Hunker Down Game

[Mouse Skywalker]

I found this on World Wide Words, and the mental imagery of our beloved PodSquad all "hunkering" is making me laugh.

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-hun1.htm

The Oxford English Dictionary has a fine description of how to hunker: “squat, with the haunches, knees, and ankles acutely bent, so as to bring the hams near the heels, and throw the whole weight upon the fore part of the feet”. The advantage of this position is that you’re not only crouched close to the ground, so presenting a small target for whatever the universe chooses to throw at you, but you’re also ready to move at a moment’s notice.

It's also a game played by Cub Scouts. So, Kevin and John, I hope this gives you something to do while you're waiting out the storm.

http://www.boyscouttrail.com/webelos/w2/games.htm#HUNKER%20DOWN

You need two small pedestals, from six inches to a foot high placed about six feet apart. They could be tree stumps, overturned five gallon cans (filled with water or sand), wood blocks, etc. Each player hunkers down on his pedestals, holding the end of 15-foot rope. On signal, they begin reeling in the rope, tightening and slackening it in order to unbalance the opponent and make him fall off his pedestal.

 

[CDolacki2003]

The Oxford English Dictionary has a fine description of how to hunker: “squat, with the haunches, knees, and ankles acutely bent, so as to bring the hams near the heels, and throw the whole weight upon the fore part of the feet”. The advantage of this position is that you’re not only crouched close to the ground, so presenting a small target for whatever the universe chooses to throw at you, but you’re also ready to move at a moment’s notice



I got this horrible mental image of someone going to the bathroom in the woods

Sorry didnt mean to put a poop reference into you game thread

 

[Mouse Skywalker]

From "The Madness of King Scar" in the musical The Lion King:

Scar: Oh, you and your petty complaints. You don't know what real hunger is. Day after day it gnaws at the very core of my being

Banzai: I had that once. It was worms

Scar: No, no, no... it's like an itch... deep, persistent, profound...

Banzai: That's it-- worms! When they get really bad all you gotta do is... hunker down and scoot

 

[Praying Colonel]

"Hunker down, you hairy dawgs!"

--University of Georgia announcer Larry Munson

 

[DisneyKevin]

You need two small pedestals, from six inches to a foot high placed about six feet apart. They could be tree stumps, overturned five gallon cans (filled with water or sand), wood blocks, etc. Each player hunkers down on his pedestals, holding the end of 15-foot rope. On signal, they begin reeling in the rope, tightening and slackening it in order to unbalance the opponent and make him fall off his pedestal.

We already take part in a version of this game.

We each get comfortable in our own Lane recliner and watch stuff on TiVo until one of us falls asleep.

The winner gets the remote.

See?....it's almost identical.

 

[tinkbutt]

We already take part in a version of this game.

We each get comfortable in our own Lane recliner and watch stuff on TiVo until one of us falls asleep.

The winner gets the remote.

See?....it's almost identical.

that's one of the best prizes!!!

 

[WLfan]

If you choose to play the boy scout game, please provide pictures.

 

[mjperry]

One of our anchor used this term when were covering Katrina few years back.
Something to the effect that everybody needs to Hunker down and get ready to sit it out. Now when I think of the word hunker it's not something that should take hours to do.