Building forts when you were young

Jesus Wept

Building forts when you were young, out of the couch cushions, sheets, blankets, tables and other random furniture.

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Tempted to build one tomorrow, I dunno if it would be as much fun.

estebancambias

Me and my sister(or my sister and I) build a tree house when we were 8, it all ended in disaster when we were playing cops and robbers. I threw a rock at the tree house and it fell down like the World Trade center. Luckily my sister survived, but was never the same again..

passive

and it fell down like the World Trade center

Beautiful analogy, go step into a fire and think about what you've done.

And yes, I remember building forts... teehee... I kinda want to get do it now ^_^.

Irish Wolf

passive wrote:

Beautiful analogy, go step into a fire and think about what you've done.

And yes, I remember building forts... teehee... I kinda want to get do it now ^_^.

I think I prefer your first reply

Ruu_Old

Yep, just turn a few chairs upside down and you'd be invincible. We attempted to build a tree fort on several occasions but it never came to life.

passive

Irish Wolf; I think I prefer your first reply

shhhh.....

Peyton Manning

estebancambias wrote:

I threw a rock at the tree house and it fell down like the World Trade center.

Your really obsessed with terrorist attacks in America arent you...

humbert

went to my granny's on the weekends. She lived on a farm and we built some amazing forts out of bales. Used to drive the farmer nuts though finding all has bales tied together!

Jesus Wept

I was thinking of building one tomorrow, but I think it could be a bit placid by myself, I reckon maybe when I see my nephews who are only 2 and 4, would be a better time.

passive

The-Rigger I was thinking of building one tomorrow, but I think it could be a bit placid by myself, I reckon maybe when I see my nephews who are only 2 and 4, would be a better time.

*head down, hands behind back, one hand holding the wrist of the other arm, right leg arched with toe in the ground, foot moving from side to side, glances up*

I'm... em, not doing anything tomorrow, if you need somebody to play with... Just saying is all...

tuxy

We used to build forts from snow.
Once it lasted for 5 days after the rest of the snow melted.

Jesus Wept

How bout, a fort build in town?

Similar to those... random crowd turn up in a designated spot?

A random lot of us arrive at a spefic time with couch cushions and blankets and make a fort around stephens green type area?

I should post this in Events

admiralofthefleet

The-Rigger wrote:

How bout, a fort build in town?

Similar to those... random crowd turn up in a designated spot?

A random lot of us arrive at a spefic time with couch cushions and blankets and make a fort around stephens green type area?

yeah man i would be well on for that, ill bring the beer...

Jesus Wept

In fairness though, the roma's kind of beat us too it at the M50 roundabout.

Still, few dead arms

Heisenberg.

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tuxy

The-Rigger wrote:

How bout, a fort build in town?

Great, just tell us which town and I will see if I can make it.

admiralofthefleet

The Scientist wrote:

pfft. what you mean when you were young!
Im 22 and built plenty last year in the college gaff!

i can see the science in that, tracy emin eat you're heart out. you even substituted the condom with a can of dutch gold

Jesus Wept

In dublin town!

I'd post it in events, but maybe it's not legal? dunno

passive

Great, just tell us which town and I will see if I can make it.
In dublin town!

pfft... it was clearly implied :P

admiralofthefleet

The-Rigger wrote:

maybe it's not legal?

get uncle gaybo to host it, he has the freedom of the city.

Jesus Wept

admiralofthefleet wrote:

get uncle gaybo to host it, he has the freedom of the city.

I wouldn't invite Gaybo, he'd fúckin wreck the fort, do you not recall how rough he was when they did the antiques show?

<Uncle Gaybo>
AND THIS CHAIR IS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS OLD MARY IS IT?
*KICKS IT 12 TIMES
IT'S NOT VERY STURDY MARY, IS IT?
</Uncle Gaybo>

Kinetic^

The-Rigger wrote:

In fairness though, the roma's kind of beat us too it at the M50 roundabout.

Still, few dead arms

Quite possibly the best fort ever...........until they got shipped home. I was pretty delighted when that happened tbh!!!!

admiralofthefleet

The-Rigger wrote:

<Uncle Gaybo>
AND THIS CHAIR IS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS OLD MARY IS IT?
*KICKS IT 12 TIMES
IT'S NOT VERY STURDY MARY, IS IT?
</Uncle Gaybo>

COWBOYS TED, THEY'RE A BUNCH OF COWBOYS!

on topic, me and my brother used to pile matresses on top of bed frames and play ramp, one would climb the matress ramp and the other would have to pull the other down and try to get to the top, it was so much fun. he is getting married next summer so i might challenge him to a game in the hotel for old times sake.

Jesus Wept

admiralofthefleet wrote:

COWBOYS TED, THEY'RE A BUNCH OF COWBOYS!

on topic, me and my brother used to pile matresses on top of bed frames and play ramp, one would climb the matress ramp and the other would have to pull the other down and try to get to the top, it was so much fun. he is getting married next summer so i might challenge him to a game in the hotel for old times sake.

fantastic, can me and a pal play?

admiralofthefleet

The-Rigger wrote:

fantastic, can me and a pal play?

sure, just get to fordstown in co. meath next june bank holiday

#Smokey#

ah we called it a base back then. we had house doors as walls, evergreen branches as camoflage and matresses and plastic lining for a floor and a firepit and the best times were when we had a fire going and a couch with a few of the boys chillaxing . mind you this was in tolka valley park

Archeron

admiralofthefleet wrote:

get uncle gaybo to host it, he has the freedom of the city.

So anyone with the freedom of the city is free to build couch forts wherever they like? Hmmm, perhaps its time for me to begin reasearching an end to disease, famine and war then.

I baggsies the penguin island in Dublin Zoo. My flightless army will soon put you all in your place. Mwahahaha.

Tar.Aldarion

Why stop building forts?

'No girls!'

chairs and bedsheets! yuh

patrickc

bluewolf wrote:

chairs and bedsheets! yuh

prob dirty stained bedsheets too;)

tampopo

Yeah, the oul bales trick is great. Used to do it in Wexford back in the day. Plus the couch trick with nieces and nephews before me ma sold her house.
Also back in the day when Eddie Macken and Paul Darragh were the Cian O'Connor and Jessica Kuerten of their day, we (my brothers and I) useda get all the junk in the back yard and make fences out of it and jump around. Always sorry I never got into athletics and the high jump. I had the early training and aptitude for it....

jester77

damn, I misread the title... moving along...