Look at what I found on Usenet!

Feb 25 22:06 UTC 1993

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How to play...
JOHN THROWING
By Camdon Edward Draeger
Slightly revised (to correct spelling) by Scott T. Anderson

        This great new sport is fun for everyone except John.  For those of you
not familiar with "John Throwing," here's how it works:

1. Find a man named John.
2. Set him in an office chair with wheels.
3. Stand in one spot with your hands on the back of the chair.
4. With your hands still on the chair, spin your body in a tight circle.
5. Get yourself, the chair, and John going really fast, then let go of the
        chair.
6. Once John has stopped, measure the distance from your starting point to 
        John (not the chair).  The winner is the one who throws John the
        farthest.

This sport also works with people with other names:  Jill, Jim, Nancy,
Cloves, Pan, even Luxury Liner.  But we find that John works the best.

ADDENDUM TO "How to play JOHN THROWING"
        First a new name: "John Throwing (Jon Works the Same)."  You know how
        it
works.  The rules are simple, but there are rules for other types of games:
A. THE BACKYARD FAMILY GAME
        1. Anything goes, but you have to set some rules or use tournament
                rules.
B. THE TOURNAMENT RULES
        1. The circle is eight feet in diameter.
                a. You must stay in the circle until John or Jon comes to a
                        complete stop.
        2. You can spin until you get to the edge of the circle (like discus).
        3. Points are awarded to the person who throws John or Jon the
        farthest.
                a. The top score is 10 points for the farthest.
                b. Second is 5 points.
                c. Third is 2 points.
                d. 200 points wins.
        4. Option:  You can put stuff in the playing field and if John or Jon
                hits it you get x amount of points.

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response 2 of 21:

Feb 26 07:47 UTC 1993

I was once in a bar which had a tequila boweling deal.  They put a
helmet on some dude and sailed him across the floor into ten bottles
of tequila arranged like bowling pins.  I wonder if this could be
added to john throwing as an extra credit bonus for accuracy.

response 4 of 21:

May 22 19:14 UTC 1997

<lee thinks everyone named "John" would have forgotten this item...>

response 6 of 21:

May 31 20:48 UTC 1997

Hmm, John... Martha... yeah, I see the link, really, I do.
<wrinkles her eyebrows at the crowd>

response 8 of 21:

Jun 4 23:54 UTC 1997

Ouch!  That monster is hot!

response 10 of 21:

Nov 8 03:57 UTC 1997

That might explain my grandpa's eyebrows...

response 12 of 21:

Nov 19 01:48 UTC 1997

ask and thou shall receive

response 14 of 21:

Nov 22 00:45 UTC 1997

74 83 89 hike!

response 16 of 21:

Dec 3 00:09 UTC 1997

at least it wasn't an egg

response 18 of 21:

Dec 6 00:40 UTC 1997

<lee checks her fridge>
i take it back; i have 6 eggs

response 20 of 21:

Dec 14 18:52 UTC 1997

Now, now, you know very well that you shouldn't count your sixes before they
hatch.
(They might grow up to be fives instead, you know...)