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I guess I will be considered…

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Original author: Maxwell Kravitz [e-mail]
 

I guess I will be considered the “old fogey” compared to those who have submitted their messages here. I found this site by accident and read all the letters posted here. I was born Oct 24,1921 in the very old original Bronx Hospital on corner Fulton and 169th St. It originally was a beer brewers mansion. Lived at 813 E 170th St (which does not exist anymore) around the corner from the Loews Boston Road Theatre. Schools: PS40, PS61, PS98, Morris H. S. The Bronx will always remain the great passion of my life. The memories that have been stated by others here are equal to mine. Its not easy to erase the past when it was the best time of our lives. and I grew up during the depression whose only silver lining was that folks had more respect and showed more kindest to each other. That we had less is the reason we created those great games like stickball, stoopball, johnny on a pony, kick the can, hide-go-seek, even potsie, I played that too. Nice talking to “ya old Bronxsites” and thanks for the memories Max

To pugnace on DISH …

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Original author: Lisa
 

To pugnace on DISH DISH, D-I-S-H, DISH, D-I-S-H. When you messed up, you figured out what you actually messed up on, the word DISH, the letter D, I, S, or H. If you messed up on the letter D, you had to jump something that was like Double Dutch, only I forget what it was called – It’s like Double Dutch, but the enders turned the rope the opposite direction. You would count how many times you jumped till you messed up. (The person who got the highest number won the round) If you messed up on the letter I, the two double dutch ropes would be held flat along the ground by the enders, and they would move them together, then apart, then together. You would jump and land with your legs together when the ropes were apart, and then jump and land with your legs apart when the ropes were together, again counting until you mess up. If you messed up on the letter S, you got to jump with just a single rope, but on “Speedies” — which was really fast. If you messed up on the letter H, you got to jump with just a single rope, but it was held high off the ground (as high as the enders could hold it, really). If you messed up on DISH – you got to choose which one you wanted to do. Hope that helps!

To L on the Pink Pajamas…

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Original author: Lisa
 

To L on the Pink Pajamas song: I wear my Pink Pajamas in the summer when it’s hot. I wear my flannel nightie in the winter when it’s not. And sometimes in the springtime and sometimes in the fall. I jump into my little bed with nothin’ on at all. That’s the time you oughta see me. That’s the time you oughta see me. That’s the time you oughta see me. When I jump into my little bed with nothin’ on at all. Of course, when we sang it, we would change the chorus to: That’s the time you oughta see her. (and point to one of our friends) This brought on the second chorus: Nosey, Nosey what’s it to you. Nosey, Nosey what’s it to you. Nosey, Nosey what’s it to you. If I jump into my little bed with nothin’ on at all?

Thanks for all of the great…

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Original author: Gena [e-mail]
 

Thanks for all of the great information. I think I finally have enough information for my Girl Scout Brownie Troop. I have been racking my brain trying to remember how we played Chinese jumprope. It was about to drive me nuts. Thanks for giving me my memory back. At 46 the game was really under some cobwebs!! What a relief!! Now if I could just remember some of the rhymes we sang. All I can remember is: “I like coffee, I like tea, I’d like (name) to jump in with me me” That is when there are two jumpers. Is that Double Dutch? We played this kind of jumprope in Miami Fla in the 60’s.

The rest of Miss Suzy(to…

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Original author: Anonymous
 

The rest of Miss Suzy(to me it was always Miss Lucy) is “the boys and girls are kissing in the D,A,R,K, D,A,R,K, D,A,R,K, dark, dark, dark!” Does anyone know the words to Miss Lucy(or Suzy) had a baby, she named him Tiny Tim? or My little playmate, come out and play with me?

I am an artist and plan…

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Original author: Carol Fleming [e-mail]
 

I am an artist and plan on creating an art piece made up of all kinds of hopscotch boards. I’m interested in different ways people made their boards. For example, I plan on making one out of sand, one of twigs, and one of cloth. Do you have any other ideas on what I could use to create these boards. In some boxes I’m going to use words and photos instead of numbers. Any ideas or stories about this game would be helpful. Thank you

This train gose down,down…

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Original author: Anonymous
 

This train gose down,down baby down by the rollercoster sweet,sweet baby I’ll nerver let you go If you wanta kiss me just say you love me shimmy,shimmy cocc-pop shimmy rah shimmy,shimmy cocc-pop shimmy rah I like coffee I like tea I like the (oppional)boy he likes me so,stand back (oppional)boy don’t be shy Bet you five dollars I could bet your behind last night and the night before I met my boy friend at the candy store he bought me ice cream he bought me cake he brought me home with a belly ach MaMa,Mama I’m so sick call the doctor Quick-Quick-Quick Doctor,Doctor shall I live or shall I die Close your eye’s and count to 5 1-2-3-4-5 I’am alive on chanal 5 6-7-8-9-10 I’m die again on chanal 10 Scooby-Doo on chanal 2 Frankenstin on chanal 9 and G.I.Joe on HBO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your mama, my mama live acrossed the street 1819 Blueberry street every night they have a fight and this is what they say… Hey,hey Boys are rotten made out of cotten Girls are sexy made out of pepsi Boys go to jupiter to git more stupiter Girls go to collage to get more Knollage Boys take a bath to get more math Girls take a shower to get more power ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sham,sham,sham I don’t want to go mexico No more,more,more there is abig fat police man At my door,door,door he’ll grab me by the collar make me pay a dollar I don’t want to go to mexico No more, more, more Or Sham,sham,sham I don’t want to go hollywood No more,more,more there is a big fat Michel jackson At my door,door,door he’ll grab me by the hips Make me kiss his lips I don’t want to go hollywood No more,more,more Or Sham,sham,sham I don’t want to go Tennisee No more,more,more there is a big fat Elves at my door,door,door He’ll grab me by the wrist Make me do the twist I don’t want to go Tennisee No more,more,more ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Down by the banks of the hanky panky were the bullfrogs jump from bank,to banky With an eps-ohps-eps-opps-eps-ops-ohps and it gose kre-splat! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lincoln,lincoln Iv’e been thinkin what the heck have you been drinkin looks like wiskey tased like wine all my god it’s terban time close you eyes and cout to ten if you lose start over again 1-2-3-4-…… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These are just a few of the clapping games I Know

Does anyone remember the…

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Original author: Anonymous
 

Does anyone remember the rest of this song: Miss Suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell, Miss suzy went to heaven, the steamboat went to hello operator, please give me number nine, and if you diconnect me I’ll kick you from behind the fridgerator there lay a piece of glass, Miss Suzy sat upon it and broke her little ask me no more questions please tell me no more lies, the boys are in the bathroom zipping up their flies are in the meadow the bees are in the park…… My roommates think there is a part about Miss Suzy’s hair, but we can’t remember!!! If anyone could help that would be wonderful!! Thanks!