Knock Down Ginger

[sp1814]

Back in the 70s there was a game that some kids played a game called 'Knock Down Ginger'. Basically, someone was nominated to knock on someone's door...then everyone would run away (these were the days before PSPs).

Does anyone know where the name of the game came from? We were discussing it at work yesterday, and I found out that a variation of the same game was played in the Newcastle, but it was called 'B*gger That Cat'.

[B00]

hehehe- we used to play this too, it was called Knock-a-Door run (we wern't an imaginative lot!)

[dgazza69]

In scotland we called it "chap door runaway"- imaginative too eh!

[heatherglen]

We called it KDRF = Kick door run fast!

[Grunty]

Kids who play this grow up to be parcels couriers.

[sp1814]

Boo/dgazza69,

Whilst you didn't actually answer my question, your responses made me laugh for about five minutes.

I now wonder whether 'British Bulldog' should've been called "Beat The Hell Out Of Your Mates Under The Pretence Of Playing A Game Of 'It' "

[PatriciaH]

We used to use my dads fishing line and tie it to the knocker of a house-tug it a few times and leg it,the doorknockers were the old heavy ones and were loud! used loads of line but it was exciting to do in those days-lol, my dad never realised we used to pinch it!

[PatriciaH]

PS that was in the mid 60s

[Laurinha]

As little horrors we used to discuss the idea of putting a dog turd on someones doorstep and setting fire to some new paper on top of it then chap-door-runaway! And we'd imagine with glee the unfolding mess on home owners slippers as they stamped out the fire - WE NEVER CARRIED THIS OUT!

[sp1814]

Laurinha

Yep - I've heard of that one too. Like you, I knew kids who described it, but never actually carried out the deed.

I suppose it was the whole issue of finding, then transporting the turd that prevented the deed from being done.

[logman]

We used to thump the door and run like fcuk down dyslexia avenue !