My vision of “yoyo” was a toy made by the Duncan Company.
Anything other than a Duncan yoyo was an imitation yoyo. It was either wood,
and then plastic in later years, that was two pieces of roundness with a long
string wrapped in the middle of the spool.
Easter time was yoyo time. Once springtime came along,
out came the yoyo. Hours on end were spent trying to master yoyo tricks. There
was “walk the dog”, “around the world” and “rock the baby” to name a few.
Nothing was more frustrating than the string knotting
itself and becoming unusable until the knot was removed from the string. The
string was rather long and this tedious task of unknotting was not for the
faint of heart.
The yoyo was popular in the 60s and again when Mother’s
Little Helpers were growing up, it made a resurgence in toy popularity. Of
course, that was when school children had something called “recess” and you
could bring your yoyo out to the school yard to play and show off your yoyo
talents.
Toys are different in the new century. There are games to
be played, still using your hands, but on one’s phone.
When “yoyo” appears today, it is an acronym for the phone
text message “you’re on your own”.
If you need to use that acronym, it would be something
like “what’s for dinner” and the reply is “YOYO”. “You’re on your own”.
Now that I’ve been enlightened to the new meaning of “yoyo”,
I find comfort in that a toy from the past is not being served up on a platter
for dinner tonight.
SOUND
THE BUGLE! Today’s tip: If you have leftovers in your
refrigerator but not enough to feed the entire family the same meal, consider
hosting “yoyo night”. Reheat the leftovers, place all on the table and everyone
can select their favorite dish for dinner. Not only is this a good way to use
leftovers, it gives the cook a night off from dinner preparation!
A RECENT YOYO MEAL
Poached egg on a waffle
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