Back in my day, we called it “Slug Bug” or “Beetle”.
Now the game is “Punch Buggy” and we play it all the time.
Well, today I was in the car all by myself and I was kicking some Punch Buggy ass. Too bad nobody was with me cuz I saw two yellow punch buggies and four other ones. (The yellow cars are 2 pts a piece so they are special)
But, not only did I kick Punch Buggy’s ass, I also kicked some “Cruiser Bruiser” ass as well. (side note: The Lads called it “Boozer Cruiser” but since we have children of
the non-boozing age, we stick with “cruiser bruiser.)
Get this…not only did I see the “Woody” Cruiser–I also saw a Yellow Cruiser. Man! There was no stopping me today.
But nobody was in the car, so it didn’t count…until now.
I’m punch buggying and cruiser bruisering all you guys. I’m unstoppable!
Bitchin' Fiction: Musings by author Melissa McKenzie / Melissa Francis 
aw-rite bitch, you know you can’t do that. i’ll drive by a dealer, call you up, then drop the hammer!
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I used to drive a red ’74 super beetle in high school. I pummeled every one since I always knew where I was parked.
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Hehehehehe }:)
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My best friend and I used to carpool to Highschool together, and we played that. Often.
We came up with:
‘Stang Bang (for Mustangs)
Stop Bop (for stopping at a stop sign)
Pontiac Whack
and Pants! … for when the drive to school was “dry”, or devoid of any punching opportunities. We (obviously) got the most punches out of that one, because everyone, it would seem, wears pants on campus.
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Hi Kathryn! I would so kick ass at Pants!
Kristen, I had a chance to get a yellow (my fave) beetle when I was 16. My uncle rebuilt them and called daddy and asked him if I wanted it. Daddy said no. WHAT? Excuse me????
Apparently, it didn’t matter if I wanted it…it mattered that daddy didn’t wanna teach me how to drive a stick shift.
So later I taught myself and bought a yellow CRX instead. 🙂
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It was punch buggy when I was a kid… and I’m way older than you. Perhaps the variations are regional…
When I was a teenager, we also had this game that if you passed a “one eyed car” (a headlight out) you had to kiss. Made for some interesting road trips as I lived in a small town and we had to drive to go anywhere…
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You’re not way older than me, Maureen. I guarantee it.
We had the one headlight game too. We would yell “Cockeye”.
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That game is banned in my vehicle-I have 3 boys and I got fed up having to wade in and stop the fights-and god help them if they hit me when I was driving…
I know I’m a big spoilsport
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I have a portable DVD player that I’m teaching my kid to use. I will have no talking in my car. It interferes with my Ipod.
Hey, I’m a selfish kind of person.
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i am soooooo gonna start playing pants. or flip-flops. or mullet. or “juicey.”
and i will wail upon thee, thricefold even.
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Stitch throws a VW at aliens and yells, “Punchbuggy!”
Thought you might like to know.
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