No cheating, what year did they first drop the ball on times square?

[Mikey P]

Take your best guess and if you're even close I'll know you googled

 

[Desk Jockey]

I was off by 60 plus years

 

[hogjowl]

This is so exciting
I can’t wait to see Boyle’s guess

 

[FB19087]

if you're even close I'll know you googled

because they don't mention it every year....

 

[Mikey P]

because they don't mention it every year....

do they?


Ive never watched.

 

[hogjowl]

So why are you posting about something you care nothing about?

 

[Cleanworks]

1919

 

[Mikey P]

So why are you posting about something you care nothing about?

I don't care about you either yet here I am....

 

[Cleanworks]

Of course I googled it now. Any prizes for being close?

 

[Mikey P]

was it a pumpkin and candles in those early years?

 

[Hack Attack]

I was off by 30 or so years, was thinking it would of been similar vintage to this one

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[KevinD]

I was off by 5. Just a wild ass guess though.

 

[Hoody]

If they were like me probably around 11-12 .... oh the NYE's ball. Before the great depression is when it started.