Jeanne in MN Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Supposedly we Minnesotan's are the only ones that say "Duck, duck, gray duck" for the game that everyone else plays as Duck, duck goose. How do YOU know the game and what state or country do you live in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 (edited) I've lived in 8 states in the South and West, and I've never heard of your way. It was always Duck, Duck, Goose. ETA: It is funny that this would come up. Whenever people talk about "unsocialized" homeschoolers, I always think back to one of the first acquaintances I had who was homeschooled. We were 12 and she had never heard of the game Duck, Duck, Goose and I remember thinking that it was so weird. I always think that if that is the worse of the socialization issue, then homeschooling doesn't have a lot against it. Edited October 24, 2011 by MeaganS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Goose. Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHowell Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Grey Duck? Never heard of it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristinaBreece Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Goose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindergretta Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I learned that game almost 35 years ago in Tennessee and Alabama. It was Duck Duck Goose to us. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Duck, duck, goose Colorado and California Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaM Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Texas is goose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kipling Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Duck duck goose Florida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 It's always been Duck Duck Goose to us (except on St Patrick's Day, when it is Shamrock Shamrock Leprechaun). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Duck duck goose in these states, we have lived in others but these are ones where we have played duck duck goose with civilians: Alabama Arkansas California Washington Illinois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacie Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Texan here. I have never heard of gray duck. I thought everyone called it duck duck goose... interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Goose, Illinois. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirch Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I've lived in various southern and eastern states, and I've never heard anything but goose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 North Carolina and I've always heard duck, duck, goose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2squared Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I am a MN transplant, and I still giggle every time I hear kids playing duck, duck, gray duck. :lol: We are definitely unsocialized in our family. When my kids are asked to play duck, duck, gray duck they ALWAYS look puzzled and turn to me with a "what in the world are they talking about?" expression. I taught them duck, duck, goose so of course they are the normal admist the abnormal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Goose-NY and NJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 (edited) We say Duck, Duck, Goose in Oregon! I have never heard of Gray Duck before. Edited October 24, 2011 by twoxcell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 California--I learned it duck, duck, goose, but IIRC it's gray duck in Beverly Cleary books. I always wondered how you played Gray Duck when I was a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpe Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Goose here in Canada too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Duck, duck, goose in KY, IN, PA, VA, GA, SC, and OH. I have never heard of gray duck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mims Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 We're from Montana but lived in Minnesota for 8 years. Montana is goose and grey duck always grated on my nerves! There were quite a few other words that were different too. It always amazed me how two rural states could be so different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 This is the first I have ever heard of gray duck. I have always heard goose and that is in VA (for me), NJ (for dh), and CA, OH, NM for the three kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoGal Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 gray duck!!!! Hahaha. You are bringing back memories for me. (Grew up in Minnesota). The fun thing about that version is you can have all kinds of ducks. So you can go duck, duck, red duck, silly duck, tall duck, green duck, gray duck! (Though I kind of admit that duck duck goose makes more sense...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Goose (NY and PA). Never heard of grey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Goose, TN. I tried calling dh, who's from WI, but he didn't answer his phone. Hrmph. Never heard of grey duck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise1mds Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 (edited) KS, OK - Goose. I'm another who has never heard of gray duck. Edited October 24, 2011 by elise1mds spelling error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 California--I learned it duck, duck, goose, but IIRC it's gray duck in Beverly Cleary books. I always wondered how you played Gray Duck when I was a kid. Really? Beverly Clearly lives in the Portland, Oregon, area, and I only heard duck, duck, goose when I was growing up in Oregon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyP Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Goose. I'm a Minnesotan, and I never heard 'gray duck' until 2 years ago. Maybe it is different in Northern MN cuz that's where I grew up. :confused: Hubby is from central MN, I'll have to ask when he gets home. Honestly, I just thought the neighbor that taught my kids was loony. (pun intended;)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I grew up in Central Minnesota. Grey duck was the name of the game, but we called out different colors as we walked around the circle. White duck, yellow duck, blue duck, green duck etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 It was goose in western NY state. My kid went to summer camp in Minnesota and they played gray duck; he got turned around and called out Grey Goose! Great. Now they probably think he comes from a family of boozers. