A modern sport, consisting of two or more
people jumping meaninglessly and throwing themselves around on an air
bed/mattress. This is perhaps better played in an enclosed area such as a tent, to prevent the competitors from falling or tumbling off the bouncy mattress.
Legend has it, that scrimpton was originally created, when two teenage
boys were having a fight in a tent. When
one boy fell onto the air-filled mattress, he allegedly had an epiphany. He thought, "Why do we insist on fighting each other, when we could put our differences aside and have a tremendous
time jumping and falling onto this surprisingly hilarious airbed?". He aired this realisation to his friend, who instantly agreed and they proceeded to tell a few immediate friends of their discovery. Since this
day, scrimpton has
never looked back, and has now become a worldwide phenomenon.
"Hey Brian, you
fancy a quick round of scrimpton?"
-"No thanks Horace mate, it's a bit too rough for me"
"Oh come on Brian!
Don't be a peekacheese! It's really
fun, everybody loves a bit of scrimpton."
-"Fine Horace, you win. Scrimpton it is."