a game of It which has lasted nearly 30 years

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Most of us recall playing chase at school but like pencil cases with cartoon characters and sitting crossed legged on the floor it was left in our childhood.

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One member of the group, Patrick Schultheis, was even tagged at his father’s funeral.

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There is one instance, which Konesky calls “the Michael Corleone Tag,” in honor of the first “Godfather” movie.

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“My wife was so startled she fell and injured her knee, but she wasn’t angry; she was pleased to see Sean.

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piumini moncler saldi “Perhaps one of the most unexpected tags was during Mike’s father’s funeral. During the service, piumini moncler outlet he felt a hand on his shoulder and moncler outlet serravalle turned to find Joe mouthing, “You’re it.” piumini moncler saldi

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In 2013 the Wall Street Journal featured their unique piumini moncler scontatissimi story and a Hollywood executive saw the potential for the comedy and the rest, as they say, is history.

Tombari said: “Sometimes we allow friends a grace period Chris is currently enjoying time off as he has two year old triplets and a four year old son.

“The best thing about the game is that it has kept us in touch over all these years it forces us moncler bambino outlet to meet and has formed a strong bond between us, almost like brothers.

moncler outlet online shop “How many forty somethings can say they still see nine friends they went to school with? We joke that we’ll still be playing in our retirement homes. I plan to use a wheelchair instead of a Zimmer frame, because it’s faster.” moncler outlet online shop.