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From: Betty Deforest <>
Subject: Re: [BONIFACE-L] Re: Sussex sayings
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2000 09:50:57 -0700



Hi Patrick

What you say makes good sense.. I can recall running along and rolling my
hoop. There are so many simple games that I played as a child that today's
generation have never heard of..

I think the children of today are missing out on so many wonderful
inexpensive ways to enjoy themselves..I can remember playing 5 stones by
the hour. We just had to have 5 small stones and the game was on..I can't
remember the last time I saw a child playing Hopscotch or Jacks or even
Hide and seek.
bfn
Betty



Its another child game that I never see done any more

At 05:08 AM 9/7/00 EDT, you wrote:
>In a message dated 07/09/2000 03:02:37 GMT Daylight Time,
> Pauline writes:
>
><< Another one we always used to say "Red sky at Night Shepherds Warning? Red
> sky in morning Shepherds warning" or other way around? >>
>
>Hi, Pauline!
>
>The version we have down here is:
>
>Red sky at night, shepherd's delight [good weather due],
>red sky in the morning shepherd's warning [bad weather due].
>
>So, I guess the Sussex version is warming, then warning!
>
>Hi, Betty!
>
>I know 'sling you hook' as basically 'get lost', but not sure about 'go off
>and troll your hoop'. Is that perhaps meant to a child to go away and play
>by rolling a hoop along and running with it? The implication might be that
>the grown-ups are discussing 'adult' matters not for a child's ears. Anyone
>got any thoughts on this one?
>
>Best wishes,
>Patrick
>
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