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I grew up in Queens, NY. We would "call for" our friends, never using the phone, of course. Also, we never played in anyone's house. We hung out on our block and usually on a favorite stoop. Other games we played was I Declare War (bouncing a Spaulding or Pennsie Pinky ball in a chalk drawn circle, Johnny on a Pony, and Running Bases. We also would go in the house for supper when we hears the church bells. My mother wanted us in at night when she would turn the stoop light on and off. In the winter when all the snow was piled high by a snow plow, we would play King of the Hill. Usually, the popular strong kid was on top of the snow pile and would try and stop the others from reaching the top by throwing them down the hill. Anyone ever get a pink belly?