The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

HOT FANNY

YOU NEED A BASKETBALL AND THREE OR MORE CHILDREN.
EACH CHILD CHOOSES A NUMBER OF HIS OWN, AND HE MUST
REMEMBER EVERYBODY ELSE'S NUMBER. ONE PERSON BEGINS
BY THROWING A BALL ONTO THE ROOF OF THE GARAGE
AND YELLS OUT A NUMBER. THE PERSON WHOSE NUMBER
HAS BEEN CALLED MUST CATCH THE BALL BEFORE IT HITS
THE GROUND AND EVERYONE SCATTERS TO THE LIMITS OF A
SPECIFIED AREA. AS SOON AS THE PERSON CATCHES THE
BALL, HE YELLS "STOP" AND EVERYONE FREEZES. THE
PERSON TAKES THREE STEPS AND THROWS THE BALL AT ONE
OF THE OTHER PEOPLE. THE OTHER PERSON MUST CATCH
THE BALL OR HE GETS "HOT FANNY." HOT FANNY IS WHERE
EVERYBODY LINES UP AND THROWS THE BALL AT THE FANNY
(BUTTOCKS) OF THE PERSON WHO IS BEING PUNISHED.
IF ONE OF THE PEOPLE MISS, THEN THEY MUST COVER UP
THE PERSON AND TAKE THE REMAINING PUNISHMENT. ALSO
IF THE PERSON WHOSE NUMBER IS CALLED MISSES CATCHING
THE BALL, HE GETS THE SAME TREATMENT.

Submitter comment: I LEARNED IT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN WHEN
I WAS LITTLE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: CHILDHOOD