Comments on: The Secret History Of Cornhole http://www.cornholecornhole.com/the-secret-history-of-cornhole Game Info, Building Tips, Cornhole Plans, and More Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:21:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John http://www.cornholecornhole.com/the-secret-history-of-cornhole/comment-page-1#comment-62427 John Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:08:13 +0000 http://www.cornholecornhole.com/wp2/the-secret-history-of-cornhole#comment-62427 George, what is the name of the company that holds the patent? George, what is the name of the company that holds the patent?

]]> By: George Lindley http://www.cornholecornhole.com/the-secret-history-of-cornhole/comment-page-1#comment-62224 George Lindley Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:53:17 +0000 http://www.cornholecornhole.com/wp2/the-secret-history-of-cornhole#comment-62224 I don't know where this game started, but I do know the person who now holds the patent for the game! We can now sell them "Original Cornhole Boards" and use that as our marketing angle. Took 3 lawyers and $9,000 but worth it since already average that in a given week. I don’t know where this game started, but I do know the person who now holds the patent for the game! We can now sell them “Original Cornhole Boards” and use that as our marketing angle. Took 3 lawyers and $9,000 but worth it since already average that in a given week.

]]> By: chris http://www.cornholecornhole.com/the-secret-history-of-cornhole/comment-page-1#comment-59672 chris Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:59:36 +0000 http://www.cornholecornhole.com/wp2/the-secret-history-of-cornhole#comment-59672 I grew up in Cincinnati but I have a ton of relatives in brookville, Indiana and we played cornhole YEARS before it became very popular here so I'm gonna say brookville before Cincinnati based on life facts I grew up in Cincinnati but I have a ton of relatives in brookville, Indiana and we played cornhole YEARS before it became very popular here so I’m gonna say brookville before Cincinnati based on life facts

]]> By: Heather http://www.cornholecornhole.com/the-secret-history-of-cornhole/comment-page-1#comment-53379 Heather Sun, 04 Sep 2011 21:34:12 +0000 http://www.cornholecornhole.com/wp2/the-secret-history-of-cornhole#comment-53379 Hey Roberts! My husband Jeff Johnson served with you... hope all is well. We play "cornhole" every week here in Virginia. We made our own set of Hokie boards and are currently custom making boards. ;) Hey Roberts!

My husband Jeff Johnson served with you… hope all is well. We play “cornhole” every week here in Virginia. We made our own set of Hokie boards and are currently custom making boards. ;)

]]> By: bozo mann http://www.cornholecornhole.com/the-secret-history-of-cornhole/comment-page-1#comment-51189 bozo mann Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:57:12 +0000 http://www.cornholecornhole.com/wp2/the-secret-history-of-cornhole#comment-51189 When outside of Cincinnati, be sure to call it "Cornhole, Cincinnati Style" or the uninformed may get the wrong impression. "Hey, Mike, want to play some cornhole?" means a whole different thing in other cities. When outside of Cincinnati, be sure to call it “Cornhole, Cincinnati Style” or the uninformed may get the wrong impression. “Hey, Mike, want to play some cornhole?” means a whole different thing in other cities.

]]> By: two cents http://www.cornholecornhole.com/the-secret-history-of-cornhole/comment-page-1#comment-50995 two cents Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:57:12 +0000 http://www.cornholecornhole.com/wp2/the-secret-history-of-cornhole#comment-50995 bean bag toss (even corn bag toss) sounds way better than cornhole. i still think of the pooper when i hear cornhole. bean bag toss (even corn bag toss) sounds way better than cornhole.

i still think of the pooper when i hear cornhole.

]]> By: joe torok http://www.cornholecornhole.com/the-secret-history-of-cornhole/comment-page-1#comment-34304 joe torok Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:46:57 +0000 http://www.cornholecornhole.com/wp2/the-secret-history-of-cornhole#comment-34304 When I was young, in the early 1960's my grandfather would construct the boxes out of wood and my grandmother would sew up the bags, and she used beans inside the bags. There for we called it BEAN BAG'S. My grandfather received the patterns for the boxes from his brother who lived in Buffalo NY. They had been playing it in Buffalo for some time prior to that. The scoring was different then as well, if you topped a oppopents shot that went into the hole you would receive 6 points 3 of their's and 3 for you becaused you topped their last shot. We would play to 21 points and you had to win by 2 points or better. Erie Pa ( joe ) When I was young, in the early 1960′s my grandfather would construct the boxes out of wood and my grandmother would sew up the bags, and she used beans inside the bags. There for we called it BEAN BAG’S. My grandfather received the patterns for the boxes from his brother who lived in Buffalo NY. They had been playing it in Buffalo for some time prior to that.
The scoring was different then as well, if you topped a oppopents shot that went into the hole you would receive 6 points 3 of their’s and 3 for you becaused you topped their last shot. We would play to 21 points and you had to win by 2 points or better.

