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Sure, it looks easy (just flick your wrist to get the ball in the cup), but mastering this simple little game can take hours of amusing practice.
The Ball and Cup Toy, often called "Ball in a Cup" is a traditional children's toy. It consist of a wooden cup with a handle (think goblet), from which a ball is attached via string. It is popular in Latin American countries, where it is called balero.
This toy can be made from many different materials but turning one in wood makes for one of the nicest varieties of it. The toy can be made from a single wood or from multiple woods. It's easy and fast to do! The hard part will be in parting with the toy.
The cup-and-ball has its origins in Mexico in the sixteenth century. The game was loved by King Henry III of France. This frivolous monarch was often seen playing in public. After his death, the game went out of fashion. For 100 years the game was only remembered by a small number of enthusiasts such as the Marquis de Biévre.[citation needed]
The game had its golden age during the reign of Louis XV — among the upper classes people owned baleros made of ivory. Actors also sometimes appeared with them in scenes. The game was very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. In fact Jean-Jacques Rousseau mentions the game early in his The Confessions when stating his reservations about idle talk and hands, saying (in trans.) "If ever I went back into society I should carry a cup-and-ball in my pocket, and play with it all day long to excuse myself from speaking when I had nothing to say."
ball in a cup is a traditional children's toy consisting of a wooden cup with a handle, and a ball which is attached to a string, which is attached to the cup. It is popular in Spanish-speaking countries, where it is called "boliche". The name varies across many countries — in Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, and Mexico it is called "balero"; in Spain it is "boliche"; in Brazil it is called "bilboquê"; in Chile it is "boliche" or "emboque"; in Colombia it is called "coca" or "ticayo"; and in Venezuela the game is called "perinola".A variant game, Kendama, known in English as Ring and Pin, is popular in Japan.
One of the more interesting versions of this game might be Kendama, which originated in Japan. This version includes a hammer-like object with both a cup for catching the ball as well as a spike on which the ball may be impaled.
A kendama is a traditional Japanese toy which consists of two wooden cups of different sizes placed on the center of a wooden spike and smaller cup with a ball connected by a string. In English, kendama may be referred to as ring and pin and bears similarities to the classic cup-and-ball game, known in the Latin American world as balero. The principle of these toys are the same: catching one object with another, where both are joined by a string.
Many people may think that kendama was invented in Japan, but this is not actually the case. While many different theories exist, there are records indicating that kendama originated in France in the sixteenth century. There are also theories that this game was developed in Greece or China, and the absolute truth is not known.
In France, this game was called bilboquet. Bil means "ball," and boquet means "small tree." This word expresses the fact that the game involved playing with a small wooden ball. The game as it was played then was different from what we know as kendama today; there was a large cup and a small cup on either end of a stick, to which a ball was attached with a string. The player would continually toss and catch the ball, alternating between the two cups.
Kendama is believed to have come to Japan via the Silk Road during the Edo period (1603-1868) into Nagasaki, the only Japanese city open to foreign trade at the time. While it may have entered the country around the middle of the Edo period in around 1777 or 1778, the exact date is uncertain. At the time, kendama was apparently enjoyed by adults as a sort of drinking game. A player who made a mistake was forced to drink more.
As Japan entered the Meiji era (1868-1912), the Ministry of Education introduced kendama in the report on children's education that it put together in 1876, and the game gradually began to catch on among young people. In 1919, during the Taisho era (1912-1926), the forerunner of today's kendama went on sale. It was called Nichigetsu Ball (Sun-and-moon ball), because the ball looked like the sun, while the shape of the shallow carved cups was like a crescent moon. This toy became a huge hit, and from this time into the beginning of the Showa era (1926-1989), a variety of different types of kendama appeared, including a ball attached to a kind of paddle.
After World War II ended in 1945, kendama were sold in candy stores along with other popular toys, such as menko, bidama, and beigoma. In 1975 children's author Fujiwara Issei founded the Japan Kendama Association, which standardized kendama for competitive use and created standardized rules for the purpose of allowing a greater number of people to play the game together the same way.
