It’s been a long, hard week of training for the big Sacks tournament at Aunt Fern’s. Not only did she work with us on our approach, our toss, and game etiquette- but we also learned the history of Cornhole- known in more civilized circles as Sacks.
Aunt Fern told us that Colonel Cobb and his colleagues in the Cincinnati Corn Mini-Militia passed time by throwing grenades into toilets. This was good times until a toilet exploded and then they decided that the rules of the game had to change. The Colonel’s wife, Mama Cobb, suggested throwing beanbags into boxes as safer alternative. Twenty minutes later - Cornhole was born!
The Cobbs (with their baby Niblet) host tournaments every year now. This year’s tournament was the biggest yet. The tournament was so large that Mr. Friend and I had to register in a Division F bracket, so we had to compete against the Senior Sackers, Tossers Named Tony and Muy Muy Man-bugs. In between games, the Cobbs introduced their new Cornhole mascot Bagsy. Aunt Fern took home 2nd place; she lost to a robot named C4PO. What a glorious day!
