toddvj Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 My wife and I were discussing wheter or not people play the "Slug Bug" game in other parts of the country. The game is, when you see a Volkswagon Beetle, you punch someone and say "Slug-Bug." Or you might say "Slug Bug Blue No Backs." Anyway, just wondering if people besides Minnesotans play this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skonopa Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 ---------------- On 8/7/2005 8:26:04 PM toddvj wrote: My wife and I were discussing wheter or not people play the "Slug Bug" game in other parts of the country. The game is, when you see a Volkswagon Beetle, you punch someone and say "Slug-Bug." Or you might say "Slug Bug Blue No Backs." Anyway, just wondering if people besides Minnesotans play this game. ---------------- We played that as kids, but we called it "Punch Bug", as in "Punch Bug! No Punch Backs!". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben. Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 It's "Punch-Bug" here. Same game, though, I think. Also, there's the "Pediddle" game. Same thing, but involves a car with only one working headlight. There are harsh penalties for those who confuse motorcycles with a bona fide Pediddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben. Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Crossed posts, I see. It was murder growing up in the 70s in a college town... Damn hippies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Fellow Minnesotan here, and yes Slug Bug was what got myself and my siblings in trouble as kids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddvj Posted August 7, 2005 Author Share Posted August 7, 2005 The game "Duck, Duck, Goose," People from Minnesota call it "Duck, Duck, Grey Duck." I've heard of Pediddle, but I've only met like one or two people that played it. Keep 'em coming, I'd like to see if everyone else plays Slug Bug, and what you call it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev313 Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Oh yeah...slug bug and pediddle in Illinois. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumpelstiltskin Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 We've been playing "slug bug" in Ohio since the late '60s. Rick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Slug bug was in Arkansas. Seems like the one headlight thing was called something else, can't remember what it was, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputnik Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 It was also slug bug in Colorado. Since there weren't that many VW bugs running around where we grew up on the west slope, we changed the game to cow punching - that is if you were the first to spot some cattle you could sock your sibling. If they turned out to be horses instead of cows, you'd have to get three horse hits back for every cow punch you gave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rplace Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Slug Bug in Indiana/Michigan growing up. Now that I am more of an east-coaster I here it referred to most often as Punch Buggy. Sort of like pop vs. soda. Deep down we all know it is really "Slug Bug" and "Pop". I find I am now bilingual. My mind thinks pop, but I say soda to my coworkers. I hear soda but I think pop. BTW, "one eyed bandit" was a car with one headlight and yes there was he!! to pay if it was a motorcycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Amy Posted August 8, 2005 Moderators Share Posted August 8, 2005 Slug bug here in Indy... Always followed by the color of the bug ("Slug bug yellow"--bam!) Some people can get vicious! I owned a red one in high school, so it was fun seeing people punching each other as I drove by. We had pediddles as well... You had to say "pediddle!" then smack the roof of the car. Whoever hit the roof first got to punch the other person. How barbaric! I'd hear of one in the 90's called Griswold. It's when you see a fake wood paneled station wagon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travisc Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 when I was a kid there was a junkyard for bugs wich allowed me to pummel my little sister, thanks for the memory, and yes punch bug yellow. we also had the alphabet game. find street signs or what have you that started with a certain letter and work your way through the alphabet first one through wins. you start to cheat and use license plates for q x and z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olorin Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Slug bug here in California, and we also played the alphabet game. Pediddle is a new one to me, and I'll definitely be adding it to the family folklore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 I'm with Amy again. Slug bug big time as a kid, with the car color. Also license plate or roadside alphabet game. Had to find all the letters in alphabet in order on roadside signs- not a contest, no one gets hurt, it's a cooperative effort, good for young readers. Q is a toughie- gotta wait for Quaker state ad or small town Antique store! Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rplace Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 ---------------- Q is a toughie- gotta wait for Quaker state ad or small town Antique store! ---------------- Hmmm, my family was always looking for the Dairy Queen or LiQuor store. Explains a lot now that I look back on my youth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 ---------------- On 8/7/2005 10:23:11 PM kev313 wrote: Oh yeah...slug bug and pediddle in Illinois. ---------------- Well my family called it slug bug and "padoodle" but my girlfriend has always called it "pediddle" but instead of punching, i was always taught that 3 pediddles and you get to kiss anyone in the car. My parents would of course love the game and me and my bro would just compete to get the highest number in one trip (and just kiss ourselves...gotta love loopholes). We would get numbers as high as 80 divided amongst 4 people, but now that I have a girlfriend it's hard to find even 2! Screw them light bulb manufacturers making them bulbs last longer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy W Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Any body else know about "door knob safety"? A truly brutal game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Amy Posted August 8, 2005 Moderators Share Posted August 8, 2005 ---------------- On 8/8/2005 11:15:00 AM Andy W wrote: Any body else know about "door knob safety"? A truly brutal game. ---------------- Haven't heard that one.... But I am fond of the Hertz Donut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olorin Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 ---------------- On 8/8/2005 10:31:34 AM rplace wrote: Hmmm, my family was always looking for the Dairy Queen or LiQuor store. Explains a lot now that I look back on my youth. ---------------- Oh man. The amount of coffee on my monitor just tripled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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