With a set of rules and specifications for the equipment in place, kendama began to grow in popularity as a competitive sport. In addition to the Award of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, which is given to the winner of a kendama competition for elementary school students, there are tournaments for both students and adults held around the country, and kendama enthusiasts are working to increase the popularity of the game overseas.
The Japan Kendama Association is hopeful that kendama will become known around the world one day, and its members are making efforts to foster international exchange.
The Ball and Cup Toy, often called "Ball in a Cup" is a traditional children's toy. It consist of a wooden cup with a handle (think goblet), from which a ball is attached via string. It is popular in Latin American countries, where it is called balero.
This toy can be made from many different materials but turning one in wood makes for one of the nicest varieties of it. The toy can be made from a single wood or from multiple woods. It's easy and fast to do! The hard part will be in parting with the toy.
The cup-and-ball has its origins in Mexico in the sixteenth century. The game was loved by King Henry III of France. This frivolous monarch was often seen playing in public. After his death, the game went out of fashion. For 100 years the game was only remembered by a small number of enthusiasts such as the Marquis de Biévre.[citation needed]
The game had its golden age during the reign of Louis XV — among the upper classes people owned baleros made of ivory. Actors also sometimes appeared with them in scenes. The game was very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. In fact Jean-Jacques Rousseau mentions the game early in his The Confessions when stating his reservations about idle talk and hands, saying (in trans.) "If ever I went back into society I should carry a cup-and-ball in my pocket, and play with it all day long to excuse myself from speaking when I had nothing to say."
ball in a cup is a traditional children's toy consisting of a wooden cup with a handle, and a ball which is attached to a string, which is attached to the cup. It is popular in Spanish-speaking countries, where it is called "boliche". The name varies across many countries — in Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, and Mexico it is called "balero"; in Spain it is "boliche"; in Brazil it is called "bilboquê"; in Chile it is "boliche" or "emboque"; in Colombia it is called "coca" or "ticayo"; and in Venezuela the game is called "perinola".A variant game, Kendama, known in English as Ring and Pin, is popular in Japan.
One of the more interesting versions of this game might be Kendama, which originated in Japan. This version includes a hammer-like object with both a cup for catching the ball as well as a spike on which the ball may be impaled.
A kendama is a traditional Japanese toy which consists of two wooden cups of different sizes placed on the center of a wooden spike and smaller cup with a ball connected by a string. In English, kendama may be referred to as ring and pin and bears similarities to the classic cup-and-ball game, known in the Latin American world as balero. The principle of these toys are the same: catching one object with another, where both are joined by a string.
Many people may think that kendama was invented in Japan, but this is not actually the case. While many different theories exist, there are records indicating that kendama originated in France in the sixteenth century. There are also theories that this game was developed in Greece or China, and the absolute truth is not known.
In France, this game was called bilboquet. Bil means "ball," and boquet means "small tree." This word expresses the fact that the game involved playing with a small wooden ball. The game as it was played then was different from what we know as kendama today; there was a large cup and a small cup on either end of a stick, to which a ball was attached with a string. The player would continually toss and catch the ball, alternating between the two cups.
Kendama is believed to have come to Japan via the Silk Road during the Edo period (1603-1868) into Nagasaki, the only Japanese city open to foreign trade at the time. While it may have entered the country around the middle of the Edo period in around 1777 or 1778, the exact date is uncertain. At the time, kendama was apparently enjoyed by adults as a sort of drinking game. A player who made a mistake was forced to drink more.
As Japan entered the Meiji era (1868-1912), the Ministry of Education introduced kendama in the report on children's education that it put together in 1876, and the game gradually began to catch on among young people. In 1919, during the Taisho era (1912-1926), the forerunner of today's kendama went on sale. It was called Nichigetsu Ball (Sun-and-moon ball), because the ball looked like the sun, while the shape of the shallow carved cups was like a crescent moon. This toy became a huge hit, and from this time into the beginning of the Showa era (1926-1989), a variety of different types of kendama appeared, including a ball attached to a kind of paddle.
