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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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So swingball was mentioned on another thread abd it got me thinking about games from our childhood/ teens
Rounders in the local estate
Red rover red rover ( not sure is that the right name)
Than you had board games, have to admit I love board games still |
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By *eta74Woman
over a year ago
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Hop skip and jump xx
We called it peggy lol we'd use a a black shoe polish tin to skip with x
Red rover red rover a game we played too , most of our summer days we'd be making our own gats and gogarts, showing my age lol
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By *dfabMan
over a year ago
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"Hop skip and jump xx
We called it peggy lol we'd use a a black shoe polish tin to skip with x
Red rover red rover a game we played too , most of our summer days we'd be making our own gats and gogarts, showing my age lol
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You were pegging so young!  |
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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago
somewhere |
Knic knac
Kick the can
Football tennis on the road outside my parents house as no one had a car
Now there's no parking available as everyone has a car
Kerbs
Red Rover
A large rope and about 10 kids skipping at a time
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Kerbsie
Red Rover
Hide and seek(often involving an armed man in uniform hiding in your garden)
Rounders
Run the gauntlet(usually twice a day to and from school and involving lots of armed men in uniform)
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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago
somewhere |
"Kerbsie
Red Rover
Hide and seek(often involving an armed man in uniform hiding in your garden)
Rounders
Run the gauntlet(usually twice a day to and from school and involving lots of armed men in uniform)
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Did it feel normal or was it always strange as a child
I've seen lots of pictures and the kids never seemed frightened by a soldier with a gun |
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"Kerbsie
Red Rover
Hide and seek(often involving an armed man in uniform hiding in your garden)
Rounders
Run the gauntlet(usually twice a day to and from school and involving lots of armed men in uniform)
Did it feel normal or was it always strange as a child
I've seen lots of pictures and the kids never seemed frightened by a soldier with a gun "
There was no fear because it was the norm. There was a helicopter pad 200 yards from my bedroom window that was used 4 times a day. Having a Chinook arriving was exciting to start with but that didn't last long. My bedroom window was my TV and it wasn't censored especially when vehicles were blowing up. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Kerbsie
Red Rover
Hide and seek(often involving an armed man in uniform hiding in your garden)
Rounders
Run the gauntlet(usually twice a day to and from school and involving lots of armed men in uniform)
Did it feel normal or was it always strange as a child
I've seen lots of pictures and the kids never seemed frightened by a soldier with a gun
There was no fear because it was the norm. There was a helicopter pad 200 yards from my bedroom window that was used 4 times a day. Having a Chinook arriving was exciting to start with but that didn't last long. My bedroom window was my TV and it wasn't censored especially when vehicles were blowing up. "
Wow that's a description |
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"Kerbsie
Red Rover
Hide and seek(often involving an armed man in uniform hiding in your garden)
Rounders
Run the gauntlet(usually twice a day to and from school and involving lots of armed men in uniform)
Did it feel normal or was it always strange as a child
I've seen lots of pictures and the kids never seemed frightened by a soldier with a gun
There was no fear because it was the norm. There was a helicopter pad 200 yards from my bedroom window that was used 4 times a day. Having a Chinook arriving was exciting to start with but that didn't last long. My bedroom window was my TV and it wasn't censored especially when vehicles were blowing up.
Wow that's a description "
Apart from that everything else was normal and we played on the streets and cycled for miles.
It was funny once though when playing football in a field at a friend's house.
Chasing after the ball one of my friends was swallowed up by the earth when he fell headlong into a trench containing 6 soldiers that had been dug silently during the night as part of a surveillance op. I don't know who got the biggest shock but luckily it turned out ok |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Kerbsie
Red Rover
Hide and seek(often involving an armed man in uniform hiding in your garden)
Rounders
Run the gauntlet(usually twice a day to and from school and involving lots of armed men in uniform)
Did it feel normal or was it always strange as a child
I've seen lots of pictures and the kids never seemed frightened by a soldier with a gun
There was no fear because it was the norm. There was a helicopter pad 200 yards from my bedroom window that was used 4 times a day. Having a Chinook arriving was exciting to start with but that didn't last long. My bedroom window was my TV and it wasn't censored especially when vehicles were blowing up.
Wow that's a description
Apart from that everything else was normal and we played on the streets and cycled for miles.
It was funny once though when playing football in a field at a friend's house.
Chasing after the ball one of my friends was swallowed up by the earth when he fell headlong into a trench containing 6 soldiers that had been dug silently during the night as part of a surveillance op. I don't know who got the biggest shock but luckily it turned out ok"
That is worlds apart from my childhood memories. We had no fear. Out playing everyday only to go home when dinner was ready.. only ever saw the north on tv.. like most down south i bet.. compelling era indeed ..worlds apart but on the same island.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Playing “war” down the fields throwing stones at each other -no-one ever lost an eye. Remember ‘War of The Buttons’?
Cycling to the highest hill, and then racing to the bottom -usually involved a crash or some form of injury.
Tag/tig -the more the merrier on long summer nights.
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