Did people really used to punch each other at the sight of a Volkswagen Beetle in traffic?

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Anonymous wrote:Punch bug! Yes, high school class of 93 and we definitely did it.

Also class of '93. We yelled, "Punch Buggy Blue!" or whatever color it was and punched the person next to you. Siblings and friends.

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Yes, in CT. I’m fairly certain our parents taught it too us. I’m 42. Definitely not a light tap with my brother/friend group.

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It's urban legend, OP. Everyone is lying to you.

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Ted Bundy owned one and it was on display in DC for several years.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids do this now. Punch buggy no returns!

Punch buggy, no returns! That's exactly how we say it. In Mexico for some funny reason we played Oxxo, no returns while riding the bus or taxi. (Oxxo is like 7-11 in Mexico) Our kids are adults now and we still do it just for fun sometimes.

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Still do. "Punch Buggy [Color!]"

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Shouldn't you be streaming Gen Z wimp rock on Spotify instead of posting on here with grownups?

I agree with the pp and I am a grown up!

I am the PP and I’m 50 years old so pretty damn grown up myself. I still hate any “game” that involves punching, hitting, mockery, bra snapping, etc. Really it was always pissy people doing it that then would say “oh, you can’t take a joke” if you said “hey—don’t hit me!” I weighed 90 pounds in in HS so maybe that was part of it, but I really do hate this kind of stuff.

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Slug bug!

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Yes, in the late 80s. Grew up in Pa/Nj

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Punch Bug? Absolutely we did this.

Graduating class of 1985.

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Anonymous wrote:And holding your breath through a tunnel, stopping the car (briefly) going over a railroad track (though I eventually convinced them that was dangerous), my uncle always honked incessantly through tunnels but that was also annoying!

We held our breath whenever we passed a cemetery, until we passed a white house.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s called Slug Bug, people.

Lol, thank you for saying this! I was beginning to question everything with all these Punch Bugs and Punch Buggies. Clearly Slug Bug!

[Anonymous]

We also did something called "Indian Burns" and some slapping game where you made a mark with ink on the back of your hands and your sister tried to slap you until it rubbed off...

Fun times, the 70s...!

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Teenage son and I still play Punchbuggy! No punch backs!

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Shouldn't you be streaming Gen Z wimp rock on Spotify instead of posting on here with grownups?

I agree with the pp and I am a grown up!

I am the PP and I’m 50 years old so pretty damn grown up myself. I still hate any “game” that involves punching, hitting, mockery, bra snapping, etc. Really it was always pissy people doing it that then would say “oh, you can’t take a joke” if you said “hey—don’t hit me!” I weighed 90 pounds in in HS so maybe that was part of it, but I really do hate this kind of stuff.

You are insufferable