After World War II ended in 1945, kendama were sold in candy stores along with other popular toys, such as menko, bidama, and beigoma. In 1975 children's author Fujiwara Issei founded the Japan Kendama Association, which standardized kendama for competitive use and created standardized rules for the purpose of allowing a greater number of people to play the game together the same way.
With a set of rules and specifications for the equipment in place, kendama began to grow in popularity as a competitive sport. In addition to the Award of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, which is given to the winner of a kendama competition for elementary school students, there are tournaments for both students and adults held around the country, and kendama enthusiasts are working to increase the popularity of the game overseas.
The Japan Kendama Association is hopeful that kendama will become known around the world one day, and its members are making efforts to foster international exchange.
Sure, it looks easy (just flick your wrist to get the ball in the cup), but mastering this simple little game can take hours of amusing practice.
The Ball and Cup Toy, often called "Ball in a Cup" is a traditional children's toy. It consist of a wooden cup with a handle (think goblet), from which a ball is attached via string. It is popular in Latin American countries, where it is called balero.
This toy can be made from many different materials but turning one in wood makes for one of the nicest varieties of it. The toy can be made from a single wood or from multiple woods. It's easy and fast to do! The hard part will be in parting with the toy.
The cup-and-ball has its origins in Mexico in the sixteenth century. The game was loved by King Henry III of France. This frivolous monarch was often seen playing in public. After his death, the game went out of fashion. For 100 years the game was only remembered by a small number of enthusiasts such as the Marquis de Biévre.[citation needed]
The game had its golden age during the reign of Louis XV — among the upper classes people owned baleros made of ivory. Actors also sometimes appeared with them in scenes. The game was very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. In fact Jean-Jacques Rousseau mentions the game early in his The Confessions when stating his reservations about idle talk and hands, saying (in trans.) "If ever I went back into society I should carry a cup-and-ball in my pocket, and play with it all day long to excuse myself from speaking when I had nothing to say."
ball in a cup is a traditional children's toy consisting of a wooden cup with a handle, and a ball which is attached to a string, which is attached to the cup. It is popular in Spanish-speaking countries, where it is called "boliche". The name varies across many countries — in Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, and Mexico it is called "balero"; in Spain it is "boliche"; in Brazil it is called "bilboquê"; in Chile it is "boliche" or "emboque"; in Colombia it is called "coca" or "ticayo"; and in Venezuela the game is called "perinola".A variant game, Kendama, known in English as Ring and Pin, is popular in Japan.
One of the more interesting versions of this game might be Kendama, which originated in Japan. This version includes a hammer-like object with both a cup for catching the ball as well as a spike on which the ball may be impaled.
A kendama is a traditional Japanese toy which consists of two wooden cups of different sizes placed on the center of a wooden spike and smaller cup with a ball connected by a string. In English, kendama may be referred to as ring and pin and bears similarities to the classic cup-and-ball game, known in the Latin American world as balero. The principle of these toys are the same: catching one object with another, where both are joined by a string.
Many people may think that kendama was invented in Japan, but this is not actually the case. While many different theories exist, there are records indicating that kendama originated in France in the sixteenth century. There are also theories that this game was developed in Greece or China, and the absolute truth is not known.
In France, this game was called bilboquet. Bil means "ball," and boquet means "small tree." This word expresses the fact that the game involved playing with a small wooden ball. The game as it was played then was different from what we know as kendama today; there was a large cup and a small cup on either end of a stick, to which a ball was attached with a string. The player would continually toss and catch the ball, alternating between the two cups.
Kendama is believed to have come to Japan via the Silk Road during the Edo period (1603-1868) into Nagasaki, the only Japanese city open to foreign trade at the time. While it may have entered the country around the middle of the Edo period in around 1777 or 1778, the exact date is uncertain. At the time, kendama was apparently enjoyed by adults as a sort of drinking game. A player who made a mistake was forced to drink more.
