The World's Largest Twister Mat

 A few weeks ago along Commonwealth Avenue, I saw a nice alternative use for an old Twister mat: a tarpaulin awning for a market stall.

I should have snapped a photo of it because now whenever I pass by, the Twister mat is no longer there, a plain old banig mat has replaced it.  Guess the owners figured out what all those colored circles are for, and took to playing the game.

 
I don't know anyone who has a Twister mat.  I don't have friends who have it, and before that apparition on Commonwealth Ave., the only times I've ever seen a Twister mat is in the movies.  Specifically, lovey-dovey movies where the boy and the girl happily entangle themselves into pretzels of bliss.  A game of Twister was excellent foreplay.  

 
During its early years, Twister was even branded by competitor toy manufacturers as "sex in a box".  Of course, that was the 60's.  Since then, we've made drastic leaps regarding our concept of personal space.


I suspect that's the reason why Twister never was a hit in the Philippines.  We're too conservative; we value our personal space.  The Catholic priests and bishops will surely frown upon girls and boys--or worst--just boys or just girls entangling themselves into pretzels of bliss.

Trivia: The original patent for Twister by game developers Chuck Foley and Neil Rabens was: an "Apparatus for Playing a Game Wherein the Players Constitute the Game Pieces.”