tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post4500410717788207977..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: The Games People Played From Coast To Coastjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-49746309502252248632016-04-03T09:44:32.762-04:002016-04-03T09:44:32.762-04:00We played mummley peg which was a game played with...We played mummley peg which was a game played with two boys with pocket knives. This game morphed into all kinds of games.Rick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-21649953308501869692016-04-03T08:25:42.276-04:002016-04-03T08:25:42.276-04:00It IS an interesting question, isn't it? MY WI...It IS an interesting question, isn't it? MY WIFE and I feel there is some secret "kid underground" that supplies knowledge to children and which all adults have erased from their memory once they enter puberty.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-14071591965213704212016-04-02T12:43:09.183-04:002016-04-02T12:43:09.183-04:00I bet kids just were inventive with what they had ...I bet kids just were inventive with what they had to work with. Those were the days of fun play, weren't they?<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-7544157991312456152016-04-01T21:53:58.947-04:002016-04-01T21:53:58.947-04:00Without electronics, kids had to invent or die of ...Without electronics, kids had to invent or die of boredom. Word of mouth has always been a powerful way to spread a culture - even coast to coast. Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-74836475469088534332016-04-01T21:21:07.650-04:002016-04-01T21:21:07.650-04:00Wait! No Heads Up, Seven Up in the rainy-day class...Wait! No Heads Up, Seven Up in the rainy-day classroom? No Annie Annie Over in the yard?Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-17561909316465609952016-04-01T20:44:45.954-04:002016-04-01T20:44:45.954-04:00It must be a supernatural conspiracy. Similarly, I...It must be a supernatural conspiracy. Similarly, I've always wondered how babies knew to love the remote controls for the TV. My youngest son was about one when he would attempt climbing the couch and other pieces of furniture, trying to reach that remote. Turns out my one-year old niece in Germany was doing the same thing.<br /><br />It's not like they were talking to each other..."Hey, those remotes are cool things!"Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-25233617973617413222016-04-01T16:52:06.980-04:002016-04-01T16:52:06.980-04:00One thing for sure; try and change a rule and all ...One thing for sure; try and change a rule and all the big kids were on you like you know what.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-86133104039764533212016-04-01T16:09:52.514-04:002016-04-01T16:09:52.514-04:00kids like you who moved around spread them like a ...kids like you who moved around spread them like a virus. ;)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-60648631754812199852016-04-01T14:09:52.375-04:002016-04-01T14:09:52.375-04:00We moved a lot too joeh and the like you, the game...We moved a lot too joeh and the like you, the games never seemed to change all that much. Our favorite in either the north or south was kick the can. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-84041061554274591112016-04-01T13:48:07.822-04:002016-04-01T13:48:07.822-04:00Actually, I invented all those games and secretly ...Actually, I invented all those games and secretly sold them to Hasbro.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-36910989753293400422016-04-01T13:30:45.231-04:002016-04-01T13:30:45.231-04:00what does Ollie Ollie Oxen Free mean, anyways? Li...what does Ollie Ollie Oxen Free mean, anyways? Like, I know it means to come out from hiding (right?) but where did those words come from?Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446770591516588794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-69841661733045967082016-04-01T13:21:47.833-04:002016-04-01T13:21:47.833-04:00I was wondering the same as I was reading. Interes...I was wondering the same as I was reading. Interesting how kids can be the same all over, but the adults seem to develop different looks, attitudes and interests as time goes on. I guess the geographics have more of an impact than I'd given thought to.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180243708565855383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-40488388189107876892016-04-01T12:31:24.044-04:002016-04-01T12:31:24.044-04:00I think these games traveled to both coasts, and o...I think these games traveled to both coasts, and other parts of the country, when cars made it possible for people to move around and new types of jobs made people relocate from coast to coast.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-47038959498935723172016-04-01T11:26:28.061-04:002016-04-01T11:26:28.061-04:00I don't know, but kids are kids and one good i...I don't know, but kids are kids and one good idea and one move across the country can spread these games quickly.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-64943384715126683082016-04-01T11:07:41.911-04:002016-04-01T11:07:41.911-04:00The similarities between coasts are interesting. H...The similarities between coasts are interesting. Here on the "north coast," Minnesotans argue about whether the "right" term is Duck, Duck, Goose, or Duck, Duck, Grey Duck. Can't figure out exactly where the grey duck came from! Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-55960230549076996692016-04-01T10:17:02.952-04:002016-04-01T10:17:02.952-04:00It was all a lot simpler than -- not to mention ch...It was all a lot simpler than -- not to mention cheaper!The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-24803293273873551322016-04-01T07:16:27.088-04:002016-04-01T07:16:27.088-04:00I'm guessing parents passed down the games fro...I'm guessing parents passed down the games from previous generations, although my parents never taught me any of those. And I have never heard of anyone playing battleship on paper!Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-6591754140809275372016-04-01T00:25:24.307-04:002016-04-01T00:25:24.307-04:00It's a conspiracy.It's a conspiracy.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.com