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Too bad, all the spam crap…

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 3, 2010

Too bad, all the spam crap here. Any way to filter it from the site?

I grew up in southern CA….

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 19, 2014

I grew up in southern CA. We called the game hopscotch & the marker a lagger. As we took turns, they would stay in the various squares and you would have to skip over those squares.

Check out the Back in the…

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 18, 2014

Check out the Back in the Day NYC Skelly t-shirts: http://backinthedayt-shirts.blogspot.com/

Grew up in Juniata Park during…

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Streetplay DiscussionsFebruary 2, 2019

Grew up in Juniata Park during the 60’s. I remember all the above. I have not seen any comments about curb ball (use the curb instead of steps) and ass ball a devilish version of box ball. Any one remember that one?

Anyone remember the game…

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Streetplay DiscussionsAugust 16, 2010

Anyone remember the game called Dead Man’s Box using a soda bottle cap. The cap would be moved by the player’s index finger in a snapping motion to move the cap to different boxes in the corners and at the end of larger box with a skull in the center.

All great games, don’t forget…

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Streetplay DiscussionsAugust 11, 2010

All great games, don’t forget Kick the Can and Rollie Pollie.

hold your tongue and say…

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Streetplay DiscussionsAugust 1, 2010

hold your tongue and say pirate ship and say apple

When i played in the late…

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 18, 2014

When i played in the late fifty we all tried so hard to get a flat top .Back then you had to use a bottle operner to get you cap. We also filled them with lead or wax so know one can hit us out of our box.I played in Queens at PS115 and JH172 it was a great game.

Grew up in ENY Brooklyn in…

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Streetplay DiscussionsJanuary 3, 2020

Grew up in ENY Brooklyn in the 60s … Pensie Pinkies were better for the games girls played like “A My Name is Anna …” and “Composition Letter A, May I repeat the Letter A” (does anyone remember these games by the way!) And if you were a beginner in Handball, the Spalding was a much faster ball …

Spaldeen – no contest. Christmas…

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 18, 2014

Spaldeen – no contest. Christmas was when the school janitor went up on trhe roof and threw off the dozens of foul balls hit up there. We all grabbed the spaldeens first. To us, Pensie Pinkie was a derogatory term for any ball not a spaldeen!