:snerk: games devised by girls as misunderstood by boys

[burntcopper]

Just read in Empire, one of the 'movie truism whatsits' by one of their staff : 'The rules of Quidditch make total sense to the boys of Hogwarts, even though they were devised by a girl.'

And now I'm reminded of the Eddie Izzard sketch about trying to figure out the rules of things like hopscotch when a child, (girls' games being arcane with no discernible rules to the outsider, ie boys) and, of course, my own school playground experiences. Hmm. Anyone for Bumper Car, skipping with two ropes and added actions?

Comments

[munchkinott.livejournal.com]

I failed skipping. I was the kid with the two skipping rope handles, standing in the middle of the playground claiming I was moving the rope so fast no one could see it.

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*bursts into tears* I was a BAD girl. I admit it. I was better at tying my coat round my neck and trying to fly like Superman! *cries*

[burntcopper.livejournal.com]

:disapproving look: Since you can't skip, you can't play with my friends.

...I think it was against the law at my junior school to be bad at skipping, since we had the boys doing it as well.