Kathryn Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 It seems like that is probably not PC these days. Is there an acceptable term for this unacceptable behavior now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Is that a regional term? Interesting - I had to google it and I can't say as I've ever heard of it, but I may live a sheltered life. Maybe call it a friction burn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted May 17, 2012 Author Share Posted May 17, 2012 Hmm, I didnt think it was regional. Wikipedia says: Indian or Chinese burn This is a prank done by grasping the victim's forearm firmly in both hands, and then twisting the hands in opposite directions about the victim's arm, causing the tender skin to stretch, making it red and sore.[1] . Known primarily as an "Indian burn" or "Chinese burn" in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, "buffalo skin" in India, "snake bite" or "Indian rub" in Canada, or "Indian rug burn" in the United States (except in some midwest states such as Wisconsin where it is known as a snakebite), "Indian burn" in France, "policeman's glove" or "hundred needles" in Hungary, "barbed wire" in the Netherlands, "needles" in Bulgaria and "Brennessel" ("stinging nettle") in Austria, Switzerland and the southern parts of Germany, "thousand needle stings" in the northern parts of Germany, "thousand needles" in Sweden, "Nettle" in Latvia, Poland and Russia, "French Cuff" in Denmark, "kuuma makkara" (hot sausage) in Finland, "manita de puerco" (split pigs' feet) in Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Here's all the various international names on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_pranks#Indian_or_Chinese_burn ETA oops... We posted at the same time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peach Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Did this remind anyone else of the Seinfeld episode "The Cigar Store Indian"? No? Just me? Ok, carry on then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I had to look it up, as I hadn't heard of that term. After reading about it in Wikipedia, I think we called it snakebite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristinaBreece Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 We called it "Mom! He hurt me!" :tongue_smilie: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 snakebite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Hmm, I didnt think it was regional. Wikipedia says: Indian or Chinese burn This is a prank done by grasping the victim's forearm firmly in both hands, and then twisting the hands in opposite directions about the victim's arm, causing the tender skin to stretch, making it red and sore.[1] . Known primarily as an "Indian burn" or "Chinese burn" in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, "buffalo skin" in India, "snake bite" or "Indian rub" in Canada, or "Indian rug burn" in the United States (except in some midwest states such as Wisconsin where it is known as a snakebite), "Indian burn" in France, "policeman's glove" or "hundred needles" in Hungary, "barbed wire" in the Netherlands, "needles" in Bulgaria and "Brennessel" ("stinging nettle") in Austria, Switzerland and the southern parts of Germany, "thousand needle stings" in the northern parts of Germany, "thousand needles" in Sweden, "Nettle" in Latvia, Poland and Russia, "French Cuff" in Denmark, "kuuma makkara" (hot sausage) in Finland, "manita de puerco" (split pigs' feet) in Mexico. We call that a snake bite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 snake bite sounds like a good alternative:). i grew up in atlanta in the 70's & it was called an indian burn then too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 It was called "Indian burn" when I grew up in Los Angeles, and was a very common torture. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalypso Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I grew up in Central Illinios, and it was called an Indian burn. We are in AZ now and my kids call it a snakebite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnTeaching Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Indigenous Native American Friction of the Epidermis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 SoCal here and we always called it "Indian Burn." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 It was Indian burn in the 1970s & 1980s down here in the deep south, too. My kids have no idea what that is (the name OR the action); they are definitely less violent than we were, lol. I was explaining "knucks" to my youngest the other day - anyone else play that fun bit of torture? It was a card game where each player tried to get rid of their cards. The first one "out" earned the privilege of slamming the deck of cards against the knuckles of the other players. One slam for every card left in your hand. You could slam hard for the bruising factor, or scrape the edges for bloody, torn skin. Good times. 11-yr-old: Why on earth would you do that? Me: Um, we had no internet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Indigenous Native American Friction of the Epidermis? The first two words are redundant. Go with "native" for a cool acronym. "Mom, Bobby nafed me again!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennsmile Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 My kids know it by the non pc name of Indian sunburn, might call it a snake bite from now on, but they don't do it as often as we did. I think they also the the torture of planting a garden on a siblings arm. I haven't taught them how to milk a mouse yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Any one remember "Pink Belly"? It takes two torturers, one sits on top of the prone victims pelvis, the other pulls the victims arms up above his head and then pins them my sitting on them. Then the victim is immobilized the torturer sitting on the pelvis lifts the victims shirt and begins to slap the skin. Not too hard, but quickly and repeatedly. At first it doesn't hurt (too much) but quickly the skin becomes sensitive, e slaps really sting, and and the skin turns bright pink. Hence the name "Pink Belly." How I miss the good-old days :D Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Any one remember "Pink Belly"? It takes two torturers, one sits on top of the prone victims pelvis, the other pulls the victims arms up above his head and then pins them