LL-L "Games" 2003.06.02 (07) [E]

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From: "Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann" <Friedrich-Wilhelm.Neumann at epost.de>
Subject: LL-L "Games" 2003.06.02 (01) [E]

Hi, Reynhard,

it's exactly the point I came to. Nothing more at the moment. My mother
does
remember, and even I do- but it's not enough to be able to explain it.

Games without plastic, pre-thoughts and - minded, just an idea behind
them,
no thing one has to buy- it seems to be too hard to find them.  Today's
kids
don't know games of this "primitive" kind.

Even ten years younger men and women are unable to help.

Greetings

Fiete.
(Friedrich W. Neumann)

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Games

Fiete:

> Today's kids
> don't know games of this "primitive" kind.
>
> Even ten years younger men and women are unable to help.

Exactly.  Which begs the question "Is anyone recording descriptions of
such games?"

I suppose games of that sort are still being played by children in Third
World countries and other areas in which there is no material wealth and
thus no access to hi-tech toys.  I don't want to depress everyone with
an ominous, gloomy tone, but let it be said that knowledge of old-time,
low-tech games might be useful beyond academic pursuits -- like keeping
some candles and matches in a drawer in case there is no power supply
and no batteries to be had.  You never know if such knowledge might not
come in handy sometime in the future.

Cheers!
Reinhard/Ron
(without "y", "t" and "Rh")

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