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08-28-2005, 09:00 AM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
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Come to find out it was both....Slingah is quite right....a city thing cause she grew up in Southie where they do everything strange!  Thanks for your help all! |
Almost time to get our fish on!!! 
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08-28-2005, 09:12 AM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
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In come free
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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08-28-2005, 01:59 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
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Olly olly entrance free. 
At least that's how i remmeber it. |
Saltheart
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08-29-2005, 10:46 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
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having run it through my mind a million times now , we used to say Olly Olly Enfree which is like the infree someone else mentioned. Funny how something like that can torment your brain till you remember.
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Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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08-28-2005, 02:23 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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I 2nd dads opinion:
it was OLLY OLLY IN COME freeeeee...
meaning all other players could enter the zone without penalty.
as many were still hiding when someone had already kicked the can.
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08-29-2005, 06:50 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Plymouth
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In my neighbohood, it was, olly olly in free, usually ment the game was over or needed to restart due to more players showing up.
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08-29-2005, 10:10 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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found this info ...
discovered that this game had been created in the 1800s in Scotland,
and in no time at all ->>>they were playing it in England...
Well obviously it made it to the United States because we all played it as kids..
What did you call out when it was time to call the unfound in????
WELL WE MESSED UP.. HOW THE GAME WAS CREATED was
when it was time to call out you would yell
CALLING ALL THE OUTS IN FREE
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and an even better explanation is
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I believe this game is very old and originated in Great Britain.
Olli Olli oxen free is really "All ye All ye walks in free" said very fast
with a stong lower-class British accent. To an American ear it would sound like
All e All e aux in free when said quickly.
With a lower-class British accent, the "w" gets dropped in "walks" as
does the "y" in "ye." Try it a few times and you will see what I mean.
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08-29-2005, 11:46 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2002
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Originally Posted by Raven
discovered that this game had been created in the 1800s in Scotland,
and in no time at all ->>>they were playing it in England...
Well obviously it made it to the United States because we all played it as kids..
What did you call out when it was time to call the unfound in????
WELL WE MESSED UP.. HOW THE GAME WAS CREATED was
when it was time to call out you would yell
CALLING ALL THE OUTS IN FREE
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and an even better explanation is
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I believe this game is very old and originated in Great Britain.
Olli Olli oxen free is really "All ye All ye walks in free" said very fast
with a stong lower-class British accent. To an American ear it would sound like
All e All e aux in free when said quickly.
With a lower-class British accent, the "w" gets dropped in "walks" as
does the "y" in "ye." Try it a few times and you will see what I mean.
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08-29-2005, 04:53 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Marshfield, MA
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I'm freakin' confused now.....  |
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08-29-2005, 11:02 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: On my boat
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I rember it being ollie ollie entry or ollie ollie infantry
atleast thats the way we did it in Randolph back in the late 1960s - 1970s !
I'll have to ask my kids how they do it now in Wrentham!
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LETS GO BRANDON
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08-29-2005, 11:31 AM
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Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Sunset Grill
Posts: 9,511
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phrase
Olly (slang for all) Olly in free.........
Meaning you didn't get caught by whoever was it.
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Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
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