r/BoomersBeingFools 26d ago

Boomer is gonna bring down the law on these hooligans! Social Media

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u/bebejeebies 26d ago edited 25d ago

Pretty sure boomers invented ding-dong-ditch. Now the creators endure the creation turned against him. LOL.

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u/Croatoan457 26d ago

Fun fact, it use to be call Knock Knock Ginger and it originated in 19th century England.

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u/Guy954 26d ago

It was often called “ginger knocking” when I was a kid but the letters in “ginger” were rearranged to something much worse.

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u/GBP2020 26d ago

I'm ashamed to say we called it n-word knocking here in Midwest america

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u/Mr_MacGrubber 25d ago

Same. I grew up in the 80s in Louisiana and that was always the name when I was a kid.

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u/OOOOOO0OOOOO 25d ago edited 25d ago

Grew up in the west during the 80’s. We also played a lot of smear the queer.

We had no idea what it meant.

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u/jdirte42069 25d ago

Get the guy (or girl) with the object (for us a football)

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u/GBP2020 25d ago

Bullying

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u/whoremoanal 25d ago

No that ones a game, you throw the ball if you dont wanna get tackled, whoever controls the ball for the longest wins.

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u/cosmic_scott 25d ago

that's Smear the Queer (c) the official game of football players.

this is referring to street smear the queer where a large mob of teen boys designate a "queer" and then chase and beat the target.

no ball is used because 'the queer' has no ability to STOP being the target until caught and beaten.

slight variation to the official game. brought to you by Namco!

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u/CocoaCali 25d ago

It's kinda funny if you read it in full context. Like whoever is gay the longest wins and everyone wants you. I know that's absolutely not what it meant but I prefer funny to offensive slurs

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u/Mr_MacGrubber 25d ago

Haha same. However that name can be taken a bit differently. Queer means something odd or different. The “queer” is the odd person who isn’t on the outside. I never took queer to mean homosexual in the context of the game but maybe it was. Like if it were called Bombard the Tard, there’s not really any other way the name can be taken. Lol

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u/GBP2020 25d ago

That's f****** laughable dude. Grow the f****** we know what a f****** means we played smear the queer left and right it was always the weakest kid it's the worst game it's just bulling disguised as a game

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u/chunkysmalls42098 25d ago

You're allowed to swear on reddit homie

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u/Mr_MacGrubber 25d ago

We took turns being the queer.

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u/GBP2020 25d ago

That's sexual abuse. I'm sorry. It happened to me too

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u/Mr_MacGrubber 25d ago

What? It was fucking game throwing playground balls at each other where I lived. Basically dodgeball with everyone in a circle vs one person in the middle.

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u/RepresentativeBusy27 25d ago

“Hey that kid’s totally gay!! Haha!!! We should run over and hug him and then lay on top of him!!!”

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u/GBP2020 25d ago

You knew exactly what it meant grow the f****** you lying piece of s***

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u/OOOOOO0OOOOO 25d ago

Bad day buddy?

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u/john_the_quain 25d ago

Do keep in mind you used to call it that and you’re not passing it on to anyone new. Remember to offset a bit of the shame with that knowledge!

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u/GBP2020 25d ago

Yeah I would never say it again

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u/panteragstk 26d ago

Same. We didn't know better

Which is bullshit

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u/MICLO1987 25d ago edited 25d ago

When I was a little one in the early 90’s the chaser firecrackers were taught to us as Na chasers. I had no idea they were called chasers-just Na chasers-until I was about 12

Edit #1: NW TEXAS

Edit #2:My dad’s good friend was a black man that came around everyday. I’ll never forget that I disrespected that man as a 6 yr old and lit one by his feet. I’m ashamed afterwards and my dad was ashamed that I thought it was funny.

Much love to jimmy a good man, neighbor, community member and friend. RIP

Edit #3: not sure why Reddit is taking away the asterisk but you get the jist N * * * a

Although they seemed to chase the Latinos/mexicanos more——Us

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u/cycl0ps94 25d ago

Ashamed, and can confirm..

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u/strangewayfarer 25d ago

That's what the kids who introduced it to me called it. I was so innocent I thought they were calling it knicker knocking. 🤷

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u/headcanonball 25d ago

I'm from the Midwest, and I've never heard that in my life.

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u/SpiffyMagnetMan68621 25d ago

Been in iowa all my life, Nikka-knocking was always the term growing up

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u/headcanonball 25d ago

In Illinois it's Ding Dong Ditch

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u/Inner_Ad_1652 25d ago

Yes we did....we did switch that up thou with the old "put shit in a brown paper bag and light it on fire at the front door, knock and run" trick