pussy in the corner
pussy in the corner "Pussy in the corner" . . . was played in any square or rectangular room having one player in each corner, and one in the center of the room. There were no teams, and the aim was simply for the player in the center of the room to get in a corner as soon as it was vacate...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/63963 2023-12-31T10:19:28+01:00 pussy in the corner 1973/07/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63963 eng eng P W. Byron Foote, Ms 69-14/65 Creston North References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 17313 P_17313_pussy in the corner http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63963 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:31Z pussy in the corner "Pussy in the corner" . . . was played in any square or rectangular room having one player in each corner, and one in the center of the room. There were no teams, and the aim was simply for the player in the center of the room to get in a corner as soon as it was vacated since the players in each corner changed corners either along the walls or diagonally. . . . The person in the center then usually got a corner and the slowest person getting back to his corner was then left out. . . . Besides eye signals used there was also a little couplet which was repeated by the people in the corners as they were running: Pussy in the corner, Can't catch me. G. M. Story JUL 1973 JH JUL 1973 Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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pussy in the corner "Pussy in the corner" . . . was played in any square or rectangular room having one player in each corner, and one in the center of the room. There were no teams, and the aim was simply for the player in the center of the room to get in a corner as soon as it was vacated since the players in each corner changed corners either along the walls or diagonally. . . . The person in the center then usually got a corner and the slowest person getting back to his corner was then left out. . . . Besides eye signals used there was also a little couplet which was repeated by the people in the corners as they were running: Pussy in the corner, Can't catch me. G. M. Story JUL 1973 JH JUL 1973 Not used Not used Withdrawn |
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