Category Archives: Girl games
I’ve lately had occasion…
Original author: Anonymous
I’ve lately had occasion to recall a few more fancies than these. Do you remember “Elevators”? After picking up the jacks and catching the ball, we’d throw the jacks up in the air as well as the ball, catching the jacks in the other hand and catching the ball in the throwing hand. How about “Around the World”? After picking up the jacks, we’d have to circle the bouncing ball with the throwing hand before catching the ball. As we got older, we played more challenging fancies like “Black Widow.” That was onesies to tensies without missing. If you missed, you had to start from the beginning. We also played a longer version (onesies to tensies and back again) which we called “Blue Widow.” Don’t ask me why this wasn’t “Black Widow;” it
I heard it a little differently:…
Original author: l997699
I heard it a little differently: There was a jolly dutch boy, his name was Johnny Rabeck. He used to deal in Sausage meat and saurkraut inspect. He made the finest sausages that ever you did see. Until on day he invented the sausage making machine. Oh, Mr. Mr. Johnny Rabeck how could you be so mean. We told you you’d be sorry for inventing that machine. Now all the neighbours cats and dogs will never more be seen. They’ll all be ground to sausage meat in Johnny Rabeck’s machine. There was a jolly dutchboy, came walking in the store. He bought a pound of sausage meat and laid it on the floor. The boy began to whistle, he whistled up a tune. And all the little sausages were dancing round the room. Oh, Mr. Mr. Johnny Rabeck how could you be so mean. We told you you’d be sorry for inventing that machine. Now all the neighbours cats and dogs will never more be seen. They’ll all be ground to sausage meat in Johnny Rabeck’s machine. On day the thing got broken. The darn thing wouldn’t go. So Johnny Rabeck, he climbed inside to see what made it so. His wife, she had a nightmare, while walking in her sleep. She gave the thing a heck of a yank, and Johnny Rabeck was meat. Oh, Mr. Mr. Johnny Rabeck how could you be so mean. We told you you’d be sorry for inventing that machine. Now all the neighbours cats and dogs will never more be seen. They’ll all be ground to sausage meat in Johnny Rabeck’s machine.
DOES ANYONE REMEMBER: …
I came to this site, hoping…
Original author: Anonymous
I came to this site, hoping to find the first line to a verse — someone typed it here, but the first line is still missing. ?? something-something-something-something ?? I met my boyfriend at the candy store. He bought me ice-cream, he bought me cake, he brought me home with a belly-ache. Mamma, Mamma, I’m so sick. Call the doctor – quick, quick, quick. Doctor, Doctor, will I die? Count to five and you’ll be alive. 1-2-3-4-5. I’m alive. 6-7-8-9-10. I’m dead again. But the missing first line is driving me crazy. Here’s a game we’d play where you would do these things actions to another person (on the back, or head, or whatever) and try to almost hypnotize them. Concentrate, concentrate, concentrate on what I’m saying. People are dying, little boys are crying, concentrate. Concentrate on what I’m saying. Crack an egg on your head and let the yolk spill down, let the yolk spill down, let the yolk spill down. Concentrate, concentrate, concentrate on what I’m saying. People are dying…. Stick a knife in your back and let the blood run down, let the blood run down, let the blood run down. Concentrate, concentrate, concentrate on what I’m saying. People are dying…. There were other versus too — but at the end you would sing: Put a rope around your neck and pull it, pull it. And, if the person was truly concentrating through the whole thing, they would subconsciously lean back when you were pretending to pull the rope. Now that I think about it — it’s a really morbid game.
I remember some of the levels…
Original author: Krysb [e-mail]
I remember some of the levels involved in Chinese Jumprope… Onsies, (regular- in, out, side, by side, on the ropes, in the middle, out. Joggies- same moves as above, but with a little jog step. Twisties-always the same basic moves, but twisting on each jump. Froggies-Jumping the moves in a frog-like position. Diamonds-crossing the ropes with your feet, and completing the moves. Groundies-touching the floor with one hand-with each jump. Blindes-doing the onsies with your eyes closed. Widsies-The ropes are spread really wide apart by the enders, and the jumper does the onsies. Skinnies-the enders use only one foot to hold the rope. Kneesies-the rope is moved up to the knees by the enders. We did the over twenty years ago, but this is what I could piece together for my daughter so she could enjoy the game. Hey, it works for her!
Ah, I remember that game…
Original author: sheril corinne [e-mail]
Ah, I remember that game – we called it “Swiss Skip”, and was either made from an elastic chain or a single long piece of sewing elastic. the was one person on each end with the elastic around their ankles. (or, boys called “ever enders -cuz they never played, just stayed on the ends) the elastic would travel from ankles, kness, under-bums, waists, shoulders necks etc the team had to go through the series of steps without missing to move the elastic up. the steps were done to rythms : M I S S I SS I PPI etc. it didnt’ really matter what you did, as long as you ended without being stuck in the elastic so it was all in the timing, you could wrap the elastic – cross it, jump on it etc. but, it you meant to jump on both sides, and missed – you were out! that’s what I remember!
I remember playing this…
Original author: Anonymous
I remember playing this but its a bit fuzzy. You jumped over and back acrossed the rope (elastic cord or what ever it was called ) The cord holders them moved their feet apart and you jumped over each cord and back, while the cords were apart you jumped over both cords and back. the holders then moved their feet together and you jumped over the 2nd cord while catching the 1st with your toes so that you formed a diamond.You then turned around three times and jumped out with a foot on the outside of each cord.(stradling the cords) It seems we moved the cord from the ankle to midcalf and knees ad repeated the moves. I think there was more moves but can’t remember any more, hope this jogs someones memory.
Oh Jolly Playmate, come…
Original author: Cerebra
Oh Jolly Playmate, come out and play with me. and bring your dollies 3, climb up my apple tree, slide down my rainbow into my cellar door, and we’ll be jolly friends forever more, more, MORE, Oh Jolly Playmate, I cannot play with you. my dollies have the flu. they might throw up on you! i have no rainbow. i have no cellar door, but we’ll be jolly friends forever more, more, MORE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ a game with a ball where you go through the alphabet. you bounce the ball, and after each line, you throw the ball under your leg: A! My name is A______ And I come from A______ to sell some A_____ B! My name is B_____ And I come from B______ to sell some B_____ C! etc.. etc… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A sailor went to sea sea sea To see what she could sea sea sea but all that she could sea sea sea was the bottom of the deep blue sea sea sea A sailor went to knee knee knee To see what she could knee knee knee But all that she could knee knee knee Was the bottom of the deep blue knee knee knee A sailor went to me me me To see what she could me me me But all that she could me me me Was the bottom of the deep blue me me me A sailor went to sea knee me To see what she could sea knee me But all that she could sea knee me was the bottom of the deep blue sea knee me ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
does ne one know the one…
Original author: bordrkween
does ne one know the one that goes: abc as easy as 123 my mommy takes care of me my daddy has funky feet o i i wanna piece of pie pie to sweet i want a piece of meat meat to tough i wanna ride the bus bus to full i wanna ride the bull…… i dont know the whole thing and its buggin me SOO much if ya know it send me an email THANKS 🙂