Aunt Sally,any one out here be up for a game

ramani


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Message Posted:
24/04/2009 13:12

want to see what feed back l get..would any one be ınterested to make up a team.

decanddyl


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Message Posted:
24/04/2009 23:27

what is aunt Sally

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
24/04/2009 23:33

who is Aunt Sally?

cooper


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Message Posted:
24/04/2009 23:37

This is Aunt Sally - http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A199514

Arthur


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Message Posted:
24/04/2009 23:50

I always thought Una Stubbs was Aunt Sally.

ramani


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Message Posted:
25/04/2009 08:56

yes same ıdea. you got a wooden dolly and you are tryıng to knock her head off.

decanddyl


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Message Posted:
26/04/2009 22:36

Doesn't Aunt Sally live next door to Alice (cos she never got use to living next door)?







We would be interested in participating, when and where?

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
26/04/2009 22:37

decanddyl. Who is Alice?

Turtle


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Message Posted:
26/04/2009 22:43

Who the *''* is Alice

britvic



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Message Posted:
26/04/2009 22:46

Alice is Billy (don't be a hero) Wife!

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
26/04/2009 22:48

Is Alice, coopers wife?

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
26/04/2009 22:56

Why is Alice always in Wonderland?

decanddyl


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Message Posted:
26/04/2009 22:58

No she was Aunt Sallys neighbour a friend of Worzel

Turtle


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Message Posted:
26/04/2009 23:00

Christopher Robin know Alice !

decanddyl


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Message Posted:
26/04/2009 23:00

no. 1 She's probably on something!!

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
26/04/2009 23:01

decanddyl, You could be right.. )))

decanddyl


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Message Posted:
26/04/2009 23:01

Didn't Christopher Robin go down -------- Alice?

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
26/04/2009 23:03

So he's the one to blame! He get's in everywhere that Christopher Robin. Didn't he design St Pauls Cathedral )

decanddyl


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Message Posted:
26/04/2009 23:12

Yes didn't he do it in partnership with some bird? He was also responsible for giving us the Reliant!

Turtle


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Message Posted:
26/04/2009 23:15

And they all went bob bob bobin along

decanddyl


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Message Posted:
26/04/2009 23:24

until they met Mustang Sally

ramani


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Message Posted:
27/04/2009 07:59

Good oxford summer game played outsıde.need publıcan wıth outsıde space 30 ft x 5ft.team of 8 waıtıng to challenge Ged.

Storm



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Message Posted:
27/04/2009 10:00

Hi Ramani, I hadn't heard about Aunt Sally until we moved to Oxford. Where abouts in Oxford are you from? We used to live near Shilton.

Littlenige



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Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 10:43

Equipment



The basic objective of Aunt Sally is to knock a wooden skittle cleanly off the top of a post by throwing a stick at it. It's really that simple.



The doll is shaped like a short squat skittle and should be about 5 inches high and 3¼ inches in diameter. It should be painted bright white.



The swivel is about 3 inches long and lies horizontally. At one end, there is a small round platform for the doll to sit upon. The other end fixes into the top of a post so that the arm can swing freely revolving around the post. The height of the post must be adjusted so that the base of the doll is 2 feet, 6 inches from the ground. Posts are usually metal - a 3/4 inch metal tube (as used for gas pipes) is an ideal post.



The sticks should measure 18 inches long and 2 inches in diameter and be made of hardwood. When each stick is thrown, the thrower must stand behind a wooden strip, the ochee, that is 2 inches high. The front of the ochee must be 30 feet from the base of the doll po

Littlenige



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Message Posted:
27/04/2009 10:44

the base of the doll post.



It is normal to hang a backdrop behind the doll to absorb the impact of flying sticks and doll. This could be made from a leather, canvas or rubber sheet, for instance

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
27/04/2009 11:26

Thanks Nige. Where does Alice fit in all this? )

Littlenige



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Message Posted:
27/04/2009 11:30

Who the **** is a alice ?

keithcaley



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Message Posted:
27/04/2009 12:11

Nige,

SaraP knows...

Keith.

Littlenige



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Message Posted:
27/04/2009 12:12

ahh yes karaoke queen johnny hawkins knows alice aswell

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
27/04/2009 12:22

Yoiu must know Alice. She's always in Wonderland - off her head apparently

Aslan


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Message Posted:
27/04/2009 13:04

I am up for a game, I used to play in the Oxfrodshire league for one of the Bampton sides, haven;t got my sticks with me, but sure they can make them and a few dollies here, wont be boxwood though! if you have the throw and the gear then I am up for the challenge, sixers here we come!!

ramani


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Posts: 17

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 16:31

got a team ready.use to play long tıme ago Wallıngford,Oxon Got all stıcks and doll.goıng out to nıght to fınd venue let you know soon as possıble

cooper


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Message Posted:
27/04/2009 19:43

No1 message 11 close but no cigar it actually Alison !

Jaybee


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Message Posted:
28/04/2009 14:24

I left Oxford at a young age because of my Dads football career, but used to play Aunt Sally at my Great Uncle Cliffords pub, The Masons Arms when we came back to visit the family. Quite a hard game when you're a youngster. Not played it for many a year now. I've never seen it anywhere else but Oxford.

bridie


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Message Posted:
28/04/2009 14:46

Alice is marrying one of the Guards, a soldier's life is terrible 'ard, says Alice.

Storm



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Message Posted:
28/04/2009 15:30

Jaybee - The Masons Arms - is that the little pub just outside Carterton?

decanddyl


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Message Posted:
28/04/2009 20:02

My wife and I would need another 6 volunteers to make a team but would be up for the challenge. Never come across this game before butsounds interesting so would need some practice time and coaching before challenge taken up. Interested parties please contact!

decanddyl


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Message Posted:
28/04/2009 20:03

Was it a an Irish Guard Alice married?

Jaybee


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Message Posted:
03/05/2009 12:54

Storm - The Masons Arms is a little pub in Headington. Has/had a huge garden and did have a raised swimming pool there. They used to do the Morris Dancing outside as well. Takes me back .............

Aslan


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Message Posted:
04/05/2009 08:48

The hut has a fantastic potential throw if you are still looking for a venue!