Consignment stores can be interesting windows into a community. The above photo shows an item that was getting quite a lot of attention at the Red Collection Consignment Store on Mill Street. It was a cornhole game with Grimsley High School and its mascot, The Whirlie, on it. Cornhole, a raised-platform lawn game, dates back to 1883, and has become increasingly popular in recent years. It is especially popular at tailgate parties. There are even national championships, covered on ESPN. Most boards have some kind of decoration, often celebrating university or national sports teams.
Grimsley High School is about a mile from the Red Collection. We overhead a gentleman comment that he was tempted to purchase the board and deliver it to Grimsley. It would be fun for students to play at lunch in the Grove. He said the board reminded him of all the fun he'd had playing cornhole over the years.
Consignment stores are like that; they evoke memories and get you thinking about things you may not have considered for years. They get you talking to people you have never seen before. We're betting the cornhole game is already sold and that it went to a good Whirlie home. It does make you wonder the back story of who sold it, and why. Resale stores evoke many questions. To be sure, they can be fun to peruse and turn us into urban archaeologists.
That's the first time I've ever heard of cornhole.
Posted by: William Kendall | Wednesday, September 06, 2017 at 04:53 PM