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| Author: | Tami [ Sat Sep 03, 2011 4:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | For Brits and Anglophiles! |
Here's some classic 1970s TV from the People's Republic of Yorkshire, hosted by the legendary Fred Trueman. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOlEYNlSZ44 Enjoy! |
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| Author: | emeraldemon [ Sat Sep 03, 2011 10:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: For Brits and Anglophiles! |
what's the game where he swings a ball on a tether to hit the 9 pegs? |
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| Author: | Tami [ Sat Sep 03, 2011 6:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: For Brits and Anglophiles! |
That's called "Bar Skittles". Quite a few of those games are sadly pretty much extinct now. |
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| Author: | BobC [ Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: For Brits and Anglophiles! |
There was a kind of one dimensional Go played in British pubs at one time: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shove_ha'penny http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shove_ha%27penny1.JPG The rumor is that 3000 years ago the Chinese saw this game.. put on an extra set of lines and Go was created... |
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