The weirdest thing I've found about Indiana since moving here

[Eddie]

I can remember going to a small campground outside of Milford,IL back in the late 70's, where the game was played with washers thrown at coffee cans buried in the ground. Sometime in the mid 80's, I saw the boards come in to play at the "world famous" Earl Park Fall Festival. ( or as it's known around here, the Fall Down festival) Still played with washers. Never really saw the bean bags, or heard it called "cornhole" until about 6 years ago. On a side note, ever tried to explain Euchre to a non Hoosier?

I can remember being in college, playing euchre in front of a guy from New Jersey. It drove him crazy. He'd say "So yous just deal out the cards, and then one of you throws down his hand, and the rest of yous throw down your hands, and then somebody gets points?" in a thick New Jersey accent.

 

[Clay]

I remember playing a similar bean when I was little.

but Ill admit, I have friends down around Cinci/Kentucky area, and those guys are SERIOUS cornhole players. They all have their own custom made sets, with matching bean bags. Everyone knows how to play, and they drink a lot of beer while doing it!

 

[ThePhantom86]

Indiana is the only place I've ever been where "cornhole" doesn't refer to something unprintable.

This.

 

[whiskeytangofoxtrot]

We call it bags just so that we don't have to say the c word. It really suprises some when you ask, "Hey you wanna play some cornhole?"

 

[ccochran3]

a lot of people call it "bags" too. but its a really fun game, one of the biggest college tailgaiting drinking games out right now.

 

[Whosyer]

I can remember being in college, playing euchre in front of a guy from New Jersey. It drove him crazy. He'd say "So yous just deal out the cards, and then one of you throws down his hand, and the rest of yous throw down your hands, and then somebody gets points?" in a thick New Jersey accent.

Similar to my experience with a kid from Batavia, New York, and chicken fried steak. He asked, "which is it? chicken or steak?"

 

[infidel]

I didn't know that most people don't know what cornhole is. I thought it was just another game people played like checkers or something. Guess that's what I get for being a Hoosier country boy.

 

[browncofiddler]

I've only heard of this game in the past 5 years or so. Wondered what it was myself...then I found out. You're right....it is kinda weird.

Welcome to the Hoosier State!!!!!! Hope you enjoy it.

 

[woundedyak]

When I moved from Cali to here and heard that name for the first time, I laughed then got a little nervous Once I found out what it was, It was the same game we played out their it just called bean tossing. I guess it was a boarder thing. And yes, They fill the bags out their with beans.

 

[snorko]

I grew up here, played a lot of washers & "cornhole" growing up, but had never heard the game called that until my adult years.

While fun, nothing is more annoying than having a neighbor play cornhole all afternoon while you are inside trying to get work done.

Think "thunk..thunk..swish- woohoo!..thunk.."

 

[4TheResistance]

when I heard of it, it was called bags then about 3 weeks later everybody started calling it cornhole, very wierd

 

[rmabrey]

The fact that there is a game called "cornhole."

I just can't help but giggle when people start talking about it... with straight faces.

Maybe I'm just really, really tired LOL.

I have never called it cornhole. I call it bags

 

[Colt556]

When I was a kid "Corn Hole" meant something I definitely DON'T want to play. But I sorta grin every time I hear someone talk about the game now. I first saw it played with washers and boards and then the bags filled with ground corn husks. While in the Navy it was a great day when you could find 3 other ppl to play Euchre! Also while doing a contract in Boston I gave up trying to explain why ppl would eat biscuits n gravy for breakfast.

 

[Scutter01]

Similar to my experience with a kid from Batavia, New York, and chicken fried steak. He asked, "which is it? chicken or steak?"

Spasmo grew up in Indiana and I grew up in Michigan. The first time she introduced me to a tenderloin:

Me: So, what is it?
Her: It's a tenderloin.
Me: Of what?
Her: What do you mean "of what"?
Me: I mean 'A tenderloin of what'.
Her: I don't know what you mean! It's a tenderloin!
Me: Ok, what kind of animal is it made out of?
Her: <increasingly agitated> IT'S A TENDERLOIN!
Me: Why is it the size of a throw rug?

 

[rhino]

How old is the game, or at least the name for the game. I've been in Indiana for 45 (minus 4) years and I never heard of it until a few years ago.

 

[Scutter01]

I've been in Indiana for 45 (minus 4) years

It's 41. I checked.

 

[whiskeytangofoxtrot]

The Online Slang Dictionary | Definition of corn-hole

The more and more I think about this, I'm never using cornhole to refer to a game anymore. EVER!

 

[XMil]

I first heard of it 2 years ago when someone in a neighborhood (a nice one) on my way home had a sign out advertising "Corn-holing supplies". The first thing that came to mind was not a game involving tossing bean bags.

 

[rmabrey]

Me: Why is it the size of a throw rug?

I just burst out laughing so loud the dog went into defensive mode

 

[Expat]

The Online Slang Dictionary | Definition of corn-hole

The more and more I think about this, I'm never using cornhole to refer to a game anymore. EVER!

Oh come on you know you want to ...
SAY IT SAY IT

Reminded me of this clip, one of the all time funniest.

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