Games we played

[FLY2 10,108]

Definitely some obscure ones there, but we all had fun in our childhood. Yes, mucky knees, cuts grazes, head bumps, did we complain. No never.

[benjamin1945 16,158]

Still do 'Nuts in May' if the weathers right...................

[broxtowelad 175]

Did anybody do "Spirit Tapping"? That was when you tied thread to the iron door knockers of two houses on opposite sides of the street and then hid and waited for a passing car to break the thread. That was a game for dark nights.

[Cliff Ton 10,465]

I remember "Spirit Tapping"; but I think in my part of the world it involved knocking on doors (or throwing something at a door) and then running away.

[redbowen 131]

Ithought that knocking on doors and running away was called "ratatat ginger"

[benjamin1945 16,158]

You sure you from round here Redbowen,,........lol.

[Michael Booth 7,364]

I thought it was finding out her husband was at home, redbowen.

[redbowen 131]

Unless I heard that name from my wife.She is Welsh.

[Cliff Ton 10,465]

Ithought that knocking on doors and running away was called "ratatat ginger"

Never heard anything called that before ! I think the same games were known by different names depending on where you lived.

[Michael Booth 7,364]

We called it 'Spirit Knocking'.

[DaveN 1,118]

#95

Margie, "Husky Bum" was a game involving jumping on the backs of a team which were leaning against a wall. In Derbyshire it was known as "Rusty Bum"

[Michael Booth 7,364]

In Derby it's a different game altogether.

[Chulla 4,946]

#95. Two teams. One had someone lean with back against wall. The next lad bent down and had his head between first lad's legs. The rest then had their heads between the legs (under their bums)until a line of lads formed with their backs making a line that the other team's lads could take a run and jump onto. The line of crouched lads had to hold fast when all the weight was on them. The runner would vault over the first ones to get as near to the one standing. Some would shout 'Rum stick a bum, here I come' and sometimes followed by 'with my finger up my bum'. Used to play this against the wall of the lads lavatory at Crane School.

[radfordred 6,284]

We used to play bums & willies?

[denshaw 2,871]

Knocking on doors and running away is called Parcel Force.

[Bubblewrap 3,815]

Called "sore arse" if you got caught

[FLY2 10,108]

Re #109, sounds a tad dubious to me Chulla. Are you sure you didn't attend a public school ?

[Chulla 4,946]

Well, the public went to it. Does that count?

[denshaw 2,871]

My school was approved.

[Bubblewrap 3,815]

By who ?

[mick2me 3,033]

95 & 107, I recall it as Run-Stick-a-Bum, I think that was when I lived in Birmingham.

[DaveN 1,118]

#117

Other names used are
Finger, Thumb Or Rusty Bum?

Husky Fusky

Jump The Nagger

Jeremiah

Montykitty

Ton Weights

[NewBasfordlad 3,599]

'Spirit Knocking' As I recall we used a length of cotton tied to the door knocker, hid round the corner and pulled said cotton,

[Oztalgian 3,291]

DaveN #118

I remember it as Husky Fusky.

It was not uncommon to have the fire brigade at school to have the head of the poor b*gger at the front of the line removed from between the school railings.

[Chulla 4,946]

#116. By whom?, Bubblewrap, by whom? lol