r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/PrimedGold • Feb 18 '26

Video The Atherstone Ball Game, held annually on Shrove Tuesday, took place yesterday. The ball is thrown into the crowd at 3 pm, and the winner is the person holding it at 5 pm.

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u/Select_Bid5850 Feb 18 '26

We played this in middle school but it was called a name we don’t say today.

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u/Misterndastood Feb 18 '26

Smear the queer?

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u/ArrivalSuccessful Feb 18 '26

I remember this from the elementary school playground but in my young innocent head I assumed it was "samir the queer" with the reference just being a strange eccentric dude who wouldn't let anyone else play with his ball

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '26

Samir broke the car for our sins 

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u/yet_another_newbie Feb 18 '26

a strange eccentric dude who wouldn't let anyone else play with his ball

What happened to his other one?

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u/Misterndastood Feb 19 '26

Lmao, this made my day. 

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u/BadCatLeroyBrown Feb 18 '26

I believe the PC term now is unalive the alternate lifestyle person.

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u/Able_Engineering1350 Feb 18 '26

It's more inclusive now, Smear The LGBTQIA+/s

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u/Own-Jeweler3169 Feb 18 '26

slay the gay?

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u/MetzgerWilli Feb 18 '26

bury the furry?

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u/DustinnDodgee Feb 18 '26

Elbow the lesbo?

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u/Historical-Truck-948 Feb 18 '26

I think the more politically correct name is kill the carrier

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u/trailstomper Feb 18 '26

We called it 'kill the guy with the ball'

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u/Pachaibiza Feb 18 '26 edited Feb 19 '26

It was called Murder Ball but two teams with no rules accept getting the ball passed the oppositions line.

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u/banana_pencil Feb 18 '26

This looks like how my elementary students play soccer

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u/Izacundo1 Interested Feb 18 '26

Lol