Erie Pa ( joe )

]]> By: Jon http://www.cornholecornhole.com/the-secret-history-of-cornhole/comment-page-1#comment-19321 Jon Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:36:44 +0000 http://www.cornholecornhole.com/wp2/the-secret-history-of-cornhole#comment-19321 Check out dictionary.com for it's description. Not too nice but that's what cornhole means to most of the younger generation. Never heard of the game up here in Canada, just a bad slang. Check out dictionary.com for it’s description. Not too nice but that’s what cornhole means to most of the younger generation. Never heard of the game up here in Canada, just a bad slang.

]]> By: KyGuy http://www.cornholecornhole.com/the-secret-history-of-cornhole/comment-page-1#comment-19135 KyGuy Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:12:19 +0000 http://www.cornholecornhole.com/wp2/the-secret-history-of-cornhole#comment-19135 My cousin is married to a lady whose Uncle is the one who is the one who came up with the game concept. He is from Delhi, Cincinnati, OH. After stumbling across this site I called my cousin, and he mentioned that the story is documented in a local Delhi newspaper as to the origin of this game. The way it was transcribed from the article to me, Is that he tried to get a patent on the cornhole game but was refused a patent because his explaination of the game was that the idea had come from when he was a teenager is the 60's he would play a bean bag that would be played with cans. This game was made popular by UC students playing this game on the campus quad during spring activities! Now the urban legend is that he had been making these boards and bags for years and a nephew of his attending UC in 1999 took a set to pass the time and used it to make friends, supposedly a local pub stopped and inquired about the game and the rest is so called history. This same guy is credited in the same newspaper for creating a game called Bolo Golf, however the way he tells my cousin he didn't invent anything, he just created the stand in which to through a bolo at and used golf balls as the bolo ends to give the game a backyard feel, but he credits the idea from a visit to Austrailian kids game that similar! Oh and the name cornhole (according to him) was a UC nickname that stuck, the original name was Corn Toss. My cousin is married to a lady whose Uncle is the one who is the one who came up with the game concept. He is from Delhi, Cincinnati, OH. After stumbling across this site I called my cousin, and he mentioned that the story is documented in a local Delhi newspaper as to the origin of this game. The way it was transcribed from the article to me, Is that he tried to get a patent on the cornhole game but was refused a patent because his explaination of the game was that the idea had come from when he was a teenager is the 60′s he would play a bean bag that would be played with cans. This game was made popular by UC students playing this game on the campus quad during spring activities! Now the urban legend is that he had been making these boards and bags for years and a nephew of his attending UC in 1999 took a set to pass the time and used it to make friends, supposedly a local pub stopped and inquired about the game and the rest is so called history. This same guy is credited in the same newspaper for creating a game called Bolo Golf, however the way he tells my cousin he didn’t invent anything, he just created the stand in which to through a bolo at and used golf balls as the bolo ends to give the game a backyard feel, but he credits the idea from a visit to Austrailian kids game that similar! Oh and the name cornhole (according to him) was a UC nickname that stuck, the original name was Corn Toss.

]]> By: earl depp http://www.cornholecornhole.com/the-secret-history-of-cornhole/comment-page-1#comment-19112 earl depp Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:53:41 +0000 http://www.cornholecornhole.com/wp2/the-secret-history-of-cornhole#comment-19112 I know that this is perhaps not what you’re looking for but it is interesting none the less. I will try to be tactful with a very touchy & sensitive subject (pun intended) During the civil war thousands of men out in the field were faced with a paper shortage so to speak. The answer lay in piles ( pun intended) all over the encampment areas. The main farm crop was corn and the fields were wide spread also ( pun intended) consequently the default food was CORN cornflour, cornpudding,johnycake,sourmash,etc ,etc fact is a man was lucky to eat much else. Corn husks were as plentiful as were uncomfortable men walking around with all that corn fermenting in there belly’s. So off in to the woods they went carrying a cob or two. Now a husk griped firmly and drawn down one side rotated 160 and drawn up the other side makes a very effective cleaning tool but not a very comfortable one and after a few weeks of wiping in this manner a man would developed what was called around camp a case of (you guessed it) That is were the term CORN HOLE was first used. I know that this is perhaps not what you’re looking for but it is interesting none the less.
I will try to be tactful with a very touchy & sensitive subject (pun intended)
During the civil war thousands of men out in the field were faced with a paper shortage so to speak. The answer lay in piles ( pun intended) all over the encampment areas.
The main farm crop was corn and the fields were wide spread also ( pun intended) consequently the default food was CORN cornflour, cornpudding,johnycake,sourmash,etc ,etc fact is a man was lucky to eat much else.
Corn husks were as plentiful as were uncomfortable men walking around with all that corn fermenting in there belly’s. So off in to the woods they went carrying a cob or two. Now a husk griped firmly and drawn down one side rotated 160 and drawn up the other side makes a very effective cleaning tool but not a very comfortable one and after a few weeks of wiping in this manner a man would developed what was called around camp a case of (you guessed it) That is were the term CORN HOLE was first used.

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