![]() ![]() I miss playing games like that in summer camps. I liked that they sort of combined the concept of Simon Says with elements to make it more fast paced. ![]() Though usually more than one person finishes those, being one of the last men (or women) standing can really fill you with a sense of accomplishment.Īugust 8, I played a few games like that when I was kid, too. I always thought of it more in terms of things like challenging marathons, or those obstacle course races. I never knew that this phrase could have such a grisly meaning, but I guess it makes sense. Has anybody else seen a better depiction of the term "last man standing" than a gladiator match? I highly suggest watching this movie with a Russell Crowe looking dashing in his gladiator uniforms! But even more so, I suggest it because they really encapsulate in the movie what it really must have felt for the people involved from the gladiators to the fans to the emperor in this true "last man standing" event. The term "last man standing" has always made me think of gladiator matches in ancient Rome ever since seeing the movie Gladiator. Like I said, not near as dramatic as gladiator matches but is there really a better sport than dodgeball? That is, until of course, you are the one being beaned by a big rubber red ball. Does anyone have answers?Īugust 10, - Admittedly this is not near as dramatic as gladiator matches but I thought that dodgeball was a great example of the phrase "last man standing."Īll one needs to do is watch the movie Dodgeball to see the drama that can occur when the competing dodgeball teams both get down to one person and they fight to be. But I'm a little unclear about what a tontine is and how "last man standing" fits into that. I can see how the expression "last man standing" fits with competitions, spelling bees, games, and competitions. So it has been outlawed in most of the world. Tontine sometimes encouraged the practice of "getting rid of" some of the members. This type of community fund was a bit dangerous, to say the least. The money went to the state to encourage gambling - something like our lottery. Unfortunately, when the last man died, his heirs received no benefits. When all of them have died off, there is one "last man standing." And he gets all the funds or property. As the members die, there are larger shares. The beginnings of tontine goes back at least to the 1700s.Ī tontine is a practice where people put money or land into a pool, each getting equal shares. In Korea, last man standing, was exactly that in a few of the battles.Īugust 11, - It's possible that the phrase "last man standing" came from an activity called tontine. ![]()
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