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Post by **Pandabean** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:42 pm

A Scottish version of the Commonwealth Games.

We called that game Chipy. Not sure why though.

...What was the name of the game where you threw coins at a wall and the one nearest to the wall kept the rest of the coins?

AnnieMack · Post by **AnnieMack** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:22 pm

When I was growing up we used to play a game with two tennis balls where you threw then against a wall in time to a rhyme. I don't know what other people called it but as far as I can remember we called it "Baw's".

The ironic thing is it was my mum (an ancient 28 or so at the time) who taught me how to do it.

She taught me the words to "Ma Maw's A Millionaire" which was my favourite rhyme to stoat the baw's aff the wa' tae!!!

Annie...an even more ancient 45 tomorrow

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:54 pm

Ahh, Annie

When I was growing up we used to play a game with two tennis balls where you threw then against a wall in time to a rhyme. I don't know what other people called it but as far as I can remember we called it "Baw's".

I remember that one well. I'm not sure the "game" had a name but I think it may have been known as "doublers". We sang a song about "Mother Brown" whilst going through the movements:

Plainies, Mother Brown (same tune as "knees up Mother Brown")
Plainies, Mother Brown
Plainies, Plainies, Plainies, Planies
Plainies, Mother Brown
(not very imaginative lyrics, but the point was the ball movements, not the song!)

Overs, Mother Brown etc
Uppies, etc
Stotties, etc
under leg stottie, (can't remember name of that move)
then there was one handed stuff, against the wall then up in the air..... I can still do it with satsumas or the like.

Best wishes
Lesley

Post by **paddyscar** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:02 am

Well then Annie

today!

Frances

AileenA · Post by **AileenA** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:26 pm

Had to laugh at the question ' did your Mum own a Hoover Twintub?'
Wait a minute!! I OWNED A HOOVER TWINTUB!!!
oh no! I must be getting old lol!!

wini · Post by **wini** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:10 pm

We didn't even have a washing machine.
We had a copper to boil the clothes a washing board and a wringer you turned by hand.
Long before washing machines were common in the average house an aunt, who had 10 children had a sort of machine. There was a bowl, with a lid that fixed on the top with an agitator attached, when you closed the lid
you pushed a handle back and forth that agitated the clothes.
Kept you fit pushing this handle.
We also had a pulley in the kitchen to dry the clothes because you could never depend on getting your washing dried outside in Glasgow. Sheets flapping in your face used to dirve me mad.

wini

hg · Post by hg » Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:37 pm

oh, I remember the pulley, ours was in the 'lobby', the washing dripping on to newspapers.

Helen

WilmaM · Post by **WilmaM** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:27 pm

hg wrote:oh, I remember the pulley, ours was in the 'lobby', the washing dripping on to newspapers.

Helen

I wouldn't be without my pulley, in the kitchen above the wall cupboards my clothes dry overnight with NO electricity bill to worry about.

My friend [who lived here before us] missed it so much she had one put in the utility room of her posh brand new house.

wini · Post by **wini** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:08 am

Jus thought of Kick the Can.
You put the empty tin in the middle of the road and the someone kicked it and counted to 100 while everyone else went to hide. Usually in all the neighbours back gardens. Then the kicker had to find everyone. Not sure if we eventually gave up when you couldn't be found. Going inside time was usually when the street lights came on, so that must have been after the war

wini

Currie · Post by **Currie** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 12:08 pm

I OWN a Hoover Twin Tub. Works great as long as you have a good supply of spare rubber drive belts and a mop.

Alan

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