Monkey Bars thread

[Mikey]

I havent heard the term Monkey Bars in a real long time

People always say Jungle Gym nowadays --- fancy schmancy

[Figuremod73]

They were my favorite in elementary. Ive always called them monkey bars.

[DocDrako]

Yep. They're monkey bars as far as I'm concerned.

[Mikey]

I used to like our school's merry-go-round but after a kid broke his leg on it they took it out

[Cmonster]

The term "Jungle Jim" was introduced because some felt "Monkey Bars" was racist. Kind of unnecessary if you ask me, but so is the whole "African American" thing. I have a ton of friends of color, and even they think that term is ridiculous. They're fine with "black", so that's what I use. I also still call them the monkey bars.

SC

[HardyGirl]

I've always called them monkey bars. The first time I saw/heard the term jungle gym was in my 6th grade reading workbook called The Scratch Pages. Whenever the kid in the continuing stories was troubled about something, he'd go to the playground and sit on top of the jungle gym. Funny, the things I remember.

[megomania]

If you haven't broken at least one bone falling off the monkey bars you haven't lived!

-Chris

[wayne foundation 07]

I picture monkey bars as metal, jungle gyms as wood.

[jwyblejr]

What kind of drinks do they serve at a monkey bar?

[megomania]

What kind of drinks do they serve at a monkey bar?

Banana Daiquiris

[rche]

We had a fantastic set of monkey bars at my elementary school. It was about 4 kids high and shaped like a geodesic dome. There were bars running through the interior of it and if you lost it climbing up you went down like a pachinko ball. Awesome.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

There were bars running through the interior of it and if you lost it climbing up you went down like a pachinko ball. Awesome.

To this day, I have a scar below my lower lip to prove it, but mine were many square compartments and not geodesic.

[rche]

[MegoMark71]

First time i ever had the wind knocked out of me was on the Monkey bars. I was hanging by my arms and feet when i fell directly on my back causing all air to leave me. I was never as reckless as i was that one time ever again.

[toys2cool]

man I was a beast at Monkey bars all the way thru high school we used them to train for pull ups