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Goose. I have lived in OK, MO but also played with my cousins from AR and TX. Never heard of grey duck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Goose, Midwest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 California--I learned it duck, duck, goose, but IIRC it's gray duck in Beverly Cleary books. I always wondered how you played Gray Duck when I was a kid. She went to Cal. Go Bears! :D Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasar31629 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Grey duck. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Goose in western PA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 How bizarre is that? Regionalisms are one thing, but it is amazing to me that (so far, it looks like) only one state, or one area of one state says grey duck. Weird. How would that have come to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Supposedly we Minnesotan's are the only ones that say "Duck, duck, gray duck" for the game that everyone else plays as Duck, duck goose. How do YOU know the game and what state or country do you live in? I've lived all over the country and never heard Grey Duck until this thread. Sorry, Minnesota, you're just wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Duck, Duck, Goose. Ohio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldskool Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I grew up right across the MN border in WI and we could always identify a kid from MN by whether they said goose or grey duck. Lesley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanne in MN Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 Wow! Thanks for all the feed back, everyone! Now I'm really wondering how and why Minnesotans say "Gray duck"???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 (edited) I grew up in northern MN, in International Falls, and we said gray duck. Dh grew up in Duluth, and he had never heard of grey duck before I asked him about it. So yeah, it seems to be a phenomenon limited to just certain parts of the state. Strange. And we're not wrong. Our duck is just special. ETA: Looked at the wiki, and here's what I found: This variation, by all accounts, is only played in Minnesota.[2] This version adds an element to the game by introducing the placement of adjectives before nouns. So, as the game is played the person that is "it" walks around the circle tapping heads he will name say what color the other players are. For example, "red duck", "blue duck", "yellow duck", etc., but when a player is called a gray duck, he gets up and chases the person who is "it". Often, the Mush Pot version of play is included in Duck, Duck, Gray Duck. And where I grew up, we did use the Mush Pot version: A group of people sit in a circle facing inward. One person is "it" and walks around the circle. As he walks around, he taps players' heads and say whether the player is a "duck" or a "goose". When a player is called a goose, he gets up and chases "it" around the circle, possibly running multiple laps around the circle. The goal is to tag that person before he is able to sit down in the "goose's" spot. If the "goose" is not able to do this, he become "it" for the next round and play continues. If the person who is "it" is tagged, he has to sit in the center of the circle (the "Mush Pot" or "Stew Pot" or "Cookie Jar"). Then the "goose" becomes "it" for the next round. The person in the middle can't leave until another person is tagged and he is replaced. I studied Anthropology (along with Lit) in college, and I have to say, I find this weirdly fascinating. Edited October 25, 2011 by Mergath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akmommy Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I'm in Alaska and it has always been goose. It is very odd that grey duck is limited to such a small region. The mush pot version is what we always played. I didn't realize there were variations, interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spock Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Supposedly we Minnesotan's are the only ones that say "Duck, duck, gray duck" for the game that everyone else plays as Duck, duck goose. How do YOU know the game and what state or country do you live in? NC. We have Duck, Duck, Goose. However, I used to teach a class in a kindergarten afterschool program. We started inventing our own versions. Some favorites: Hamburger, Hamburger, Cheese Pizza, Pizza, Pepperoni Lion, Lion, Tiger etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Kate Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Goose for me - WV Grey Duck for dh - MN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyP Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I grew up in northern MN, in International Falls, and we said gray duck. Dh grew up in Duluth, and he had never heard of grey duck before I asked him about it. So yeah, it seems to be a phenomenon limited to just certain parts of the state. Strange. Very funny! I grew up in Hibbing. (we played goose as I said earlier) Dh grew up in Willmar and he played gray duck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caitlinsmom Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Goose in Idaho/Utah :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelissaMinNC Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Supposedly we Minnesotan's are the only ones that say "Duck, duck, gray duck" for the game that everyone else plays as Duck, duck goose. How do YOU know the game and what state or country do you live in? Duck, duck goose. I'm from NYS, and I've lived in NC for 13 years. I've never heard of duck, duck, gray duck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelissaMinNC Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 It was goose in western NY state. My kid went to summer camp in Minnesota and they played gray duck; he got turned around and called out Grey Goose! Great. Now they probably think he comes from a family of boozers. :) :lol: :lol: I would like to formally register my opinion that a moderate amount of Grey Goose intake does not make one a boozer. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 :lol: :lol: I would like to formally register my opinion that a moderate amount of Grey Goose intake does not make one a boozer. :tongue_smilie: Heh. Agreed. But if it's the first thing to spring to a kid's mind? Maybe gets some people thinking... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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