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December 7, 2011
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The great Australian road trip just wouldn’t be the same without a game of slug-a-bug (or punch buggy, as it was known in the backseat of my family’s Ford Falcon GL) upon entering city limits. 

The great Australian road trip just wouldn’t be the same without a game of slug-a-bug (or punch buggy, as it was known in the backseat of my family’s Ford Falcon GL) upon entering city limits. 

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  1. bunnysandcigarettes reblogged this from makeforyourselfanidol
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  3. mymindinvalence answered: And Yellow Light
  4. turiamadi answered: only to piss off my friends. when i’m drunk. yeah.
  5. dated answered: Punch buggy red no punch back.
  6. funsizenightmare answered: Yes!! People try to punch me when they see other VW vehicles, but I don’t pull that shit. Original rules all the way, baby!
  7. raychillred answered: I PLAY WITH SLUGS WHEN I PUT THEM IN MY GRANDPA’S URN JAR AND THEN SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE!! TASTES DUSTY
  8. nomorelittlewhitegloves reblogged this from retrogasm
  9. misterdoe answered: Slug-bug? That sounds even worse than the name I’m used to hearing, “Punch-bunny.” Don’t know if anybody still plays it, though…
  10. cipher14 answered: Nope. Not since about 1999 when they came out with the “new” beetle… we still play “that’s my car!” tho…
  11. annalsofyes answered: no but i have auto bingo cards in my car at all times for my passengers
  12. welcometograntchestermeadows answered: I do x)
  13. thatonemermaid answered: I do!
  14. loudog78 answered: YES. Double for a yellow.
  15. stipetic answered: dylan dog yet
  16. onamaymorning reblogged this from retrogasm
  17. nothingtofearnothingtodoubt answered: duh!
  18. allfornot answered: um … yeah!
  19. greenhead3 answered: I do not know what it is.
  20. pdxap answered: Indeed. It’s timeless.
  21. moniquetheunique answered: Of course!
  22. twinkling-lights-and-stars answered: i do!!! ha and my friends say i punch really hard. :)
  23. therestillalltaken answered: Yes but we call it Punch bug
  24. s2pryce answered: Considering I mostly hang with my g/f, whom I outweigh by 80lbs, and I’m a former boxer… No. No I do not.
  25. mimosatastic answered: yes!
  26. secretclit reblogged this from retrogasm and added:
    My best friend is a fucking beast at this game.
  27. theycallmesally answered: heck yes!!
  28. arcadeparade reblogged this from retrogasm and added:
    The great Australian road trip just wouldn’t be the same without a game of slug-a-bug (or punch buggy, as it was known...
  29. thelastoflyn answered: Of course!
  30. jlg7soopafly answered: Duh!!!!
  31. sistine-chapel reblogged this from retrogasm
  32. dontcallmynamealexandra reblogged this from retrogasm and added:
    so glad I’m not the only who says slug bug.
  33. thisonedancingblonde answered: Hell yeah :D
  34. twoheartsbutjustonelove answered: I do!! :D