my sitting on them. Then the victim is immobilized the torturer sitting on the pelvis lifts the victims shirt and begins to slap the skin. Not too hard, but quickly and repeatedly. At first it doesn't hurt (too much) but quickly the skin becomes sensitive, e slaps really sting, and and the skin turns bright pink. Hence the name "Pink Belly." How I miss the good-old days :D Bill I gave my ds a pink belly yesterday ;) It was in a demonstration, when he claimed that we were wimps for ever thinking they were bad. He won't make that mistake again. They also do knuckles like we used to. Knuckle to knuckle with the opponent and 1 suddenly raps the other on teh knuckles and you try to get your hand away in time. Or how about 2 for flinching. Or "hey did anyone meet my new horse? His name is charlie" As you punch them in the thigh. The one they like is "I win, you lose, now you have a big bruise" As they punch the person up and down the arm. Yeah mine are not any less violent than we ever were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Ahh....the memories......Indian burns.....wedgies........spit balls......yup....the glorious days of childhood. Kids these days are missing all the fun.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I gave my ds a pink belly yesterday ;) It was in a demonstration, when he claimed that we were wimps for ever thinking they were bad. He won't make that mistake again. They also do knuckles like we used to. Knuckle to knuckle with the opponent and 1 suddenly raps the other on teh knuckles and you try to get your hand away in time. Or how about 2 for flinching. Or "hey did anyone meet my new horse? His name is charlie" As you punch them in the thigh. The one they like is "I win, you lose, now you have a big bruise" As they punch the person up and down the arm. Yeah mine are not any less violent than we ever were. Anybody want a "knuckle sandwich"? Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted May 17, 2012 Author Share Posted May 17, 2012 You guys are cracking me up. I remember all these and more! My poor, deprived homeschooled kids... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Anybody want a "knuckle sandwich"? Bill Ha ha ask my kids what I offered for dinner last night :lol: After asking me 17 times what we were having for dinner I told them knuckle sandwiches. Hmmm, maybe I have not outgrown my childhood lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted May 17, 2012 Author Share Posted May 17, 2012 I gave my ds a pink belly yesterday ;) It was in a demonstration, when he claimed that we were wimps for ever thinking they were bad. He won't make that mistake again. They also do knuckles like we used to. Knuckle to knuckle with the opponent and 1 suddenly raps the other on teh knuckles and you try to get your hand away in time. Or how about 2 for flinching. Or "hey did anyone meet my new horse? His name is charlie" As you punch them in the thigh. The one they like is "I win, you lose, now you have a big bruise" As they punch the person up and down the arm. Yeah mine are not any less violent than we ever were. Well, look at your cat for goodness' sakes! If you can't even teach your cat to stay away from assault weapons... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Well, look at your cat for goodness' sakes! If you can't even teach your cat to stay away from assault weapons... :D :lol: dd taught me a new one today. "I win fair and square now I get to pull your hair" My kids will never fit in with pacifists :001_huh: Given that 2 announced that they are joining cadets next year so they can go in the army and blow things up why am I surprised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 We had one torture that was unique to our block (and was especially feared!). It was called "The Lake of Fire." It involved being stripped of ones shirt and being dragged over a low-slung Juniper bush (that alway seemed to be struggling for life and was therefore full of sharp dry stickers). Being dragged over the bush hurt, but it wasn't the bad part. After about 5 minutes post all the scratches (and they were always really numerous) would start to "burn." Whatever oil that bush put off went into the wounds and made them itch, welt, and burn. It was hell. And if you itched it (as was tempting) you just made it far worse. I still get chills thinking about the Lake of Fire :D Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 We had one torture that was unique to our block (and was especially feared!). It was called "The Lake of Fire." It involved being stripped of ones shirt and being dragged over a low-slung Juniper bush (that alway seemed to be struggling for life and was therefore full of sharp dry stickers). Being dragged over the bush hurt, but it wasn't the bad part. After about 5 minutes post all the scratches (and they were always really numerous) would start to "burn." Whatever oil that bush put off went into the wounds and made them itch, welt, and burn. It was hell. And if you itched it (as was tempting) you just made it far worse. I still get chills thinking about the Lake of Fire :D Bill Yikes. THAT one is one that I have never heard of before and neither have my kids thank goodness. SOunds so painful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Yikes. THAT one is one that I have never heard of before and neither have my kids thank goodness. SOunds so painful It was an "our block" only torture (lucky for everyone else :D). I can't get across in words how painful it was. The burning and welting were intense! The good thing is it was not a punishment that was invoked often or without cause. The treat was (usually) enough to modify behavior. But....:001_huh: Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Now, wait a minute, "snakebite" is not PC either. That's offensive to snakes. I will not tolerate such language being spoken in my presence. :tongue_smilie: (I get irritated with all the PC name changes and I'm owly today.) And yes, I am sitting Indian Style, not criss cross applesauce at this very moment. :lol: Off to give my kids a pink belly, Indian burn, noogie, charlie horse, and other childhood nightmare I can think of! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Anyone else remember a "Hertz Donut?