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pot n . . . Two boys would be chosen to pick sides. To see who would have the first choice we would throw up our cap. Before throwing up the cap we would ask 'Pot' or 'Brim'? One boy would then take Pot or Brim and depending on which he took the other boy would of course have to...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | pot n . . . Two boys would be chosen to pick sides. To see who would have the first choice we would throw up our cap. Before throwing up the cap we would ask 'Pot' or 'Brim'? One boy would then take Pot or Brim and depending on which he took the other boy would of course have to take the other. The cap was then thrown in the air. If the cap came down bottom up it would be 'Pot' and the boy who said Pot would have the first pick of the players. If it came down top up then the boy who said 'brim' would have first choice. If the cap came down on its side it was 'snigs' and the cap had to be thrown up again. Whatever game we played we always decided who hid, first in hide and seek etc. by "Pot or Brom'. This way of choosing has been practiced in the community for decades. It probably started because of the lack of coins to flip up and decide 'heads or tails'. DNE-cit JH 8/71 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I |
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