Did people really used to punch each other at the sight of a Volkswagen Beetle in traffic?
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Anonymous
| Ha yes. "slug bugs no slugs back." |
Anonymous
| “Punch buggy no punch back!” We still do it. My kids are teens. |
Anonymous
We play yellow car too. But it can't be commercial vehicles, and each yellow car can only be got once a day (neighbor's cars and such) |
Anonymous
Yes, also in NY. “Punchbuggy blue, no rebounds “ with a punch in the arm. |
Anonymous
| We turn them upside down in parking lot and spin them |
Anonymous
| My dad tried to teach our son this game on a road trip last week, though he tamed it down to a boop on the nose. But we didn't pass any beetles, so it was a tough sell. What is the beetle of today? |
Anonymous
| Makes me miss the 80’s! |
Anonymous
| We grew up owning VW bugs, and like previous posters, we played Slug Bug. A few years ago I drove a carpool of kids, and they played Yellow Car. Having a carful of 6-13 year olds fighting about who saw the yellow car first got old fast. |
Anonymous
| of course, it wasn't a real punch though. we still scream it out when we see one. |
Anonymous
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Yes. It was popular in NJ in the 80s.
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Anonymous
^^ and it was a real punch 
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Anonymous
| It was an all out brawl riding in a school bus passing a slug bug. |
Anonymous
| Punch Buggy! Grew up in NC in the 80s and I did it with friends. |
Anonymous
| OKG I hated this whole thing. I just hate any kind of “game” that involves hurting people, scaring people or ridiculing people. And then people say “oh, lighten up—it’s just fun!” Ranks right up there with bra snapping, IMHO. Jerky games for jerks. |
Anonymous
Shouldn't you be streaming Gen Z wimp rock on Spotify instead of posting on here with grownups? |