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Anyone do "Chinese Water Torture"? It has to be offensive :tongue_smilie: CWT was similar to "Pink Belly" (with two people holding the victim down) and then the head torturer very lightly taps on the same spot on a victims forehead over and over and over. At first the light taps are no problem, but in time one is driven insane :D Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I'd call that a snake bite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 We call it snake bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 We were reading The Great Brain last night and the kids were playing "jack@ss leapfrog." My kids were just like, why, why would you DO that?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Anyone do "Chinese Water Torture"? It has to be offensive :tongue_smilie: CWT was similar to "Pink Belly" (with two people holding the victim down) and then the head torturer very lightly taps on the same spot on a victims forehead over and over and over. At first the light taps are no problem, but in time one is driven insane :D Bill Yup. DD told me the girls were doing to each other at the last girl guide meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Yup. DD told me the girls were doing to each other at the last girl guide meeting. I'm somehow comforted knowing that traditions endure :D Bill (traditionalist :tongue_smilie:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeslieAnneLevine Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Anyone else remember a "Hertz Donut?" Yes! I've told my DS about that one so he won't fall for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Anyone else remember a "Hertz Donut?" Classic! :D Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Oh my gosh. Good times. Good memories. Oh what my kids are missing! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 That's so weird. We call it an Indian burn too. I guess it is regional. I'm from the South as well. I've never heard it called a "snakebite" or anything else. I learn something new everyday! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I'm somehow comforted knowing that traditions endure :D Bill (traditionalist :tongue_smilie:) LOL Bill! You're so crazy! hehehehehe :lol::lol::lol::tongue_smilie: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnTeaching Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Ohhh! Ever heard of a "fire grenade"? I grew up in the S. GA swamp. We would take a pine cone, drop it onto a fire ant hill until well covered, and then whiz it at some poor unsuspecting sole. Yeap, good times.:tongue_smilie: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted May 17, 2012 Author Share Posted May 17, 2012 Now, wait a minute, "snakebite" is not PC either. That's offensive to snakes. I will not tolerate such language being spoken in my presence. :tongue_smilie:(I get irritated with all the PC name changes and I'm owly today.) And yes, I am sitting Indian Style, not criss cross applesauce at this very moment. :lol: Off to give my kids a pink belly, Indian burn, noogie, charlie horse, and other childhood nightmare I can think of! :lol: I cannot bring myself to utter "criss cross applesauce" and have actually felt the urge to slap someone for telling my son to do it. If you must be PC about it, can't you just call it cross-legged? Why must they come up with such inanity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I cannot bring myself to utter "criss cross applesauce" and have actually felt the urge to slap someone for telling my son to do it. If you must be PC about it, can't you just call it cross-legged? Why must they come up with such inanity? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Yep, that's a snakebite and luckily my kids haven't learned that one yet. They know "Hertz Donut", but haven't found anyone naive enough to fall for it, thankfully. However, our family may appear to be a bunch of abusive heathens when we're out in public due to "slug bugs/punch buggies". We'll be walking or driving along nicely, then all of a sudden arms will be flying around every direction and everyone is shouting when someone spots one of those dang VW bugs. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I cannot bring myself to utter "criss cross applesauce" and have actually felt the urge to slap someone for telling my son to do it. If you must be PC about it, can't you just call it cross-legged? Why must they come up with such inanity? Well I say criss-cross apple sauce not because it is PC but because we recite the whole poem most of the time with my toddler/preK kids and so the times we do not say the whole poem we just say criss cross apple sauce. Criss Cross apple sauce Pockets on the floor Put my hands into my lap So I can listen more. It has nothing to do with being PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Yep, that's a snakebite and luckily my kids haven't learned that one yet. They know "Hertz Donut", but haven't found anyone naive enough to fall for it, thankfully. However, our family may appear to be a bunch of abusive heathens when we're out in public due to "slug bugs/punch buggies". We'll be walking or driving along nicely, then all of a sudden arms will be flying around every direction and everyone is shouting when someone spots one of those dang VW bugs. :) We play that one too. I am currently winning ;) dd12 is a very close second Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted May 17, 2012 Author Share Posted May 17, 2012 Well I say criss-cross apple sauce not because it is PC but because we recite the whole poem most of the time with my toddler/preK kids and so the times we do not say the whole poem we just say criss cross apple sauce. Criss Cross apple sauce Pockets on the floor Put my hands into my lap So I can listen more. It has nothing to do with being PC. I have never heard of that. It sounds like something a preschool teacher made up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2scouts Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I've never heard of the term "Indian burn". The fact that there's actually a poem about "criss cross applesauce" makes me want to running away screaming. *shudder* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 :iagree: with all on the applesauce thing. I feel a little dumber every time I hear it. Did anyone else have burn beans inflicted on them? Or can those only be made with Texas Mountain Laurel mescal beans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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