It’s hide and seek with a twist. One person can free all the captives just by running up and kicking the can (preferably far enough from base) so they can all go hide again before the person who is “it” can grab said can, return to base, and call “One, two, three on (insert name)”. We played for hours sometimes….this was, of course, before the internet, ubiquitous cable, and equally ubiquitous video games, mind you.
Kick the Can (Irish flavour) – one kid was “it” and the others would hide, and the can would be placed somewhere out in the open. Whoever was “it” had to find the hidden kids – once one was found, whoever was “it” had to get back to the can, pick it up, and bang it on the ground a few times announcing they had found “whoever,” who was now out of the game. Meanwhile, all the other kids’ jobs were to try and make it to the can without being spotted, and if you kicked the can off it’s spot without “it” registering you, you won. (Basically it would always boil down to a footrace to see who could get to the can first. I remember a kid got a broken wrist when they were it, and got to to the can at the exact same time a boot was swinging towards it…)
“Acting young ain’t what keeps you young . . . but if you have some memories — some good memories — of when you were young, that’s what keeps you young.”
— Ralph Kramden on The Honeymooners episode, Young at Heart
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member over 3 years ago
I feel the name is pretty much the entire ruleset.
dsatvoinde Premium Member over 3 years ago
It’s hide and seek with a twist. One person can free all the captives just by running up and kicking the can (preferably far enough from base) so they can all go hide again before the person who is “it” can grab said can, return to base, and call “One, two, three on (insert name)”. We played for hours sometimes….this was, of course, before the internet, ubiquitous cable, and equally ubiquitous video games, mind you.
RussHeim over 3 years ago
There’s also Australian rules Kick the Can which, as with all Australian rules sports, is somewhat, um, rougher.
e.groves over 3 years ago
There is a Twilight Zone episode about playing that game to stay young.
John9 over 3 years ago
I’m sorry, accidentally downloaded “kick the bucket” rules sir.
uniquename over 3 years ago
It can be the secret to staying young as long as you don’t confuse Kick the Can with Kick the Bucket.
Ubermick over 3 years ago
Kick the Can (Irish flavour) – one kid was “it” and the others would hide, and the can would be placed somewhere out in the open. Whoever was “it” had to find the hidden kids – once one was found, whoever was “it” had to get back to the can, pick it up, and bang it on the ground a few times announcing they had found “whoever,” who was now out of the game. Meanwhile, all the other kids’ jobs were to try and make it to the can without being spotted, and if you kicked the can off it’s spot without “it” registering you, you won. (Basically it would always boil down to a footrace to see who could get to the can first. I remember a kid got a broken wrist when they were it, and got to to the can at the exact same time a boot was swinging towards it…)
Cactus-Pete over 3 years ago
Uh, bars indicate signal strength, not bandwidth.
paullp Premium Member over 3 years ago
“Acting young ain’t what keeps you young . . . but if you have some memories — some good memories — of when you were young, that’s what keeps you young.”
— Ralph Kramden on The Honeymooners episode, Young at Heart