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I was reading a DCI Banks book this morning. He was remembering, in 2010, his daughter and her friend (currently aged 24, so born in 1986) playing hopscotch and whip'n'top.
Whip'ntop? That was old fashioned when I were a lass, and I'm 57 this year. The girls would have been playing in the early 90s. Reverting, Peter Robinson? I know it's set in rural Yorkshire, but they aren't that far behind the times.
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You'd be surprised. whipntop was still around in the non-rural areas of Yorkshire in the early 1980s, so entirely possible for it to be done in the 90's rurally. Depending on how skint you were, and your family traditions. I could certainly see it in some families round here even now - more "retro" in some cases than need. Farming areas especially.
We're still trying to get over the Black Death in Sunderland;-)
Ah yes. I remember my Great Grandmother telling me about these things;-)
Now that's a bit too harsh :-)
Funny though
I was a young child at the time and the only thing I like about leather is the smell of it.
Booleys: It is a large hoop similar to a hula hoop but made of wood which you kept rolling with a stick.
Wow, it must have been an antique when I played with it. ;)