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We said "Feignights" ( fay-nites? ) and held up crossed fingers

when we wanted a rest - usually when we were in danger of

being caught!

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We also played Chain tiggy ,where you held hands to form a chain until the last one was caught.

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I think that at Woodthorpe school in the 1940's we gained a little respite in a fast moving game of tiggy by crossing our fingers and shouting "keys".

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It was crossed fingers and "kings" for us, and we also played T"iggy Off Ground" and "Tiggy Lampost", plus "Tiggy Hospital", which was where you had to hold the part that you hade been "tug" on, example; if the person that was on "tug" you on the arm, you had to chase the others while holding your arm. Of course we all tried to tig people on the arse!!!!

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It would have been interesting if you could have managed to tig them on the foot!

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Tiggy Hospital - brilliant. What a memory-jogger!

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It would have been interesting if you could have managed to tig them on the foot!

 

We did if we were quick enough!!!

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We used to say 'Jinks' for immunity. Tiggy-chain was called flying sausages. Then there was British Bulldog.

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My son plays 'tiggy bob down' where you are safe if you are crouching down, and Tiggy shadow (but they can only play this on a sunny day, for obvious reasons). He says they just do the 'time out' sign when they want a break.

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We used to play kick can bull dog and all the tiggy games. And hide and seek.

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My son plays 'tiggy bob down' where you are safe if you are crouching down, and Tiggy shadow (but they can only play this on a sunny day, for obvious reasons). He says they just do the 'time out' sign when they want a break.

 

We played Tiggy Bob Down as kids! great fun

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