIN WHAT A PINATA IS. WE HAD ONE FOR MY LITTLE GIRL'S BIRTHDAY PARTY EARLIER IN THE YEAR AND IT TOOK AGES TO BREAK. IN THE END WE TOOK THE BLIND FOLDS OFF THE CHILDREN AS THEY WERE LOSING PATIENCE. WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE HERE READY FOR HALLOWEEN