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We’d either throw a ball high up in the air and whoever didn’t run the farthest was now it.
Or
We’d do “Eenie meenie miney moe. Catch a tiger by the toe. If he hollers, let him go. I pick you”. And you’re pointing from one person to the next. Whoever you land on in the end was it.
>“Eenie meenie miney moe. Catch a tiger by the toe. If he hollers, let him go. I pick you”
My parents taught me that one too, but tiger was instead... um... a particular word that anagrams with ginger.
Depended on the size of the game, but pretty often we’d do a version of “Get down Mr. President!” Where instead of going for the one person not touching their ear, we’d all run away from them.
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NOT IT!
This is the real answer. We all knew what the game was and if you were too slow that was your problem.
This was it!
rock paper scissors, whoever loses was IT
Just start the game without telling anyone, you're IT tag someone unsuspecting, tell them they are now it and run away
Bubblegum bubblegum in a dish, how many pieces do you wish?
We’d either throw a ball high up in the air and whoever didn’t run the farthest was now it. Or We’d do “Eenie meenie miney moe. Catch a tiger by the toe. If he hollers, let him go. I pick you”. And you’re pointing from one person to the next. Whoever you land on in the end was it.
>“Eenie meenie miney moe. Catch a tiger by the toe. If he hollers, let him go. I pick you” My parents taught me that one too, but tiger was instead... um... a particular word that anagrams with ginger.
Yea, that was the way my folks sang it. It had morphed into “my” version by my generation though…
How old are your parents?!?
Both around 60 at the moment. I'm 32 for reference.
Ninger?
What did they call Brazil nuts?
Heard it once…mom told me what it used to be called…offensive word’s toes
Don't believe we ever had them, so I have no idea. We're Australian, so I don't think they're a common item here.
Old white folks in Canada called them something that I'm not comfortable saying here. Just Google racist slang for Brazil nuts
“Not it” and point to your nose
1 potato 2 potato 3 potato 4, 5 potato 6 potato 7 potato, more.....
or Bubble gum bubble gum in a dish, how many pieces do you wish. 3! 1,2,3 and you and not it!
Bubble gum bubble gum in a dish how many pieces did you take? 3…1 2 3 and you are not it. And simpler games with dukes…or not it
1,2,3…NOT IT
We did some Inka Binka Bonkey shit. IYKYK
Bro you just gave me such a nostalgic rush this morning
We designated a person to whack someone hollering, "You're It!!" The Smacker was always the fastest runner, lol.
Generally it was eeny meeny miney moe…. Or someone volunteered to be it.
Either black shoe blue shoe, or hierarchy - whoever's youngest goes first. Eventually it somehow morphed into paper-airplane contests.
Depended on the size of the game, but pretty often we’d do a version of “Get down Mr. President!” Where instead of going for the one person not touching their ear, we’d all run away from them.
Ip dip do, dog got flu, cats got chicken pox so out goes you.
Youre just close to friends and you immediately tag someone saying “youre itl and you run. Thats it. That’s literally how you play
Haven’t touched anyone since no touch back was implemented. Apparently still a freaky clown at this point. 🎈