June 22, 1998

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1998 the 75th National Marbles Tournament began in Wildwood, NJ. As per the Tournament Rules and Bylaws, anyone caught uttering the phrases “I’ve lost my marbles or He/She/They/It has lost his/her/their/its marbles would immediately be banned from the tournament and be beaten with a tube-sock filled with marbles and be forced to live in New Jersey.

About Joel Byers

Born in North Georgia and educated at some very fine public institutions. Real education started after graduating from college and then getting married and raising two boys. Has the ability to see the funny and absurd in most things and will always remark on it, even if it means getting the stink-eye from his victims.
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