Spitball some ideas?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="spitball">spitball</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="Skype">Skype</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="emails">emails</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spitball">spitball</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="his">his</span>/<span word="her">her</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="Skype">Skype</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="email">email</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> “<span word="spitball">spitball</span>”?</p><p><span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="spitting">spitting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spitballs">spitballs</span>, <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="bits">bits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saliva">saliva</span>, <span word="fall">fall</span>.</p><p><span word="Seriously">Seriously</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="too">too</span>.</p><p><span word="Spitballing">Spitballing</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="schoolboy">schoolboy</span> <span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chewing">chewing</span> <span word="bits">bits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>-<span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tossing">tossing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="idle">idle</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toy">toy</span> <span word="weapon">weapon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="with">with</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weapon">weapon</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="inserting">inserting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spitball">spitball</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tube">tube</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="blowing">blowing</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="end">end</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="Come">Come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="silly">silly</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="silly">silly</span>, <span word="simple">simple</span>, <span word="mindless">mindless</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="gadgets">gadgets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="with">with</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="manufactured">manufactured</span> <span word="toys">toys</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="large">large</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>, <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="toys">toys</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yesteryear">yesteryear</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="spitball">spitball</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="spit">spit</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> (1840-50, <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span>.<span word="com">com</span>). <span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1900<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="usage">usage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="spit">spit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="pitching">pitching</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slippery">slippery</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="predictable">predictable</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>.</p>
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