Someone asked this and the responses took an unexpected turn
A chap called Ethan Lawrence asked people to help him research a map in which he is going to show what different parts of the country call that irritating thing you used to do as a kid (probably).
UK followers: quick question.
What do you call the game where you knock on someone’s door and then run away?
Please reply with what you called it and where you grew up.
RT and share. Trust me, I’m going somewhere with this.
— Ethan Lawrence (@EthanDLawrence) August 7, 2018
And while some of the replies were predictable, others enlightening and a few just very funny.
Here’s a bit of background before we start.
Quick background: after years of travelling around the country and meeting all sorts of people I’ve found the thing that truly divides us: what we call the game where you knock on someone’s door and then run away. And I want to make a map.
— Ethan Lawrence (@EthanDLawrence) August 7, 2018
For reference, I was born and bred in Essex so it’s Knock Down Ginger for me!
— Ethan Lawrence (@EthanDLawrence) August 7, 2018
And our favourite replies.
1.
Post Mans Knock (West Mids Late 80s early 90’s)
— Rich. (@MLGChicNugget) August 7, 2018
2.
I think it’s called ‘Fortnite’ now. 😂
— Rich. (@MLGChicNugget) August 7, 2018
3.
We called it knock door run here in Australia in the 80s, I asked my kids if they knew what knock door run was, the ten yr old knew but the 14 yr old said Nah it’s ding dong ditch wtf???
— Soulieado Blue (@SoulieadoBlue) August 8, 2018
4.
And guess where Ding Dong Ditch is from? The USA. Bloody television
— Ethan Lawrence (@EthanDLawrence) August 8, 2018
5.
As no one has said it yet…
Cherry Knocking, Northampton 😂
— Kathryn 💖 (@katholmes27) August 7, 2018
6.
Knock Down Ginger or Knock-a-door-run in West Sussex🙌🏻
— Jack (@JackBrocky) August 7, 2018
7.
“Chappy” here. Halfway between Edinburgh and Glasgow. I believe it’s an abbreviation of the fairly on-the-nose “chap door run away”.
— jd (@mmmmmmmmDonuts) August 7, 2018
8.
Ding dong dash, Aberdeen. Some of these other ones are too on the nose (see knock the door run)
— Uni Challenge Review (@TheUCReview) August 8, 2018
9.
I’m from Durham and it was always Nicky Knocky Nine doors when I was a kid 👍🏼😂
— Jason (@ElstobJ) August 8, 2018
