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BUICK
IN BIRMINGHAM, MICHIGAN IN THE LATE 1950S WE PLAYED
A GAME CALLED "BUICK" (PRONOUNCED AS WE PERCEIVED
A BLACK MAN MIGHT AND NAMED FOR SAME BECAUSE MORE
BLACKS SEEMED TO BUY BUICKS--"DEUCE AND A QUARTERS"
THAN WHITES). YOU WERE A "B" THEN A "BU" ETC.
EACH TIME YOU MISSED THE (TENNIS) BALL COMING OFF
THE (GARAGE) ROOF IN A PREDETERMINED ROTATION OF
PLAYERS. ONCE A B-U-I-C-K YOU WERE OUT OF THE GAME;
THE LAST PLAYER REMAINING WON.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 12-00-1971 ; 00001950S