Bookmark of the Day - Sunday, 5 February 2012

From The Road by Cormac McCarthy



Page : 80 "They used to play quoits in the road with four big steel washers they'd found in a hardware store"

Children playing quoits, by William Merritt Chase (1849–1916)
Public DomainChildren playing quoits, by William Merritt Chase (1849–1916)

A rare mention of play in association with the road. Quoits is a traditional game where players try to throw metal, rope or rubber rings over a spike in the ground.

 

  

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