Fun childhood games

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Games on elimination based on chants like "One potato, two potato, three potato, four. Five potato, six potato, seven potato more—" or "Bubble gum, bubble gum, in a dish. How many pieces do you wish?"

Once you had a basic grasp of math, you were king of bubble gum and potatoes.
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We always used those rhymes to decide who would be "it" in a game of tag. Everyone who wanted to play had to "put their foot in" a small circle and one person would count, tapping each foot in rhythm with the chant. If the counter ended on your foot, you were either It, or you were free to go and the chant started again until only one person was left and then he or she was It.