Strange things we used to do when we were kids

[Bunk]

We used to play kirby - making the scoring system up as you went along.
two people standing either side of the road and the aim was to hit the kirb - 1point. catch the rebound more points and enabled you to move to the center of the road and throw from there.
more points were awarded for backward throws and catching.

Yep, and lots of points for bouncing it off one kerb and hitting the other.

[mudskipper]

I'm sure I've posted this before, but we used to play 'rabies'. One person would have rabies and the rest would be doctors and nurses. The doctors and nurses would tend the rabid patient, who would suddenly go mad and start chasing them, biting the first person they caught. So then you'd have 2 rabid patients - repeat until everyone has rabies. There was, of course, a lot of spitting and smearing of dirt on skin, and progressive removal of clothing. Great fun. Recommended.

Made a change from 'Ping Pong 1 2 3'.

[Sysman]

We used to play kirby - making the scoring system up as you went along.
two people standing either side of the road and the aim was to hit the kirb - 1point. catch the rebound more points and enabled you to move to the center of the road and throw from there.
more points were awarded for backward throws and catching.

We had a variation on that. The houses on our road all had garden walls and you could bounce the ball off those too. Extra points for double bounces.

Oh,

kerb

[BrilloPad]

You could have saved the Friday story for Friday.

[Old Greg]

I'm sure I've posted this before, but we used to play 'rabies'. One person would have rabies and the rest would be doctors and nurses. The doctors and nurses would tend the rabid patient, who would suddenly go mad and start chasing them, biting the first person they caught. So then you'd have 2 rabid patients - repeat until everyone has rabies. There was, of course, a lot of spitting and smearing of dirt on skin, and progressive removal of clothing. Great fun. Recommended.

Made a change from 'Ping Pong 1 2 3'.

Were you educated in Thailand?

[mudskipper]

Were you educated in Thailand?

No ping pong 1 2 3 was a hide and seek/'It' hybrid.

[Old Greg]

No ping pong 1 2 3 was a hide and seek/'It' hybrid.

I'm not sure that's helping.

[original PM]

Blocky 123 was what it was called down our way...

[zara_backdog]

Blocky 123 was what it was called down our way...

it was called Hockey 123 were I was, stange as hockey sticks not used in it ?

[Durbs]

Joey vs Deacon vs one-shoe vs Joey Deacon vs Jo A, Jo B, Jo C, Jo D Jo E, A-con, B-con, C-con, Deacon

Aaaah, good old Joey.

Our playground would ring out with dozens of kids crying "Muuuuuuuuuuh Joeeeeey, Joey Deacon, Muuuuuh" with everyone doing the full spack-hands/tongue pushing bottom lip combo.

Heady days. Guess those actions would warrant a comment from the teachers these days as being slightly non-PC.