Comments on: More like "Ready or not here I come!"

Question: More like "Ready or not here I come!"

typewriter — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:36:29 -0800

Help me think of phrases that come exclusively from game play. Some examples would be: "Ollie ollie oxen free" and "ready or not here I come" and "ring a round a rosy".

By: mcstayinskool

mcstayinskool — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:37:17 -0800

"not it"

By: jozxyqk

jozxyqk — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:40:19 -0800

do-over?

By: spicynuts

spicynuts — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:40:22 -0800

Strike Three you're out!!

By: suki

suki — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:41:28 -0800

no tag backs!

By: PinkStainlessTail

PinkStainlessTail — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:41:36 -0800

On lists of restrictions ("Don't do this, don't do that") I've frequently heard or seen people add "Do not pass go. Do not collect 200 dollars."

By: stavx

stavx — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:41:46 -0800

pawnd!!

By: dersins

dersins — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:42:15 -0800

Tag. You're it!

By: Kirth Gerson

Kirth Gerson — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:43:14 -0800

Ante up

Tag up

Not it

Simon says

"Ring around a rosy" is from a nursery rhyme. (And a grim one at that.)

By: catseatcheese

catseatcheese — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:45:28 -0800

red rover, red rover, send (insert name here) right over

By: Sara Anne

Sara Anne — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:46:31 -0800

One, two, three shoot! when playing rock paper scissors
Not it!
red rover, red rover
Car!
Out!

By: oddman

oddman — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:50:39 -0800

Getting to first, second or third base, to desribe how far you got on a date.

"Marco, Polo"

swish

He's off-side/on-side.

There are thousands, could you give us something to help narrow down the possibilities?

By: hsoltz

hsoltz — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:51:22 -0800

You sunk my battleship!

By: ThePinkSuperhero

ThePinkSuperhero — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:53:20 -0800

Mother, may I?

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:53:20 -0800

Hat trick.

He shoots... he scores.

Penalty box.

By: odinsdream

odinsdream — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:54:18 -0800

No camping!

By: Sara Anne

Sara Anne — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:56:16 -0800

Clapping game songs:
Miss Mary Mac Mac Mac, all dressed in black black black, with silver buttons buttons buttons, all down her back back back, she asked her mother mother mother for forty-nine cents cents cents to watch the elephants elephants elephants jump over the fence fence fence. They jumped so high high high they touched the sky sky sky and they didn't com back back back til the fourth of July -ly -ly.

Oh say oh playmate come out and play with me, and bring your dollies three climb up my apple tree....

Oh say oh enemy come out and fight with me, and bring your bulldogs three, climb up my sticker tree. Slide down my razor blade into some alcohol and we'll be enemies forever more.

Miss Suzie had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell....

Plus more at http://www.beachnet.com/~jeanettem/chants.html

By: oldtimey

oldtimey — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:57:49 -0800

Apple peaches pumpkin pie
Who's not ready holler I!

By: mr_roboto

mr_roboto — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:59:52 -0800

I am in your base killing your d00ds.

By: orange swan

orange swan — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:01:48 -0800

Eeeny meeny miney mo, catch a tiger by the toe...

By: rocket88

rocket88 — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:04:00 -0800

"par for the course"
"check-mate"
"hail-mary pass"
"grand-slam"
"crap-out"

By: evariste

evariste — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:04:01 -0800

Drink, Asshole! (from the card game, "President/Asshole")

By: evariste

evariste — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:04:32 -0800

Atari! (from the game of Go.)

By: Gungho

Gungho — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:06:04 -0800

all your base are belong to us

But I think the OP is looking for phrases that have made it into the vernacular such as "that's not cricket", "Home Free", "Sticky wicket", "In the Black" is one of my favorites, referring to a pitch that is so close to being a stick or ball because it is thrown over the black striping that outlines home plate- in other words too close to call.

By: Gungho

Gungho — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:07:06 -0800

strike not stick in the above post

By: Fuzzy Monster

Fuzzy Monster — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:08:33 -0800

Nothing But Net.

Out in Left Field.

The Gloves Are Off.

By: whatzit

whatzit — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:10:13 -0800

no one said punch buggy yet?

By: grumblebee

grumblebee — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:10:23 -0800

Game over!

Hole in one.

Checkmate.

He's just a pawn.

There's a wonderful Billy Wilder movie that's usually called "The Big Carnival." It's about a miner who got trapped in a cave -- and all the journalists who exploited his tragedy. It's based on a true story. The real-life guy's named was Floyd Collins. There's even a (really great) musical (buy the cast album -- you'll be happy you did!) about him. Anyway, the original title of the Wilder film -- which I've always thought was really clever -- was "Ace in the Hole."

By: |n$eCur3

|n$eCur3 — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:16:45 -0800

"Take it at the top"

By: ericb

ericb — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:17:24 -0800

Duck, duck, duck, goose ...

By: ericb

ericb — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:18:12 -0800

On your mark, get set, go.

By: casconed

casconed — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:26:26 -0800

"take it at the top" is a musical term, no?

By: mendel

mendel — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:45:23 -0800

Ring around the rosy is from a nursery rhyme, but not a grim one.

