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==Name variations== |
==Name variations== |
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The game in various forms is known by different names geographically, including the following: |
The game in various forms is known by different names geographically (probably changed from the past as well), including the following: |
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*Ding Dong Ditch ([[United States]])<ref name="wlky">[http://www.wlky.com/r/28232763/detail.html Police: Boy Playing Ding-Dong Ditch Shot In Back]</ref> |
*Ding Dong Ditch ([[United States]])<ref name="wlky">[http://www.wlky.com/r/28232763/detail.html Police: Boy Playing Ding-Dong Ditch Shot In Back]</ref> |
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*Chicky Melly,<ref>{{cite web|last=Black|first=Claire|title=Interview: Sue Lawrence, home cook|url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/interviews/Interview-Sue-Lawrence-home-cook.6817095.jp?articlepage=3|work=[[The Scotsman]]|accessdate=31 August 2011}}</ref> Chickenelly, Chap door run ([[Scotland]]) |
*Chicky Melly,<ref>{{cite web|last=Black|first=Claire|title=Interview: Sue Lawrence, home cook|url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/interviews/Interview-Sue-Lawrence-home-cook.6817095.jp?articlepage=3|work=[[The Scotsman]]|accessdate=31 August 2011}}</ref> Chickenelly, Chap door run ([[Scotland]]) |
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*Friend of the family knocking<ref name=posts>http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3176077</ref> |
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*Knock and run<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A3682352] Knock and Run, BBC</ref> |
*Knock and run<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A3682352] Knock and Run, BBC</ref> |
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| ⚫ | *Ring Raje ([[Argentina]])<ref>{{citation | url=http://www.clarin.com/diario/2007/07/14/sociedad/s-05801.htm | title=Terminó preso porque encerró a un chico que le hizo ring raje| publication-date=2007-07-14 | publication-place=Buenos Aires, Argentina | periodical=Clarin.com | accessdate=2009-09-11}}</ref> |
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*Nicky nicky nine doors ([[Canada]])<ref>{{citation | url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nicky+nicky+nine+doors | title=nicky nicky nine doors| publication-place=Okland, CA, United States | periodical=Dictionary.com | accessdate=2011-16-01}}</ref> |
*Nicky nicky nine doors ([[Canada]])<ref>{{citation | url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nicky+nicky+nine+doors | title=nicky nicky nine doors| publication-place=Okland, CA, United States | periodical=Dictionary.com | accessdate=2011-16-01}}</ref> |
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*Ring and run<ref name=posts/> |
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=== Other languages === |
=== Other languages === |
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* Dutch: Belletje trekken (lit. 'ringing the bell') or Belletje lellen |
* Dutch: Belletje trekken (lit. 'ringing the bell') or Belletje lellen |
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* German: Klingelstreich or Klingelmännchen |
* German: Klingelstreich or Klingelmännchen |
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* Japanese: ピンポンダッシュ |
* Japanese: ピンポンダッシュ |
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| ⚫ | *Ring Raje ([[Argentina]])<ref>{{citation | url=http://www.clarin.com/diario/2007/07/14/sociedad/s-05801.htm | title=Terminó preso porque encerró a un chico que le hizo ring raje| publication-date=2007-07-14 | publication-place=Buenos Aires, Argentina | periodical=Clarin.com | accessdate=2009-09-11}}</ref> |
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==Variations== |
==Variations== |
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Revision as of 00:49, 8 April 2012
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Knock, Knock, Ginger or Knocky Door Ginger were the names for a game dating back to 19th century England or possibly before to the Cornish traditional holiday of Nickanan Night. This game or prank is played by children in many cultures. It involves knocking on the front door (or ringing the doorbell) of a victim, then running away before the door can be answered.[1]
Victims of this prank are not likely to call the police, but if they decide to, the "doorbell ditcher" can face charges of trespassing and disturbing the peace, though in the United Kingdom trespass is a civil matter and not a criminal matter so the police will not compile a case for a victim. However, under the Town Police Clauses Act 1847, it is a criminal offense to "wilfully and wantonly disturbs any inhabitant, by pulling or ringing any door bell, or knocking at any door" punishable with up to 14 days imprisonment.[2][3]
This prank goes by many names in different countries. The name Knock, Knock, Ginger or Knocky Door Ginger, used in Britain, comes from a piece of British doggerel:
- Ginger, Ginger broke a winder
Hit the winda - Crack!
The baker came out to give 'im a clout.
And landed on his back
Name variations
The game in various forms is known by different names geographically (probably changed from the past as well), including the following:
- Ding Dong Ditch (United States)[4]
- Chicky Melly,[5] Chickenelly, Chap door run (Scotland)
- Friend of the family knocking[6]
- Knock and run[7]
- Nicky nicky nine doors (Canada)[8]
- Ring and run[6]
Other languages
- Dutch: Belletje trekken (lit. 'ringing the bell') or Belletje lellen
- German: Klingelstreich or Klingelmännchen
- Japanese: ピンポンダッシュ
- Ring Raje (Argentina)[9]
- Tok Tokkie (South Africa)[10]
Variations
Knicky, knicky, nine door
"Run By" Running down a street knocking on as many doors as possible and waiting to see all the neighbors come out at one time.
Controversies
Michael Bishop, a 56-year-old man in Louisville, Kentucky shot at a group of kids playing Ding Dong Ditch at his house on 13 June 2011. A 12-year-old boy was hit in the back with a shotgun blast and was hospitalized in the intensive care unit with two collapsed lungs.[4]
References
- ^ The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren
- ^ http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/10-11/89/section/28
- ^ Forsyth County, Georgia, USA is very strict on Trespassing, and Disturbing the Peace and "Ding Dong Ditch" (their version of this) is considered a crime in that county, and the fine is $100.
- ^ a b Police: Boy Playing Ding-Dong Ditch Shot In Back
- ^ Black, Claire. "Interview: Sue Lawrence, home cook". The Scotsman. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ a b http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3176077
- ^ [1] Knock and Run, BBC
- ^ "nicky nicky nine doors", Dictionary.com, Okland, CA, United States, retrieved 2011-16-01
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Terminó preso porque encerró a un chico que le hizo ring raje", Clarin.com, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 14 July 2007, retrieved 11 September 2009
- ^ [2] Tok Tokkie, Encarta