A while back, we talked about the game Going To Texas, where two kids hold hands and spin around until they fall over dizzy. Becca Turpel from San Diego, California, said she knows the game as Wrist Rockets. Others have identified it as Dizzy Dizzy Dinosaur. Has anyone ever called it Fun? This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Wrist Rockets”
Brent, you remember the woman who called and asked about the phrase going to Texas?
It was a term that she used for a game that they used to play.
Right, where two kids hold hands and then they both spin around and they get dizzy and silly.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. And the point is sort of to get dizzy and silly.
And we did hear from people.
Becca Turple of San Diego said that when she was growing up, she called it wrist rockets.
Wrist rockets.
I love that, you know, flying off into space.
And Katie Wachowski wrote us to say that they called it dizzy, dizzy dinosaur.
You know what?
What?
I think that’s familiar to me.
Really?
Yeah.
I think I’ve heard that one.
Shall we do it right now?
No, but I think we used that word as a kid.
Wow.
No kidding.
Yeah.
Oh, Grant’s having a moment.
I’m having a moment.
In my grand stage, it’s hard to remember.
He’s back in Missouri.
If you’ve got a name for the game where two kids hold hands and spin around like crazy loons,
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