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Housie Numbers
1.... First on the board Someones Favorite
2.... One little duck - Babys done it
3.... One little !lea - "onkey on the tree
4.... #nock at the door - Shut the door$ thats no. %
5....
6.... &! in a !i' strike no. (
7.... )ucky seven - One hockey stick - * slice o! heaven
8.... One !at lady
9.... +octors orders
10.. +o,nin- street - * bi- !at hen
11.. .hicken le-s - Skinny le-s
12.. One do/en
13.. 0nlucky !or some
14.. 1alentines day
15.. 2oun- and keen
16.. S,eet si'teen
17.. +ancin- 3ueen
18.. 4o, you can vote - .omin- o! a-e
19.. 5oodbye teens
20.. One score - Blind 67
21.. 8oyal salute
22.. 9uack 3uack - :,o little ducks - *ll the t,os - Bisho; +esmond
23.. * duck on a tree
24.. :,o do/en - +id you score<
25.. +uck and dive
26.. Bed and break!ast (traditional ;rice ,as 6 shillin-s ( ;ence) - =al! a cro,n (e3uivalent to 6 shillin-s ( ;ence) -
>ick and mi'
27.. )ittle duck ,ith a crutch
28.. +uck ? its mate
29.. 8ise and shine
30.. Blind 37 - 2our !ace is dirty
31.. 5et u; and run
32.. Buckle my Shoe
33.. +irty knees - *ll the threes - 5ertie )ee - :,o little !leas
34.. *sk !or more
35.. @um; and Aive
36.. :hree do/en
37.. * !lea in heaven
38.. .hristmas cake
39.. :hose !amous ste;s - *ll the ste;s - @ack Benny
40.. )i!e be-ins at - Blind %7
41.. :ime !or !un
42..
43.. +o,n on your knees
44.. *ll the !ours - O;en t,o doors
45.. =al!,ay there
46.. 0; to tricks
48.. Four do/en
49.. 8ise and shine
50.. Bulls eye - Blind B7 - =al! a century
52.. Ceeks in a year - >ack o! cards
53.. Stuck in the tree - :he Aoker
54.. .lean the !loor
55.. *ll the !ives =i-Fives - Bunch o! !ives
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60.. Blind (7 - Five do/en
66.. .lickety click - *ll the si'es
67.. "ade in heaven - *r-umentative number
68.. Savin- -race
69.. :he same both ,ays - 2our ;lace or mine< - *ny ,ay u; - Dither ,ay u; - *ny ,ay round - "eal !or t,o - :he
French connection - 2um yum - =a;;y meal (0S*)
70.. :hree score and ten - Blind E7 - Bi- O (0S*)
71.. Ban- on the drum - )ucky one
72.. * crutch and a duck - Si' do/en - >ar !or the course (-ol!) - )ucky t,o
73.. .rutch ,ith a !lea - 9ueen B - 0nder the tree - )ucky three
74.. .andy store - 5randmamma o! Bin-o - )ucky !our
75.. Strive and strive - Bi- +addy - 5randdaddy o! Bin-o - )ucky !ive
76.. :rombones - Seven n si' - ,as she ,orth it< - )ucky si'
77.. Sunset stri; - *ll the sevens - :,o little crutches - :he double hockey stick - )ucky seven
78.. =eavens -ate - )ucky ei-ht
79.. One more time - )ucky nine
80.. 5andhis break!ast - Blind F7 - Di-ht and blank - :here you -o matey
81.. Fat lady and a little ,ee - Sto; and run - .orner shot
82.. Fat lady ,ith a duck - Strai-ht on throu-h
83.. Fat lady ,ith a !lea - :ime !or tea - Dthels Dar
84.. Seven do/en
85.. Stayin- alive
86.. Bet,een the sticks
87.. Fat lady ,ith a crutch - :or3uay in +evon
88.. :,o !at ladies - Cobbly ,obbly - *ll the ei-hts
89.. 4early there - *ll but one
90.. :o; o! the sho; - :o; o! the house - Blind G7 - *s !ar as ,e -o - Dnd o! the line
Explanations of some nicknames
1 Kelly's eyeH &n re!erence to the one-eyed *ustralian bushran-er -an-ster 4ed #elly.
2 One little duckH :he sha;e looks a bit like a s,an.
3 One little fleaH )ooks a bit like a !lea.
7 One little crutchH )ooks like a crutch.
8 One fat ladyH 8esembles the t,o halves o! a lar-e lady.
9 Doctor's ordersH * ;ill kno,n as 4umber G ,as a la'ative -iven out by army doctors in Britain. *;;arently in the
second ,orld ,ar in Britain doctors ,rote on sick notes a G ;m cur!e,$ thus i! ;atients ,ere !ound out o! their
homes a!ter that time they ,ere violatin- their sick note. (>rovided by a visitor)
:he cur!e, storys not true. &n the 5reat Car$ ho,ever$ there ,as such a thin- as a Inumber nineI ;ill$ that ,as
!reely ;rescribed !or virtually everythin-. (>rovided by another visitor)
10 Downing streetH 0# >rime "inisters address$ 17 +o,nin- Street.
12 Royal saluteH *s in$ a 61--un salute !or a 8oyal birthday or other celebration.
13 Bakers DozenH Bakers in olden times used to make one e'tra ;iece o! breadJcookie etc to the do/en ordered by
a customer so they could do a taste test be!ore it ,as sold to the customer$ hence the ;hrase.
17 Dancing queenH From the *bba son- o! the same name. Over-ripeH O;;osite o! tenderK 1% and 1E straddle 1(
,hich is s,eetL
23 Lord's y !hepherdH From >salm 63.
26 Bed and "reakfastH :raditionally the cost o! a ni-hts lod-in-s ,as 6 shillin-s si';ence$ or t,o and si'.
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26 #alf a crownH D3uivalent to 6(d. Or t,o and si'.
39 $he fa%ous steps& all the stepsH From the 1G3B =itchcock !ilm
59 $he Brighton LineH :he )ondon-Bri-hton service ,as no. BG.
65 Old age pensionH >ension a-e in the 0# is at the a-e o! (B.
76 !even 'n' si' - was she worth it(H :he ;rice o! the marri-e licence$ seven shillin-s and si' ;ence.
* marria-e license may have been EJ( (3E.B; in ne, money) once u;on a time$ but EJ( ,as more recently the cost
o! a Ishort timeI ,ith a lady o! ne-otiable a!!ection.... (>rovided by a visitor)
78 #eavens gateH it rhymesH heaven-seven$ -ate-ei-ht.
80 )andhi's "reakfastH in re!erence to 5handis !amous ;eace ;rotest$ in ,hich he abstained !rom !ood - &ma-ine
him sittin- crossle--ed ,ith a bi- em;ty ;late in !ront o! him$ lookin- !rom above. *nother su--ested e';lanationH
ate (F) nothin- (7).
81 *orner shotH 5enerally used in "ilitary clubs tambola aka housie in &ndiaK ori-in unkno,n.
83 +thel's +arH Fat lady beside ear-sha;ed three.