I remember something that sounded like: Claimsies, clappsies, roly poly, foldsies, behind-your-back, above-your-head, beneath-your-leg and basketball. OXO We certainly played it against the side of the house or school in the late 40's and early 50's. Pat Tanner ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "iris shea" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games > Beverly, I remember one where we threw the ball at the wall of the > school, stood just far enough away to catch it. We may have called it > "Eightsies" but not sure. Taking turns, a person threw the ball she > clapped her hands..behind the back, above the head, beneath the leg, and > ??? I wonder if anyone remembers the sequence. When you finished one > sequence you went on to clap your hands twice before catching the ball, > following the sequence. The winner was the one who could clap her hands > the most times without missing the ball. Some of this is very vague, but > the girls played it a lot. > Iris > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Pat, we said something similar. We had: Plainsies, Clapsies, Roller ball, to backsie. Right hand, left hand, touch your knee, touch your toe, touch your heal and away we go. Sue -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Tanner Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 4:56 PM To: iris shea; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games I remember something that sounded like: Claimsies, clappsies, roly poly, foldsies, behind-your-back, above-your-head, beneath-your-leg and basketball. OXO We certainly played it against the side of the house or school in the late 40's and early 50's. Pat Tanner ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "iris shea" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games > Beverly, I remember one where we threw the ball at the wall of the > school, stood just far enough away to catch it. We may have called it > "Eightsies" but not sure. Taking turns, a person threw the ball she > clapped her hands..behind the back, above the head, beneath the leg, and > ??? I wonder if anyone remembers the sequence. When you finished one > sequence you went on to clap your hands twice before catching the ball, > following the sequence. The winner was the one who could clap her hands > the most times without missing the ball. Some of this is very vague, but > the girls played it a lot. > Iris > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ---------------------------------------- Basic List Commands: 1. To post to the list Send a message to: [email protected] 2. How to unsubscribe a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe 3. How to subscribe Send an email containing only the word subscribe to [email protected] 4. How to change to Digest mode a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) b. Subscribe to Digest mode Send an email containing only the word subscribe to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

That's it, Pat, exactly the way we said it in our Halifax.schoolyard, in the 1940s and 1950s! Iris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Tanner" <[email protected]> To: "iris shea" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 5:55 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games >I remember something that sounded like: Claimsies, clappsies, roly poly, >foldsies, behind-your-back, above-your-head, beneath-your-leg and >basketball. OXO > > We certainly played it against the side of the house or school in the late > 40's and early 50's. > > Pat Tanner > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "iris shea" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 5:21 PM > Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games > > >> Beverly, I remember one where we threw the ball at the wall of the >> school, stood just far enough away to catch it. We may have called it >> "Eightsies" but not sure. Taking turns, a person threw the ball she >> clapped her hands..behind the back, above the head, beneath the leg, and >> ??? I wonder if anyone remembers the sequence. When you finished one >> sequence you went on to clap your hands twice before catching the ball, >> following the sequence. The winner was the one who could clap her hands >> the most times without missing the ball. Some of this is very vague, but >> the girls played it a lot. >> Iris >> ---------------------------------------- >> Basic List Commands: >> >> 1. To post to the list >> Send a message to: >> [email protected] >> >> 2. How to unsubscribe >> a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- >> [email protected] that contains only the word >> unsubscribe >> >> b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- >> [email protected] that contains only the word >> unsubscribe >> >> 3. How to subscribe >> Send an email containing only the word >> subscribe >> to [email protected] >> >> 4. How to change to Digest mode >> a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) >> b. Subscribe to Digest mode >> Send an email containing only the word >> subscribe >> to [email protected] >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >