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tnerro1:
How kite flying take disappear self. I remember flying those things in festac those day

Lolz! Phone and being woke follow cause am

Lukuluku69:
May the Good Lord keep them for you, bless them and make them coolness of the eyes for you.(Amen)

Baba we don old oo

I swear if them tell me say I dey my mid 40s I no go believe. Me wey Atlanta 96 and Tunisia 94 be like ystday for my eyes. I rmbr everything wey happen then

Kalulu44:
I swear if them tell me say I dey my mid 40s I no go believe. Me wey Atlanta 96 and Tunisia 94 be like ystday for my eyes. I rmbr everything wey happen then

I am at least 20 years older than you!

Lol

Ogurube:
11. KPAKIN: shooting udara (agbalumo) seeds into holes by flicking fingers at the seeds from a distance.
12. KALO KALO: street slot machine played by depositing udara seeds into a perforated kpangolo (Milo can) and spinning it with the aim of winning seeds that fall out.
13. EGUNGUN: played around Christmas, were children moved about in masquerade dance/musical groups to sing funny and vulgar songs while the masquerade dances in demonstration of the songs’ lyrics.
14. BORIS CARTS: making and riding carts built with wood planks, ball bearings (boris), bucket handles, etc.
15. FLUTE: challenging each other to play familiar tunes.
16. WORDING (yabis): making jest of each other with funny and vulgar tropes. Parents were not left out. Eg., Your-mama jokes.
17. EGBON: kids entered verbal contracts in Pidgin English to own whatever they can hit out of each other’s hands, with exception of things belonging to parents, other adults, or siblings. Dis one go make you cry and become enraged with vengeance.

Choi..... Tuwale sir, how are the kids doing.
You don burst my dada with all wey you mentioned.
That Egbon also has another way we play it.
After the contract betting, you must make sure you always keep two of your fingers crossed all the time. If you fail to and you're caught by the person you have the betting with. He will demand anything with you at that moment.

Coly2012:
All the games names are same we called them in Benin in the early 90s, you just put me and my wife for memory lane this evening... God bless you for making us smile after a long day at work

Hahahaha, don't tell me you and your wife have been childhood friends before you got married?
Anyways, thanks also for reading and reminiscing about the good old days

Lukuluku69:
You see that Back flip and gymnastics dey fear me pass fear!

The only regret I have about my childhood is not learning how to ride a bike considering the fact that I have a zillion opportunity to learn but the fear of falling and injuries just stood in the way.

Lolz, funny how I know how to ride bicycle and drive motor but can't ride a motorcycle.
Had the opportunity too years back but wasted it

obicoolnino:
You forgot playing rubber band either with
..you put your rubber into kerosene to make it swell( we call it kpata nla) back in the days.

Lolz! You also made me rmbr how we used to bury asala (walnut) for days and when we bring it out, we used it to crack others own and win their asala hahahaha, chai... E don tey wey cheating for anything dey o

[quote author=Kalulu44 post=138898084]Hahahaha, that one sef dey. Na im born Boju Boju, my name sweet o, and some others. They're all played in the night when the moon is 😂 😂 😂

Lukuluku69:
I am at least 20 years older than you!

Lol

Choi.... Tuwale sir. How is the children and grandchildren. I once worked with one man of 62yrs last year. If you see that man, you won't know he's up to that until the day we saw his CV. He doesn't like people calling him old man, he always talks about his younger days

Yes oooo, we grew up in same neighborhood in Benin, same primary and secondary school, so we share same childhood experiences the ancient city has to offer.

Kalulu44:
Hahahaha, don't tell me you and your wife have been childhood friends before you got married?
Anyways, thanks also for reading and reminiscing about the good old days

Kalulu44:
Choi..... Tuwale sir, how are the kids doing.
You don burst my dada with all wey you mentioned.
That Egbon also has another way we play it.
After the contract betting, you must make sure you always keep two of your fingers crossed all the time. If you fail to and you're caught by the person you have the betting with. He will demand anything with you at that moment.

Dada? On top bald head

So old people full this platform and children come dey mess with everything here, see names of play we take enjoy life then...[quote author=Holluwhakemmy post=138899800][/quote]

Kalulu44:
Lolz! Leave my Mariangeles o, I told her same

Wetin Mariangeles do again? 🤔

Wotowotoman:
Dada? On top bald head

Lolz! Funny you. No be say shoot bird him mama die. Till I go old die, I no sure say I go fit get bald head. At 45 I just dey manage grow beards not to talk of make the beards come white.
Almost all my agemates wey me and them grew up together don get white hairs and beards finish with bald heads.
Look this person picture very well, him be like who get bald head or white hair.

Coly2012:
So old people full this platform and children come dey mess with everything here, see names of play we take enjoy life then...

Yes ooooooo, because it is a faceless forum anyone can talk to you anyhow

Coly2012:
Yes oooo, we grew up in same neighborhood in Benin, same primary and secondary school, so we share same childhood experiences the ancient city has to offer.

Hmmm.... I once lived in Benin between 2002-2006. New Benin by Upper mission road. As a transporter then I knew almost everywhere in Benin.
Siluko road, Agbor park, Ramat park, Uniben, GRA, Ekiadolor, Sapele road, Sokponba, 3rd and co. During Lucky tenure, Kabaka once used my bus and some of my colleagues buses to take his men to GRA to confront somebody that sold his land to another person. The seller was nowhere to be found, so he called the elders of the community to come settle the matter.
Kabaka wey be small man still dey rule Benin till date. Nawao

amaridigital:
Imagine those Bimpe, Aunty Grace of those days thinking of twerking on social media or spending money on doing yansh. Pure abomination and family disgrace. The Church and her impact on family died in the 2000's.
Those are period when people que up at cassette shops to buy latest release of Oliver De Coque and Sunny Ade. When you buy such tapes everyone in town will be asking "wetin Oliver sing, wetin sunny sing" Dem no born you dat time to release a record without deep meaningful message unlike Zazu or the stupid songs we have today. What we call secular songs of 70's era are far meaningful and uplifting than the gospel songs of today.

Your right bro...life was good in those days...thank you so much for this...

Kalulu44:
Lolz! Funny you. No be say shoot bird him mama die. Till I go old die, I no sure say I go fit get bald head. At 45 I just dey manage grow beards not to talk of make the beards come white.
Almost all my agemates wey me and them grew up together don get white hairs and beards finish with bald heads.
Look this person picture very well, him be like who get bald head or white hair.

Mariangeles come see something

Wotowotoman:
Mariangeles come see something

Wetin you dey call her for, make she come see my worwor face?

You no mention Otori, Mopo, Gamebox.

Kalulu44:
Hahahaha, that using slippers to remove bands dey sweet winners and vex losers eh! Especially when somebody used his first attempt to sweep every rubber out in the circle.
Remind me of that "canter ball" I think I forgotten about it

You're on point bro. For the " canter ball". It involves using bottle cork to hit 'wrapped' nylon(small) or the button of a shirt to play it.

Josywhyte:
You're on point bro. For the " canter ball". It involves using bottle cork to hit 'wrapped' nylon(small) or the button of a shirt to play it.

Oh oh! I know it very well.

E get one game wey if dem stone you mango seed and e touch you, dem go cut your house.

Also we have:
After round one!
Who is in the garden?
Tinko tinko!
Daddy and mummy!
Mr macaroni!
Etc

I played all d games
But I love to fly kite alot

Olatara:
Suwe nah hopscotch now.

Thank you, my brother. Na hopscotch, I bn don dey think the correct name but I know say scotch dey inside...
Man don old ooo😂

tollyboy5:
😂😂😂 You be w e r e y boy.

Complete werey dat time 😂😂

But seriously, God dey save children o, but for God, many children for don dey kpai everyday due to their recklessness. Mama fit dey kitchen pikin go dey parlour dey use iron to remove charger pin wey break inside the extension, light dey on o....

Spreadlove8888:
My mama beat me Wetin no good because of kite🥰

The feeling of seeing your kite flying 100m above the ground is so satisfying as a kid then beautiful memories that can never be forgetting.

God bless our mothers!
They beat sense into us 🥰

Pacyrus:
That woman na your lord and personal savior as at then.
God did save me as well in another way too. Way back in 1993.

Every child has a Guardian angel sent by God to watch over him or her.
God really saved us from harm during childhood. I have lots of scary experiences as a kid that now in adulthood I often wonder how I escaped out of them alive. It's Jesus!

vacanci:
called SQUARE

All join, my brother

Kalulu44:
How is it played?

Its actually a hard fruit from the farm, I believe it does have seeds. But with the hard shell we make a game on the floor like making teams in equal amount. One of the players starts the game by throwing one on the opponents games to bring them down.

I know all except 7, I never understood ten ten until now, I used to think it's just girls game.