> > Okay. I checked with my big sister who was the person who taught > this to me in the first place. I wrote a few days ago about : > Another game that we played was with a ball inside a nylon, pushed > right down to the toe. We would stand up against the school and > with legs parted, smack that ball above the left shoulder and then > between the parted legs and back again, trying to not miss a beat > while chanting a song. I now have the beginning line that I had forgotten when I first wrote to you. Here is how it goes: Hello,hello, hello sir (hitting between your legs on " sir") Are you coming out sir, No sir, Why sir, Cause I got a cold sir, Where did you get the cold sir, In the North Pole Sir, What were you doing there sir, Catching Polar bears sir, How many did you catch Sir? One Sir,... Two sir,... Three sir... etc., until you hit your leg by mistake or hit something other than the wall. If you missed the wall you were "out" or if you neglected to hi the ball on the wall between your legs on "Sir", then you were "out" and it was someone else's turn. The goal was to always get the right hits and to see how many Polar bears you could catch. I remember how sleek that rubber ball sounded as it smacked against the rock or wood of the building. > > > On 24-Apr-10, at 9:33 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Another topic I am working on for my book is on the old Early >> School yard >> games .... which kids of today don't play and may never have >> heard. Even >> though I am not that old yet I still remember playing some old >> school yard >> games and I'd like to include a chapter about these old school >> games to help >> them stay alive and show the children of this generation what we >> did for fun >> before everyone started get these new electronics such as cell >> phones, >> computers, video game consoles. >> >> I am interesting in any and all school games you can remember... >> >> Early School yard games - what do you remember these games being >> and how >> did you play them as I may not be familiar with these games? >> >> Here is some I have found out about so far: >> >> Halley-over >> baseball >> >> Fort-building >> Tug-of-war >> Red rover >> Leopold >> Scrub >> I declare war >> clap in clap out >> This list is just to get you started on thinking of old games --- >> Some I >> have found info on but not on the list so far. >> >> >> >> Beverly H >> "You can have everything. You just can’t have everything right >> now!" >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> _www.atlanticcanadahistory.com_ (http:// >> www.atlanticcanadahistory.com/) >> ---------------------------------------- >> 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 >

Hi Darlene, I've never heard of this game, either (possibly something similar). But, nowadays.. pantyhose .. So, a parent (or grandparent - me) would (today) need to go to the store and buy a pair of "nylons." :o) Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darlene Morrison" <[email protected]> To: "NOVA SCOTIA LIST" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Early School yard games > > Okay. I checked with my big sister who was the person who taught this to > me in the first place. I wrote a few days ago about : Another game that > we played was with a ball inside a nylon, pushed