This Old Man, (clapping game) and paddycake.. And the ants go marching one by one, ho-rah, ho-rah.... On 25-Apr-10, at 8:09 PM, Sue J wrote: > 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 > > ---------------------------------------- > 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 NOVA-SCOTIA- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message