# The group of rolling old men

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-group-of-rolling-old-men/325219>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 7, 2005, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-group-of-rolling-old-men/325219 "2005-10-07T17:19:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2005, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-group-of-rolling-old-men/325219/1 "2005-10-07T17:19:57Z")

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\*This old man  
He played one  
He played knick-knack on my thumb  
With a knick-knack paddy-whack, give a dog a bone  
This old man came rolling home

This old man  
He played two  
He played knick-knack on my shoe  
With a knick-knack paddy-whack, give a dog a bone  
This old man came rolling home

This old man  
He played three  
He played knick-knack on my knee  
With a knick-knack paddy-whack, give a dog a bone  
This old man came rolling home  
\*

I think there’s something wrong with all those old men.

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-group-of-rolling-old-men/325219/2 "2005-10-07T17:41:54Z")

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_This old man  
He played four  
He played knick-knack on my sore  
With a knick-knack paddy-whack, give a dog a bone  
This old man came rolling home_

Yeah, I think you’re right.

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**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2005, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-group-of-rolling-old-men/325219/3 "2005-10-07T18:15:27Z")

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\*This old man  
He played five  
He played knick-knack on my hive  
With a knick-knack paddy-whack, give a dog a bone  
This old man came rolling home

This old man  
He played six  
He played knick-knack on my ticks  
With a knick-knack paddy-whack, give a dog a bone  
This old man came rolling home\*

He seems to have a medical fetish of sorts.

And, I think I’d pay to see someone roll home.

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2005, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-group-of-rolling-old-men/325219/4 "2005-10-07T18:26:45Z")

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What are the Official Rules for Tournament-Level **Knick Knack**?  
Is it like Bocce, where you have to be an Old Man to play?

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**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2005, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-group-of-rolling-old-men/325219/5 "2005-10-07T22:39:32Z")

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[obscure reference]  
I believe that one of those old man told Churchill what to do, and now thinks he’s Saint Joan  
[/obscure reference]