Re: The Black Country Museum
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:41 pm
Mum says she used to play it and it is called Bouls or Bowles or something like that
Barrel hoops
http://www.inquiry.net/OUTDOOR/spring/hoops_wheels.htm
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Re: The Black Country Museum
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:21 pm
Re: The Black Country Museum
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:30 pm
Northern Lass wrote:sparkstopper wrote:No...HOOPLA was a game played with rubber rings and a board with hooks on.
This game was first played with an old car tyre or bicycle wheel rim and a stick, but cant for the life of me
remember the name we called it!!
Hoop and stick
I think this could be right, after all ................http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoop_rolling
Re: The Black Country Museum
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:05 am
Ten pin bowling?
Or Jeu le boules?
Or Jeu le boules?
Re: The Black Country Museum
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:17 am
It is Barrel and hoop bettcha
and in a black country accent that might be remembered as bowels
So my money is on a Barrel and hoop as per my link that I did here.....
http://www.inquiry.net/OUTDOOR/spring/hoops_wheels.htm
and in a black country accent that might be remembered as bowels
So my money is on a Barrel and hoop as per my link that I did here.....
http://www.inquiry.net/OUTDOOR/spring/hoops_wheels.htm
Re: The Black Country Museum
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:36 am
Bowels!!!
Since when do people from the Black Country pronounce bowls as "bowels"! What a crock!
I can't imagine kids would say to their mates " let's play barrel and hoop today ".
Unless of course you were middle class.
Since when do people from the Black Country pronounce bowls as "bowels"! What a crock!
I can't imagine kids would say to their mates " let's play barrel and hoop today ".
Unless of course you were middle class.
Re: The Black Country Museum
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:45 pm
Rob wrote:Bowels!!!
Since when do people from the Black Country pronounce bowls as "bowels"! What a crock!
I can't imagine kids would say to their mates " let's play barrel and hoop today ".
Unless of course you were middle class.
Yeah but listen you would say
let's play
barrells
and it might be remembered as Bowels
say that in a black country accent
not a mutilated mixed with dutch one
Re: The Black Country Museum
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:13 pm
Talking with an old mate (80 yrs) yesterday and he said it was called 'Boweling'
(with the accent on BOW) or 'Trundling'.....
(with the accent on BOW) or 'Trundling'.....
Re: The Black Country Museum
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:50 pm
sparkstopper wrote:Talking with an old mate (80 yrs) yesterday and he said it was called 'Boweling'
(with the accent on BOW) or 'Trundling'.....
well me Black country mum was rite then!
nice one Sparks and nice one mum
Re: The Black Country Museum
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:22 pm
Hang on hang on!!
Firstly this 80year old mate of Sparky.Where does he originate from?
Firstly this 80year old mate of Sparky.Where does he originate from?
Re: The Black Country Museum
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 4:44 pm
'Brummie'.....through and through 
Re: The Black Country Museum
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:32 pm
I rest my case!!
Re: The Black Country Museum
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:58 pm
OY! Robbie, I'm watching you
Re: The Black Country Museum
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:36 pm
Re: The Black Country Museum
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:39 pm
Northern Lass wrote:sparkstopper wrote:Talking with an old mate (80 yrs) yesterday and he said it was called 'Boweling'
(with the accent on BOW) or 'Trundling'.....
well me Black country mum was rite then!
nice one Sparks and nice one mum
Although you could very well be right, I'm awaiting confirmation from the BCLM