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| Thread ID: 102315 | 2009-08-15 04:42:00 | Common sense prevails in some of our schools | somebody (208) | PC World Chat |
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| 801241 | 2009-08-15 22:58:00 | In England we called it British Bulldog I'm sure it's the same game we used to play at scouts and occasionally school through the 70's It was called British Bulldog in scouting and bullrush at school in my day. ( 50's ) No more violent than Rugby ( various codes ) are today in my opinion. Thinking about that one I noticed this today:- home.nzcity.co.nz |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 801242 | 2009-08-15 23:05:00 | They expect boys to cook and vacuum these days,can you believe? | Cicero (40) | ||
| 801243 | 2009-08-15 23:34:00 | That name makes sense. Perhaps we got a misheard name for it? Possibly. Perhaps I misheard the name! I hadn't thought of it for years until your post rang long unheard bells for me. Sigh. From somewhere in the deep recesses of forgotten memories, I have dredged up the notion that bar the door was Mainland usage, and bullrush was the term used on that offshore island to the north. Probably fantasy on my part. |
John H (8) | ||
| 801244 | 2009-08-15 23:45:00 | en.wikipedia.org www.victoria.ac.nz No reference to bar the door, or any particular regional variations in NZ. Ah, it is referred to in "Children's Games In Street And Playground: Chasing, Catching, Seeking" by Iona Archibald Opie; and Peter Opie. Games in which a player attempts to intercept other players who are obliged to move from one designated place to another (often from one side of a road to another), and who if caught either take the catcher's place or, more often, assist him: (snip) Bar the Door. The catcher names a player to attempt the crossing on his own. British Bulldog (1). The catcher has to use force to stop a player from crossing British Bulldog (2). As `Bar the Door', but catcher has to use force to stop player from crossing. |
John H (8) | ||
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