By: necessitas

necessitas — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:48:11 -0800

Come out, come out, wherever you are

By: terrier319

terrier319 — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 14:04:14 -0800

Red light, green light, 1- 2-3

By: acoutu

acoutu — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 14:08:31 -0800

Mother, mother, may I....?

By: mochapickle

mochapickle — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 14:10:38 -0800

Warmer... warmer... cold... freezing.... warmer... warmer... hot... oooh, burning... like, on fire!

By: saladin

saladin — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 14:15:38 -0800

Not sure if this is exactly what you're looking for, but I tend to quote NBA Jams all the time, in a variety of both sport and non-sport situations, specifically:

"He's heating up!"
"Jam-a-lamma!"
and
"Can't buy a bucket!"

All, of course, in my best Marv Albert voice.

By: grateful

grateful — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 14:21:36 -0800

Goooooooooooooooal!

-or-

Goooooooallllllazo!

By: Terminal Verbosity

Terminal Verbosity — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 14:22:36 -0800

"Game off!"

::car flies by::

"Game on!"

By: rob511

rob511 — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:05:14 -0800

Do other clichés of sports announcing qualify?
- "And ... they're OFF!"
- "Let's get ready to r-r-r-r-r-u-m-b-l-e!"
- "en fuego"

By: theredpen

theredpen — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:07:33 -0800

"You bet your sweet ass I am" (Cardinal Puff)

By: i8ny3x

i8ny3x — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:10:36 -0800

"Jenga!"
"Is that your final answer?"
"Match, point (your name)"
"Fore!"
"Swing and a miss"
"Miss me, miss me, now you have to kiss me!"

By: Mach5

Mach5 — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:16:47 -0800

Fish out of water!

By: Milkman Dan

Milkman Dan — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:33:18 -0800

Sports idioms!

By: forrest

forrest — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 16:16:36 -0800

Crap. Every one I could think of is listed in Milkman Dan's link. I guess I'll just have to go with: Set a pick at the free throw line of life. ("Bassetball jones...I got a bassetball jones" -- Tyrone Shoelaces)

By: maloon

maloon — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 16:28:07 -0800

Mississippi seconds -- one Mississippi, two Mississippi, etc.

By: AmbroseChapel

AmbroseChapel — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 16:51:36 -0800

Thanks mendel for the debunk. Now I don't have to do it.

What's this about "in the black"?

"In the Black" is one of my favorites, referring to a pitch that is so close to being a stick or ball because it is thrown over the black striping that outlines home plate- in other words too close to call.

"In the black" to me means "in credit, not owing any money" because banks write positive balances in black and negative in red. Excel does it too.

By: Dunwitty

Dunwitty — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:09:23 -0800

"no batter!" (catcher/fans are suggesting the batter at the plate can't hit)

"batta batta batta Swing batta!" (catcher/fans trying to un-nerve batter during his swing. also very famous scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off)

"we want a pitcher, not a belly itcher!" (no comment here)

"threw him a curve, threw him for a curve" - fooled the batter with a curve ball.

"blew it right past him" - threw a fast pitch right by him, now used for fooling somebody, or speed-scamming them.

By: Dunwitty

Dunwitty — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:13:31 -0800

"chin music" - a pitch thrown high and inside, to back a batter off the plate. Now sometimes refers to a punch in the mouth.

"can of corn" - an easy ball to catch.

"Safe!" - indicating the player has successfully slid into home.

"Yer/He's Outta There!"

"Grand Slam"

By: Dunwitty

Dunwitty — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:15:27 -0800

From less sport oriented play: "no backsies!" "Jinx!"

By: Dunwitty

Dunwitty — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:18:55 -0800

As a baseball fan, I've never heard "in the black". I think you might be referring to "painting the corners", which means just touching the border area of the plate. Well, not the plate itself, but the projected area above the plate.

More sports phrases: "scores on the rebound". "Jesus saves... but Gretzky scores on the rebound!"

By: Dunwitty

Dunwitty — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:22:45 -0800

"Time out"

By: zardoz

zardoz — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:35:13 -0800

Two for flinching!

By: typewriter

typewriter — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 19:50:18 -0800

Wow. I went away for a few hours and the answers exploded. I wasn't looking for anything specific, just some options for a character with a 'game' quirk speech pattern.

Thanks!

By: vanoakenfold

vanoakenfold — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:29:29 -0800

heads up seven up

By: vanoakenfold

vanoakenfold — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:31:31 -0800

duck... duck... duck...... goose!

By: vanoakenfold

vanoakenfold — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:31:58 -0800

1-2-3 pea-knuckle

By: vanoakenfold

vanoakenfold — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:34:12 -0800

variation on the Mississippi counting is 1-Hippopotamus, etc.

By: Gungho

Gungho — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:05:10 -0800

dunwitty, I think the original was Jesus saves, and Esposito scores on the rebound. Jeesh, the kids these days...

In the Black, I think I read that in the Boys of Summer, not too sure.

By: Vindaloo

Vindaloo — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:58:39 -0800

What's your THAC0 (bonus points if you know what this means).