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Originally Posted by marshall
If I had to guess it started because some team brought in clothespins as their team giveaway/button substitute and then boredom took over and now we have a lame tradition that shows no respect for personal space.
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I hadn't heard/seen this "game" before (haven't been to Champs yet either) and I was curious, so did some digging as I tend to do. I found a couple of links talking about it, one from 2011 as a family game that apparently the blogger remembers being played for years and another from Vex Champs in 2013.
https://shanehalbach.com/2011/12/08/...othespin-game/
https://www.facebook.com/events/439479122807499/
Like many activities, this probably started out as the innocent thing between people that know each other/family and has now spread out. With the current environment, this sounds like it is approaching (or already has with some of the posts here) the mascot "hugging" level (
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...71#post1386771). I'm easily imagining a clothes-pinning attempt not going well and the "victim" being creeped out by it something fierce. It would really suck to find out that is why someone decided to stop participating in this life-directing program when it didn't need to happen at all.
Paired up with the
Making STEM a better place for women (
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...01#post1571301) thread, we probably need to work on making sure the environment stays safe, inviting, and comfortable for all participants.