ok...i grew up in Minnesota, and i just heard someone say that they have never heard of the game duck, duck, grey duck, a game wich i grew up playing&& they said it was a minnesota thing, that everyone else in the world plays duck,duck,goose, wich i never had...has anyone played duck duck grey duck it that doesnt live in MN ? kind of a random question, but it bothers me lol. thanks in advance
2006-08-22 06:42:27 · 16 answers · asked by Tina 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Other - Games & Recreation
Psh, Minnesota thing my left foot. They're all jealous because we play it right. C'mon. Duck, duck, goose? What the crap is that? It's totally duck, duck, grey duck.
2006-08-22 10:00:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have not personally played duck duck gray duck....here's info on it that makes it different and (I think) more interesting!!!
A regional variant of this game, "Duck Duck Gray Duck", is played in the north central part of the United States, specifically Southern Minnesota/Twin Cities and surrounding areas, and is considered a cultural marker for that region. The game dates back to the early 1900's, the first recorded playing of the alternative was at Johnson High School in Minneapolis, where teacher Paul Connaker (October 25, 1883) used the alternative version of the game. Two versions of the regional rules exist. In the first, the "picker" will describe the "ducks" as different colors or adjectives — for example, "blue duck, white duck, lazy duck". It's more of an educational game than an alteration of the "original," in that one not only recites colors, but also tries to say "gray duck" as casually as possible, hoping to deceive the gray duck and gain time (a technique that is less successful in the classic version). The second version is played exactly as the original, with the picker saying "grey duck" instead of "goose".
2006-08-22 13:53:32 · answer #2 · answered by bp2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's too funny. I'm from Minnesota as well and this just came up last week where I work. I knew it as duck, duck, grey duck too. However, I also lived in Florida and there it was duck, duck, goose. I also have some friends from California and they also say duck, duck, goose. Maybe it's just a midwest thing......our geese are always flying south for the winter.. :o)
2006-08-22 13:50:24 · answer #3 · answered by Shanysue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was in Kindergarten or 1st grade(a long time ago) we played duck duck grey duck. Actually it was duck duck, and then whatever color of shirt the person you touch had on duck. So if you touched a person wearing yellow, you go around till you came to them and say yellow duck. I'm sure someone wore grey sometime. It was so we could pratice color in a fun way. But the way I live in MO.
2006-08-22 13:55:06 · answer #4 · answered by jashme2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Duck,Duck, Goose on the West Coast. Unless it was one of those annoying kids who went around the circle 5 times saying duck, duck, duck, until everyone yelled, "say goose already will ya!"
2006-08-22 13:52:38 · answer #5 · answered by Caffeinated 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never heard duck duck grey duck =s from the uk and grew up playing duck duck goose
2006-08-22 13:49:33 · answer #6 · answered by Jinxx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We played Duck, duck, goose in Indiana.
2006-08-22 13:50:28 · answer #7 · answered by Kay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Illinois it's duck duck goose.
2006-08-22 13:50:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've not heard of Duck Duck Grey duck, only duck duck goose! (You're it!)
2006-08-22 13:49:45 · answer #9 · answered by AzOasis8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like almost everyone said...it Duck, Duck, Goose.
(duck, duck, nonfat soymilk...hehehe...thats funny)
2006-08-22 14:23:42 · answer #10 · answered by Koric 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