"In my day, we had to make our own amusements."
How many times have you heard old scrotes say that to today's youngsters? Here's a short list of such home-made amusements:
- skipping
- hopscotch
- leapfrog
- handstands
- tipcat
- blind man's buff
- musical chairs
- tag (we called it "tick")
- tin can murkey (obscure, that one)
- scrumping (stealing fruit from orchards)
- oranges and lemons
- statues
Personally, I have given up all these childish pursuits, except for scrumping.
3 comments:
I still like to dam the Little Ouse whenever the chance comes along.
So. Mostly never.
And scrumping? Loses it's charm when you have your own apple tree...
I still like to dam the Little Ouse whenever the chance comes along.
So. Mostly never.
And scrumping? Loses it's charm when you have your own apple tree...
So your the guy who's been flooding the fens?!
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