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bed bouncing
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unofficial
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late 80's early 90's
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self explanitory really, all you had to do is start from the bed at the top of the dorm and see who could bounce around the beds in the quickest timeor before matron caught you.
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Bridge
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Officially unofficial
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Late 70's but heard it was common place
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Had Economics and Economic History Highers and Clive Bruce taught the other two class members and I how to play. No work ever done in class for a year!
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Button Rugby
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70s
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Played on the linoin dorms. You had to slide a button to a hands widith of the line. If you did this you then flicked the button over upright hands for a converstion.
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Canasta
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Very unofficial
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ca 1969
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Played in the Drama costume room which we opened with a piece of plastic card. Only played on Sunday afternoons when we were all supposed to be out of the building. It was the perfect hiding place - we were never caught!
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Fencing, 3 Musketeers
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Unofficial
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1940'S Onward?
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Using the Dancer's swords to fence with
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Robert_21541
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GAINING GROUND
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UNOFICIAL
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1940'S ON?
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Played in corridor between B Coy and A Coy dormsThere use to be a game played in the corridors between Abercrombie Dorm and
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Robert_21541
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Gauntlet
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Unofficial
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93-94
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PLayed by baird, aber and hopetoun in wavell. one house would be spread across the landing defending there dorm door and members of the other dorms had to get through in 1 piece. simple really except for the brouges belts pillows shoes etc that were involved
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hunch cuddy hunch
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unofficial
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50s 60s
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now you've got me.Two teams.One man up against door with pillow.First team member with shoulder in his stomach,rest lined up behind.Other team ran length of dorm ,one by one,and leapfrogged over others until hitting man with pillow,shouting 'first/second etc. ship a sailing'.Much pain,bruising etc.,but great fun.Good grief.Am I imagining all this?
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Jumping the burn
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70s
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You had to jump the burn at verious places and not get wet.
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Kick The Can
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Unofficial
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1940's and on Also played before QV
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Somebody kicked can, others hid, and then had to find them before they could kick can
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Robert_21541
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Pirates
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Offical PE with Tinny
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70's
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Used as a treat. the gym was set up with a course and you had to runaround being chased by the shark. If cought or you feet touched the ground you were out. Clos to the end a second shark was added. The last on was the winner and became the shark
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Raiding the Kitchen
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Definitely Unofficial
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1956-1961
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After lights out when you thought that evreryone was asleep you would sneak down the back stairs and raid the kitchen and get whatever leftover food you get in order to supliment your meagre food rations. This was made more interesting if you wer in the outer dorm i.e Hopetoun etc, because you had to crawl under the beds in the main dorm of the House i.e. Haig. The penalty if you were caught was 6 of the cane.
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Rulers
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ealy 70's
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A bit like conkers but you used the edge of your ruler. The winer was the person that still had a ruler at the end of it.
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SLEDGING
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Unofficial and Official
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1940's and before and after
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Going down hill on corrugated sheets if you couldnt get a sledge. Could end up in the burn. Also did it in short pants.
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Robert_21541
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Spin city
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Most Unofficial
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Mid 80s
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Person "A" would inhale/exhale deeply and quickly for 1 minute than stand with his back to a locker. Person "B" would then give a quick, hard compression on the chest of person "A" causing them to faint. The game was to see who could stay "fainted" the longest. More of a medical experiment than a game but it was a hoot at the time. Did nothing for one guys asthma though. Could never figure out why!
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