sidcow Posted May 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 15, 2023 3 hours ago, mjmooney said: Also, re: 'acky one two three'. ISTR that was a phrase you could shout out in some games, to confirm you had reached 'den', and were thus invunerable. Possibly also related to 'having barley' (or 'arley'), signifying a temporary truce/timeout. Yep. Arley Barley. Untouchable, immune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Demitri_C Posted May 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2023 31 minutes ago, Seat68 said: Cpyrus? Thats not very nice saet86 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 15, 2023 Not one, but two people I know on the local TV news tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 4 hours ago, trekka said: Tracker was another one I remember. About 8 of us, split into 2 teams - one team the trackers, the other doing the running and hiding. We called that ‘tracking’ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 2 hours ago, sidcow said: Speaking about, what about Stuck in The Mud? Played in the circles of the school playground. Can't remember exactly but something to do with trying do dodge in and out of the circle and then someone would try to pull you in if they caught your arm or something. So for us if you got caught by someone that was ‘on’ you had to stand there with your legs and arms spread. Someone who wasn’t on could then crawl under your legs to free you and then you were no longer stuck in the mud and could run around again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 16, 2023 17 hours ago, mjmooney said: Not one, but two people I know on the local TV news tonight. If they were on it because they're both missing then I have questions 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 16, 2023 40 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: If they were on it because they're both missing then I have questions Nope. One was an 81 year old lady who had done the Leeds (Rob Burrow) Marathon - her 175th. The other was a bloke who'd written a successful children's book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Nope. One was an 81 year old lady who had done the Leeds (Rob Burrow) Marathon - her 175th. The other was a bloke who'd written a successful children's book. "was". Past tense If anything I'm now more suspicious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 16, 2023 Moderator Share Posted May 16, 2023 22 hours ago, mjmooney said: We played that footy game with one goalie and everybody else playing as individuals, trying to score, but also preventing the others from scoring. Pretty sure it was called 'three and in', because you went in goal once you got your hattrick. Roughly half of my childhood right there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: "was". Past tense If anything I'm now more suspicious Was. As in yesterday's TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 16, 2023 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: Was. As in yesterday's TV. I'm joking Mike. I don't actually think you murdered your friends 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted May 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 16, 2023 18 hours ago, Wainy316 said: We called that ‘tracking’ Ah, come to think of it - it was tracking! Ta! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: I'm joking Mike. I don't actually think you murdered your friends Phew. Got away with it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted May 16, 2023 Moderator Share Posted May 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: I'm joking Mike. I don't actually think you murdered your friends It was an outrageous accusation.... ...they're not his friends - just people he knew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 16, 2023 Moderator Share Posted May 16, 2023 1 hour ago, blandy said: It was an outrageous accusation.... ...they're not his friends - just people he knew Ah feck, here’s that wandering minstrel bloke, your turn to humour him 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Didn't know Shrek was based on someone. That someone being Maurice Tillet. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 For the past month or so, I’ve spent my lunchtimes sat by the canal outside the NIA, watching a goose attack anybody that dare walk on the towpath. It’s been quite fun watching how different people react to getting a bite on the arse. It took me a while to notice the mother goose curled up on a plant pot nearby, obviously protecting her nest. Today, whilst trying to eat my cheese and onion sandwich, I watched a seagull, a crow and a magpie tear apart one of the goslings. The bum nipping daddy goose was nowhere to be seen. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted May 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 17, 2023 On 15/05/2023 at 13:51, Wainy316 said: So for us if you got caught by someone that was ‘on’ you had to stand there with your legs and arms spread. Someone who wasn’t on could then crawl under your legs to free you and then you were no longer stuck in the mud and could run around again. Freeze tag, except an unfrozen player only had to touch you to un-freeze you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted May 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 17, 2023 We had "Over & Out." Basically headers and volleys but if you missed you went in goal. Bit of a hybrid of H&V and 3 and in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 17, 2023 Moderator Share Posted May 17, 2023 12 hours ago, Paddywhack said: Today, whilst trying to eat my cheese and onion sandwich, I watched a seagull, a crow and a magpie tear apart one of the goslings. The bum nipping daddy goose was nowhere to be seen. I hope it wasn't a case that some precious little dickhead didn't like being nipped on the arse, and retaliated to the extent Daddy goose had to flee and was afraid to come back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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