As Japan entered the Meiji era (1868-1912), the Ministry of Education introduced kendama in the report on children's education that it put together in 1876, and the game gradually began to catch on among young people. In 1919, during the Taisho era (1912-1926), the forerunner of today's kendama went on sale. It was called Nichigetsu Ball (Sun-and-moon ball), because the ball looked like the sun, while the shape of the shallow carved cups was like a crescent moon. This toy became a huge hit, and from this time into the beginning of the Showa era (1926-1989), a variety of different types of kendama appeared, including a ball attached to a kind of paddle.
After World War II ended in 1945, kendama were sold in candy stores along with other popular toys, such as menko, bidama, and beigoma. In 1975 children's author Fujiwara Issei founded the Japan Kendama Association, which standardized kendama for competitive use and created standardized rules for the purpose of allowing a greater number of people to play the game together the same way.
With a set of rules and specifications for the equipment in place, kendama began to grow in popularity as a competitive sport. In addition to the Award of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, which is given to the winner of a kendama competition for elementary school students, there are tournaments for both students and adults held around the country, and kendama enthusiasts are working to increase the popularity of the game overseas.
The Japan Kendama Association is hopeful that kendama will become known around the world one day, and its members are making efforts to foster international exchange.
I truly hope you didn't type all that...
ebor
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Sure, it looks easy (just flick your wrist to get the ball in the cup), but mastering this simple little game can take hours of amusing practice.
The Ball and Cup Toy, often called "Ball in a Cup" is a traditional children's toy. It consist of a wooden cup with a handle (think goblet), from which a ball is attached via string. It is popular in Latin American countries, where it is called balero.
This toy can be made from many different materials but turning one in wood makes for one of the nicest varieties of it. The toy can be made from a single wood or from multiple woods. It's easy and fast to do! The hard part will be in parting with the toy.
The cup-and-ball has its origins in Mexico in the sixteenth century. The game was loved by King Henry III of France. This frivolous monarch was often seen playing in public. After his death, the game went out of fashion. For 100 years the game was only remembered by a small number of enthusiasts such as the Marquis de Biévre.[citation needed]
The game had its golden age during the reign of Louis XV — among the upper classes people owned baleros made of ivory. Actors also sometimes appeared with them in scenes. The game was very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. In fact Jean-Jacques Rousseau mentions the game early in his The Confessions when stating his reservations about idle talk and hands, saying (in trans.) "If ever I went back into society I should carry a cup-and-ball in my pocket, and play with it all day long to excuse myself from speaking when I had nothing to say."
ball in a cup is a traditional children's toy consisting of a wooden cup with a handle, and a ball which is attached to a string, which is attached to the cup. It is popular in Spanish-speaking countries, where it is called "boliche". The name varies across many countries — in Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, and Mexico it is called "balero"; in Spain it is "boliche"; in Brazil it is called "bilboquê"; in Chile it is "boliche" or "emboque"; in Colombia it is called "coca" or "ticayo"; and in Venezuela the game is called "perinola".A variant game, Kendama, known in English as Ring and Pin, is popular in Japan.
One of the more interesting versions of this game might be Kendama, which originated in Japan. This version includes a hammer-like object with both a cup for catching the ball as well as a spike on which the ball may be impaled.
A kendama is a traditional Japanese toy which consists of two wooden cups of different sizes placed on the center of a wooden spike and smaller cup with a ball connected by a string. In English, kendama may be referred to as ring and pin and bears similarities to the classic cup-and-ball game, known in the Latin American world as balero. The principle of these toys are the same: catching one object with another, where both are joined by a string.
Many people may think that kendama was invented in Japan, but this is not actually the case. While many different theories exist, there are records indicating that kendama originated in France in the sixteenth century. There are also theories that this game was developed in Greece or China, and the absolute truth is not known.
In France, this game was called bilboquet. Bil means "ball," and boquet means "small tree." This word expresses the fact that the game involved playing with a small wooden ball. The game as it was played then was different from what we know as kendama today; there was a large cup and a small cup on either end of a stick, to which a ball was attached with a string. The player would continually toss and catch the ball, alternating between the two cups.
