1950s White Jellyfish Fight Necklace

1950sWhite Jellyfish Fight  When I was a kid in the 1950s August was jellyfish month. That was when white and red jellyfish would wash in every day on the incoming tide. For us guys, it was a perfect opportunity to have jellyfish fights. Waist deep in water out among the waves we would toss, throw and heave jellyfish at one another. We had rules, only white jellyfish, never touch a red, never ever throw a red. On occasion slip a white one down an unsuspecting guy’s bathing suit. It was great fun and some of the highest spirited moments of summer. We all knew the rules white was fair game until Diane from Connecticut showed up. She hadn’t gotten the memo. Whites floating in the incoming tide were 10 to 1 over reds, reds were rare. She started off with whites. Tossed like the rest of us. She held her ground. Then she picked up a red, tossed it and it stung. She found another red by chance and gave it a heave too. We cried "foul", called her on it. No reds! No reds! She kept it up and we