A viral thread on Twitter has got the world divided over the correct name for the game where you knock on someone’s door and run away.
Can you even believe this is a debate?
Apparently, the popular childhood game, or we should probably say prank, that’s entertained generations of kids the world over and most of us Mancunians fondly know as ‘knock a door run’, is actually called a number of different names across the country and the globe.
No matter how self-explanatory the name ‘knock a door run’ seems to be, it’s just not enough for some people.
The regional variations for the name of the game was uncovered and brought to the surface this week when Twitter user @55_Titles took to the social media platform to pose the simple question to their followers: “When you were younger what did you call it when you knock on someone’s door and run away?”
The tweet went on to amass over 2.4K varied responses from people chipping in with the name they’ve always known it as, and although ‘knock a door run’ does get thrown into the mix a fair bit, there’s plenty of other names we could never have imagined.
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To be honest, it’s quite baffling.
How have they even come up with some of these names?
Knock a door run.
I will be no taking any further questions on this matter at this time…
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Knock a door run
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In fear of getting raked over the coals for this, but we called it Knock Down Ginger – to this day I have no idea why 🤷♀️
I am so surprised how am I scrolling through these not seeing anyone with the same names as what I called it which I thought everyone did 🤣🙏. This is amazing.
— The Truth Will Set You Free (@HolySacredTruth) April 12, 2021
Everything from ‘chappy’ and ‘Nicky knocky nine doors’, to ‘ding dong ditch’, ‘bobby knocking’ and ‘cherry knocking’ were brought up several times.
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‘Chickenely’ and ‘rappa doors’ made a couple of appearances too.
But for reasons no one seemed to be able to explain though, ‘knock down ginger’ was the most popular choice for several regions.
While most people replied with their genuine responses to the question, others took the opportunity to have a pop at the country’s various delivery services, which it’s hard to deny is quite funny.
One joked: “Hermes delivery.”
While another put: “Today it’s called – Royal Mail Delivery.” and a third added: “I don’t know what they used to call it, but these days it’s called parcel delivery service”.
Perhaps there’s just no right answer after all then?
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Three tiny ‘chaos potatoes’ have been born at Chester Zoo and they’re so cute
Emily Sergeant
Three tiny ‘chaos potatoes’ have been born at Chester Zoo… and they’re really flipping cute.
Born to parents Maris and Albert in late summer, the three rock hyrax pups – only affectionately known as ‘chaos potatoes’ – have just passed their first vet check with a clean bill of health, and now weigh roughly 350g.
Hyraxes are found across sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, where they live among rocky landscapes and are most active in daylight.
The litter includes two boys and one girl, and keepers at Chester Zoo have decided to give them potato-themed names – Russ, Spud, and Jackie.
Three tiny ‘chaos potatoes’ have been born at Chester Zoo / Credit: Chester Zoo
Currently, the three pups are a fraction of the size of the adults, which can weigh up to 4kg, but despite their small stature, they have an unlikely relative.
Believe it or not, rock hyraxes are actually a part of the same evolutionary group as elephants, as well as sirenians, which are the family of aquatic mammals that includes dugongs and manatees.
“Hyraxes are one of those species that you have to look for, but once you’ve seen them, they are fascinating to watch,” explained Megan Carpenter, who is a Keeper at Chester Zoo.
“The pups are little chaos potatoes. They are much more energetic than their parents and sometimes get the zoomies, darting about and testing their climbing and parkour skills.
“In contrast, the adults often wedge themselves into corners and grip on to steep rock faces for hours at a time. They’re incredibly well adapted to living among rocks and are much better climbers than you might expect.”
Featured Image – Chester Zoo
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A TV channel playing Christmas films 24/7 is now back on air in the UK
Emily Sergeant
Do you think it’s too early for the ‘C word’? Never mind, you’ve already clicked on this article.
Sure, we may only be into our second full week of September, but given the fact the weather these past couple of days hasn’t exactly screamed summer, it already feels like the festive season is around the corner – but whether or not you think it’s too early to be talking about Christmas, it’ll soon be too tricky to escape from.
Especially not when the famous TV channel showing festive film favourites non-stop is now back on air in the UK.
Yes, you heard that right – Christmas films, 24-hours a day, seven days a week.
If you’re ready to wave goodbye to summer, and in welcome autumn and winter with open arms, then there’s arguably no better way of getting into the festive spirit than with the long-awaited and highly-anticipated return of the TV channel that’s charmed audiences for over half a decade now.
GREAT! Christmas the UK’s biggest seasonal channel, and it’s now live on Sky, Freesat, Freeview and Virgin Media.
You can expect almost four months of back-to-back seasonal movies.
The 24-hour feel-good and free-to-air channel will be bursting with non-stop Christmas spirit, and will be showing a heartwarming lineup of festive films – including some absolute fan-favourite classics that make it to screens every year without fail, alongside some cheesy Hallmark classics, new channel premieres, and so much more.
Emily Sergeant -
15th April 2021 
