Random Note for WOTY: #20

Arnold Zwicky zwicky at STANFORD.EDU
Fri Dec 27 14:24:14 UTC 2013


On Dec 27, 2013, at 4:54 AM, David Barnhart <dbarnhart at HIGHLANDS.COM> wrote:

>
> Here's a wealth of variants for a hideous activity among young adults:
>
>
> _knockout game_
>
>  or _knockout_
>
>  or _knock ?em and drop ?em_
>
>  or _knock ?em out_
>
>  or _point ?em out and knock ?em out_
>
>  or _one hitter quitter_

Wikipedia page:
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knockout_(violent_game)

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