Schickmeister Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 all here and accounted for in NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapettes Mom Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 By the time finals rolls around the sometimes say 'make them throw burning babies'. Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott414 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Heard the expression back in the 70's in NJ........ its been around for awhile, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapettes Mom Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I had never heard the expression until I watched a Sharks hockey game. Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwillpayne Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 (edited) Akachan o nageru no?!?----Japan, though it seems to be an odd phrase for them to comprehend i bet...... Holy throwing babies party....I have heard it a lot.... Is it said because someone in the crowd thinks that you are so FREAKIN good that they want to give you the best thing that they have?!?! Their own child?!? Or did babies become the preffered projectile because hotel room keys, hot dogs, and money were too hard to divy up among all of the corps members? ------or is it more of a "take my child and make him one of you" kind of thing, like Moses getting put in the basket or something, to provide a better life for him......?!?! My question is: WHo is bringing their baby to a drum corps show anyway?!?! I'd throw someones baby if it was whining during Carolina Crowns ballad this year- (that whole show is deserving of all sorts a baby throwin) -I would have probably thrown the parent too.... Any thoughts? Edited October 14, 2005 by cwillpayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggbert Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Think the first time I heard it was on David Letterman. Personally, I think babies are better chucked than thrown. Makes the flames go higher. chuckin' babies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegimentContra94 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 we used to use that expression as early as 1977 that i can remember.typically..the babies would be thrown at the company front, or the last note of the show! didn't see any thrown in '05 How Cliche! I marched a long time ago and now everything sucks. Weird how an innocent post asking a simple question is usually taken this direction. I know, I know, don't feed the trolls, but I'm amazed how our "older" posters always do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickCogley Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 (edited) ECJ 05, during our encore, our perc. caption head charlie poole threw a baby doll some of the members had bought for him and given him at the banquet.... it was pretty funny. Charlie Poole used to use that phrase when he taught us at 27th. He was a great guy to have as a caption head, and had some interesting and funny phrases! Edited October 14, 2005 by RickCogley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubawarrior Posted October 14, 2005 Author Share Posted October 14, 2005 (edited) How Cliche! I marched a long time ago and now everything sucks. Weird how an innocent post asking a simple question is usually taken this direction. I know, I know, don't feed the trolls, but I'm amazed how our "older" posters always do this. I don't really think that was that person's point. althought i definately would have thrown babies towards a little group from just outside of Chicago known as, :blink: DAAAAAA (Phantom) Reg!!! :blink: (hey, you really don't want to hear my Chicago "aCCent") Edited October 14, 2005 by tubawarrior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxwellNotes Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 As far as I know it is a phrase known by anyone who has ever marched drum corps. If people in marching band are using it, they probably got it from someone who marches/marched drum corps. Yeah, I remember hearing that around the drum corps activity 20 years ago. Its been around for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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