Saturday, March 03, 2012

Sepia Saturday: Fun and Games

This week's Sepia Saturday photo prompt is GAMES. I didn't think I had an image that would fit that theme, but I soon found this one, dated Christmas 1951:  
There's no interesting backstory to this photo, but I do like the reflection of my mother's hand in the mirror over my sister's head. As for the game we were playing, I don't remember it at all. Do you recognize it? A search of Google images turned up a Groucho Marx TV Quiz game that looked similar but not identical to the one on my lap. Ours may have been an earlier version of that game, or it may have been something completely different.

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Now, leave it to me to turn a post about games--presumably a fun thing--into something maudlin. I'm trying to let Sepia Saturday play nicely with my regularly posted Saturday Song Selection, and every "game" song that came to mind was about the game of love. We all know, of course, that when love is spoken of as a game, it doesn't end well.

Anyway, the song I chose is "The Crying Game." I love the Boy George version that's on my iPod. While looking for the best YouTube video of that one, I came across an earlier version (1964) by Dave Berry. Hmm. I always thought the Boy George version was the original. By virtue of vintage alone, the older version seemed to be the best fit here, so if you like good songs and you might actually enjoy seeing interesting images of people crying, this one should be right up your alley:


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The song is "The Crying Game" by Dave Berry.
(Click here to read the lyrics.) 
Thanks to rikkyhardo for posting this video on YouTube.
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14 comments:

  1. I've never seen a game like the one you have. That brings back memories of the days when we all played board games. Mom used to hate it when I stayed home from school sick because I was obsessed with Uncle Wiggily and she had to play that with me for hours.

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  2. I don't recognize the game either. My cousins had Uncle Wiggily but we didn't. We played a lot of "Sorry"

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  3. Wow, what a haunting video, so nicely put together....they really pulled in all the many crying games in life! I don't recall the game either, but it looks like it was fun while you played it!

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  4. I can't help with the name of the game in the photo but you both look pretty engrossed in it :-) Jo

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  5. I don't recognize that game either. Is there a hole on the right? Is the board magnetic?

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  6. No idea what the game is but it is intriguing, looks like you were in control of the board. A cute twosome.

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  7. I leave the crying game for others, thanks! Love the little girls' dresses though. :)

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  8. The two girls are obviously engrossed in the game, whatever it is.

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  9. I didn't recognize the game, but it looks like it requires some concentration.

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  10. That is one sturdy board game. Made me think of Spirograph, the drawing game with plastic templates. I was on the border of being too grown up, so never got it. Now I can cause women of all ages do crafts! My older sister had Uncle Wiggily, I just remember it vaguely.

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  11. Happy to help - it's "Magic Robot" by Merit; it was a general knowledge game. That's a great photo. There can't be many examples of people actually playing the game, you should submit it to wikimedia.

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  12. I didn't recognize that game either, but they looked like they were totally engrossed.

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  13. Great photo Velvet! I loved board games as a child...

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  14. Thanks to all of you for your comments. Little Nell, you win the prize. Magic Robot sounds vaguely familiar, now that you mention it.

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