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July 11, 2005

Four Square!


So today I spent playing Four Square in Tompkins Square Park with Hammy and Natasha and other Four Square stalwarts. It’s always amazing to me to watch people play Four Square because almost always some other grown-up will come around and want to play. You’ll encounter some people who have some pretty aggressive playing styles too. And vendettas can be born in an instant. The best killer move I think is to aim the ball at a person’s feet. Maybe one day they’ll create a rule to outlaw this but until then it remains in the arsenal as my killing blow.

But the real killing blow today came from Audrey. Audrey is a five year old Corgi who likes to play Four Square. Well, more to the point, she likes balls in general. And twice, Audrey tried to get in the game. Each time, her lack of opposable thumbs and hands hampered her as she had to use her teeth instead. With predictable results. Two deflated kickballs sacrificed to the Four Square gods.

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