Who?
Walter Frederick Morrison - the creator of the object that we call today the 'Frisbee'!
To me, the frisbee brings back wonderful memories. In fact, it is found in my 'Happiness Bank - Specific' - a collection of specific happy memories in my life. I also blogged about it here previously.
It's actually quite a simple contraption - a plastic disc! The spin of the disc keeps it going far and at times hover deceiving in the air for a while. If u read the news report above, it all started with an upside down pan. Of course these days, there are more elaborately designed ones.
But u dun need it if all u want is fun! :-)
That day late summer/early autumn will always be remembered - the 3 of us, the green grass near the lake, 1 hardly been used before frisbee, lots and lots of fun! :-) It was in fact a very emotional day for me (if u read my blogpost above) but it was all forgotten amidst the fun and laughter.
I brought back that green flying disc with me - it wasn't worth much, around 1 quid from Woolsworth, but worth a lot in terms of memories - and made the huge mistake of keeping it in my car under the direct sunlight. Over time, the direct heat made it brittle. So when i finally had a chance to play with it with some chapel mates, it literally fell part in our hands - but not before we had some good fun throwing it to each other, spinning it around.
Worth every penny - brought so much fun right up till the very end of its life.
Thanks, Walter Frederick Morrison.
*Featured on the soundtrack of The Wedding Singer, this was a no. 1 hit in the 80s
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