I recently starting wondering if the game "duck duck goose" was created and played by adults in the early 1900's. I can picture a group of well established, semi-drunk, 20 somethings standing in a circle. One person would be walking around that circle, similar to the way children play it now but with some small differences. As they pass each person they would pat them on the shoulder and say duck, when they say goose however, they grabbed the persons butt. The rest of the game plays out the same as our updated version but with far more drinking and far more tripping over your own feet. I also think that's where the phrase "goose"* came from.
*Goose means that you have grabbed someones butt, usually in a playful manner.
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thank you for reminding me of the humor in the word "goose". =)
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