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To be an adult and have an opinion on swings is incorrect, I feel like. Swings are for children, and for an adult to care either way about them seems inappropriate and twee. (“Twee,” gross, groosssss.) That being said, though — I loooveeee swiiiiiiingsss! And I live with a lot of confused self-hatred. They’re so fun! It’s like sitting except so much more fun than just sitting. I do have the body and mind of a child though (3’2″, 52 lbs., very dumb), so maybe I come at it from a different angle than most adults. But, man. There’s nothing like going to a park and having a swing. The park by my house is getting remodeled this summer though, which is just the dumbest thing. Why not the winter? WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE THE SUMMER? Stupid. Oh yeah anyway, here is a video of a group of people setting up lots of swings in (sometimes kind of dangerous?) places in Los Angeles. They’ve done it in a few other cities too, like San Francisco and Panama, and they’re raising money now to do it in Bolivia. “It’s like…guerrilla happiness.” – Someone in this video at some point I’m almost positive. Swings yay! Summer yay!
Another great thing about swinging on a swing is that you can pretend you’re in a movie that makes you mad. “Joe Swanberg, what’s my inspiration here? Swinging? Swinging and having a great time? Ok great I’m ready for my close up but make sure the sound guy is really far away so you can’t here anything I’m saying. Action!” (Via Reddit.)
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I like pushing empty swings and just watching them and pretending that I’ve outlived my kids. Swings!
They just kept screaming “Higher, daddy!” and I just kept pushing them higher, and, well, I guess that’s when the Rapture happened.
I think Brian Setzer is the expert on swinging for adults
Jumping, Jiving and Wailing, yes. Swing? Ehhhhhh
I’m a fan of tire swings.
I went to a swing party in Los Angeles once, but it didn’t look anything like this… and there was a lot more plastic tarps and Drakkar Noir.
I don’t think I’m coming to your LA Meetup.
You should I have rope and some “wood”.
We can have some fun.
Man, you’ve been hanging around your wife too much.
“Swings are the new thing? ABORT! ABORT THE FORT!” — Someone from Forts and the Inbetween
When does a Fort become a Fort and not just a Foertus?
Some might dispute this, but I’d argue at pillowception.
FortsSwings and the Inbetween, coming soon to a hipster near you.Wait…what if swings ARE the Inbetween…??? It’s making sense now!
Dang. I’m too slow.
Guys, do you remember the Fort thread BNPG Fort movies? Someone made the joke of “Fort Club” and someone else made the joke “First rule of Fort Club: No farting” and I almost died of laughter. Yeah, those were the days.
Basically what I’m saying is )) Forts (( forever.
It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing! – The song that was talking about swings.
P.S. Swings are the best.
That looks dangerous, you guys. They should borrow some cushions from those adult fort builders. You know – for safety.
“Where’s Vince Vaughn?!?!” – Brad, Actor and Model
Does it seem to anyone else that nostalgia is more less becoming our dominant cultural theme?
It does, but then I saw the new Woody Allen movie and laughed at the whole nostalgia thing. Seriously, GO SEE IT. I wish I had more thumbs because they would be way up for that movie.
Is this why Obama wants to go back to the moon and wears a hypercolor suit?
I long for the carefree days when this wasn’t so true!
I think that’s a great idea That One, but I’m not sure if it’s relevant to our current, as of this second, culture. I’m thinking we reboot it. But a little darker? A little meaner? I think we really have an opportunity to observe 3:03pm through a totally different lens here in 3:15pm that the kids will just LOVE.
You know what people don’t remember fondly?
Jungle Gyms.
How did I not die falling off those things on to concrete?
And who the hell thought concrete under a climbing area was a good idea?
The secret to having fun with jungle gyms, monkey bars, and the like was to just hang from them.
This kid knows what I’m talking about.
Is that kid’s father (in a matching shirt) Jason Bateman?
I disagree on jungle gyms. They were basically the most fun. Falling off and dying on the concrete was how we learned that our actions had consequences.
If it’s safe to be twee on Videogum now, I will admit that I like going to the park and making giant bubbles.
I tried to watch this video but it was right next to the “Kerli” video ad. And I kept looking over and thinking “Who is Kerli? Is Kerli that girl?” and it started driving me insane, Kerli presented by Bing. I think I need a nap.
I was hanging out with my friend and his kid just the other weekend and remembered how fun swings are. I was like THIS! THIS is why people have kids! So they can play at playgrounds without looking creepy. Swinging is way more fun than I remembered.
LA has been KABOOMED
Hey! This gif is apropos!
http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/ksqac.gif?w=480
Asses! I have failed you all.
I like this project is only because they don’t seem to be adding meaning to it. They are putting up swings, nothing philosophical about it. I like swings…swings are cool.
kelly lives in somebody’s pocket and only comes out to blog
So, for me, swinging = The Golden Girls. I love it, I’ve always loved it, there is no nostalgia-identity crap going on here, no sir. NO. SIR.
I fucking love swinging. I. Fucking. Love. Swinging.
Swings are basically death machines. A wooden plank elevated and pushed into the air, held up by threads, while a human sits on it, moving back and forth till they fall to their demise.
Swings.
Now that I’m visiting the left coast, I understand the local monster complaint that it’s all over on videogum by the time the left coasters get around to reading VG and all of the best comments are taken
I also love to swing, and when my kids were small I used them as cover by having them sit on my lap while we sw…ang? swinged? swung? Swung.
Public swings? For adults and everybody!?! In really inaccessible areas!? Nevermind.
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