Kendama is believed to have come to Japan via the Silk Road during the Edo period (1603-1868) into Nagasaki, the only Japanese city open to foreign trade at the time. While it may have entered the country around the middle of the Edo period in around 1777 or 1778, the exact date is uncertain. At the time, kendama was apparently enjoyed by adults as a sort of drinking game. A player who made a mistake was forced to drink more.
As Japan entered the Meiji era (1868-1912), the Ministry of Education introduced kendama in the report on children's education that it put together in 1876, and the game gradually began to catch on among young people. In 1919, during the Taisho era (1912-1926), the forerunner of today's kendama went on sale. It was called Nichigetsu Ball (Sun-and-moon ball), because the ball looked like the sun, while the shape of the shallow carved cups was like a crescent moon. This toy became a huge hit, and from this time into the beginning of the Showa era (1926-1989), a variety of different types of kendama appeared, including a ball attached to a kind of paddle.
After World War II ended in 1945, kendama were sold in candy stores along with other popular toys, such as menko, bidama, and beigoma. In 1975 children's author Fujiwara Issei founded the Japan Kendama Association, which standardized kendama for competitive use and created standardized rules for the purpose of allowing a greater number of people to play the game together the same way.
With a set of rules and specifications for the equipment in place, kendama began to grow in popularity as a competitive sport. In addition to the Award of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, which is given to the winner of a kendama competition for elementary school students, there are tournaments for both students and adults held around the country, and kendama enthusiasts are working to increase the popularity of the game overseas.
The Japan Kendama Association is hopeful that kendama will become known around the world one day, and its members are making efforts to foster international exchange.
...and that is why I choose Pet Rock...it's just a rock, no rules, no regrets, with cap and ball...too many words
...and that is why I choose Pet Rock...it's just a rock, no rules, no regrets, with cap and ball...too many words
But Yo uDon't Undrstand, The ball in the cup has SUCH Rich Historical and Cultural importance, being made from Mexico and Japan, Is definitely the good Choice,
you can find 362rocks in your garden and just glue googly eyes on them, and you will have 362 pet rocks, plus this AMAZING toy
EXOTICLEX
Super Freak
How much was a pet rock?
Mr. Green
Super Freak
He research...and cut n paste. LOL.
lol it took me a good 2 minutes to learn about this amazing toy
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You might think that little rock looks cute and cuddly now, but it WILL grow..
Where are you going to put him? What are you going to feed him?
You'll need a bulldozer just to scoop up his poop.
What if you can't handle him anymore? What if he becomes aggressive?
Too many people go into pet shops and buy these cute little rocks, totally unaware of what they will become.
Then when they can't sell them, of course, they abandon them.
Next time you're driving down the road, look to the side and tell me how many abandoned rocks you see.
Now, do you still want a pet rock?
Where are you going to put him? What are you going to feed him?
You'll need a bulldozer just to scoop up his poop.
What if you can't handle him anymore? What if he becomes aggressive?
Too many people go into pet shops and buy these cute little rocks, totally unaware of what they will become.
Then when they can't sell them, of course, they abandon them.
Next time you're driving down the road, look to the side and tell me how many abandoned rocks you see.
Now, do you still want a pet rock?
Well it started off in the $100 range but the pet rock company got greedy and now are charging $250 per pet rock...
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Well, seeing is how the ball/cup thingy was on Family Guy. Pet Rock....oh ____..that was on Family Guy too...\
I dunno...I guess this...
I dunno...I guess this...
Well, seeing is how the ball/cup thingy was on Family Guy. Pet Rock....oh ____..that was on Family Guy too...\
I dunno...I guess this...
That's terrifying. I want to smash whatever that is with a hammer.
Well, seeing is how the ball/cup thingy was on Family Guy. Pet Rock....oh ____..that was on Family Guy too...\
I dunno...I guess this...
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YADR8qsNWjg[/ame]
