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[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 20 points 9 months ago (3 children)

So, for someone who isn't American... What?

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[–] VeggieCat@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It was an event held at schools. It was different with each school. Not all schools held field days. I am not sure if they still exist.

My school had pie eating contests, a visiting football team, water balloon fights, face painting, balloon animals, sack races and firefighters that brought a firetruck and sprayed water up in the air and the kids played in the spray as it fell. There were prizes and things to earn like extra school supplies and credits for the school bookfairs. My school held it in the summer.

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[–] EveningPancakes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 9 months ago

For us if was usually held during the last week of elementary school before summer break. It was a nice way to close out the year by doing this outside.

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[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 3 points 9 months ago*

It was the one time of year where we were allowed to play tether ball, potential for head injuries be damned

The rest of the year the poles sat tetherless, like a solemn monument to society’s less litigious past

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[–] robocall@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Nowadays education can't afford ribbons and children are required to download a digital sticker

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[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 5 points 9 months ago

The digital sticker gives the child a sense of pride and accomplishment

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[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 9 months ago

WOW that just unlocked a few memories!

[–] Alpha71@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (1 child)

My memory of this is solidly locked into two core memories.

Let me preface this by first saying I was a severely asthmatic child growing up. And I wasn't popular in grade school

At. All.

So my first core memory is when I was doing the running portion. I was gasping for air, could hardly breath but still trying my best. And i remember a bunch of kids shouting my name and encouraging me on.

And I fucking hated it.

It was the hypocrisy of it all. most of them wouldn't even say hello to me in the halls. I knew the teahcers were just egging them on to do it. Probably to make me feel accomplished or something. what ever.

And the second memory was how meaningless the ribbons actually were. I pretty much [laced last or second to last in all of them. so Like someone else here, I got alot of last place ribbons. But after the event everyone was just milling around, and there was the box that held the ribbons. No one was guarding or anything. So I just went up grabbed a handful of No. 1 ribbons and called it a day.

I'm 54 and that memory is still clear as a bell in my head. Among other not so great ones...

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[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 4 points 9 months ago*

I remember a sports day at primary school (I'd have been about 8 years old for those who don't understand 'primary school'). There was a 1500m race. I was so last that the guy in 2nd last didn't even know I was there and he gave up and started walking to the finish. I was still, just about, doing what I called running. My zombie-shuffle-run was faster than his walk! I could see him ahead of me. I would catch him before the line! I would overtake him! I would not be last for once!

Then the assembled parents noticed me. The bastards started cheering me on. The guy in front of me was clearly confused. Looked around. Saw the parents weren't cheering him on. They were looking behind him. He glanced back. Saw me plodding after him. Urged his legs into a lumbering gallumph.

He beat me.

I was last again.

Fuck you for supporting me, you absolute shower of cunts!

Edit to reflect: I’m 59 and that memory is still clear as a bell in my head. Among other not so great ones…

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[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Did yours have the little sticky bit at the top back so you could “pin” it to your shirt too?