Poohsticks

poohsticks Pooh sticks English 2026 October 15 Pronunciation en /ˈpuːstɪks/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Poohsticks.wav Southern England en /ˈpustɪks/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Poohsticks.wav GA en Pooh sticks Etymology 1 thumb|Poohsticks being played on the “Poohsticks Bridge” in Ashdown Forest From en Pooh<t:the fictional character Winnie-the-Pooh> stick<alt:sticks> 1 exocentric. en A. A. Milne Alan Alexander Milne the English author (1882–1956) in his book The House at Pooh Corner (1928): see the quotation. Alternative forms en Pooh sticks#Noun poohsticks#Noun Noun - en games A game for two or more players in which each player throws a stick into a river from the upstream side of a bridge crossing it, the winner being the player whose stick emerges first on the other side. 94 And that was the beginning of the game called Poohsticks, which Pooh invented, and which he and his friends used to play on the edge of the Forest. Now one day Pooh and Piglet and Rabbit and Roo were all playing Poohsticks together. 16 January 2000 w:Reuters ‘Pooh’ Bridge Reopens in Sussex, England https://web.archive.org/web/20261014105727/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jan-16-tr-54522-story.html In Poohsticks, twigs are dropped into the water from the upstream side of the bridge. The winner is the person whose stick comes out the other side first. 7 January 2001 Site unseen: Sporting websites worth a visit https://web.archive.org/web/20261014105731/https://www.theguardian.com/observer/osm/story/0,,417425,00.html Virtual Poohsticks is as passive as the real thing - you register, choose your stick, describe your position on the bridge ('in the middle', 'prone on the deck', 'moist with excitement'), wait for nine other players to log on, then drop it. 11 September 2009 Tom Lubbock Christ and the Adulteress (1508-10) Titian https://web.archive.org/web/20091003003405/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/great-works/christ-and-the-adulteress-150810-titian-1784889.html [P]layed as a competitive race between two dropped sticks Poohsticks demonstrates the power of delay. You could play the game without a bridge, with only a stream and a marked finish line, and it would work just as well. 27 March 2011 In praise of … Poohsticks https://web.archive.org/web/20151013232529/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/mar/28/in-praise-of-poohsticks-editorial [Y]esterday produced exactly the right conditions for the resumption of the World Poohsticks Championships, postponed last year because of flooding, which were held once again on a bridge over the Thames at Little Wittenham in Oxfordshire. The best thing of all about Poohsticks is that it can only be played in the open air and that, unlike almost every other child's game these days, it is completely free. 26 August 2015 Katie Grant Poohsticks: Scientists finally find a recipe for success – and conclude it's all about the stick https://web.archive.org/web/20220324033512/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/poohsticks-scientists-finally-find-a-recipe-for-success-and-conclude-it-s-all-about-the-stick-10471669.html Dr Rhys Morgan, a father of two and avid Poohsticks player, said the perfect Poohstick is tubby and long, fairly heavy (but not so heavy it will sink to the bottom of the river), with quite a lot of bark to catch the flow of the river like paddles – or PP (Perfect Poohstick) = A x I. 26 August 2015 Press Association Revealed: how to pick the perfect Poohstick https://web.archive.org/web/20150914195530/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/26/revealed-how-to-pick-perfect-poohstick The top 12 Poohsticks-perfect bridges, as recommended by VisitEngland: Sheepwash bridge, Ashford-in-the-Water, Derbyshire 27 August 2015 Ian Johnston Poohsticks: Whitehall springs into action to warn of the perils of the much-loved game https://web.archive.org/web/20150828040315/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/poohsticks-whitehall-springs-into-action-to-warn-of-the-perils-of-the-muchloved-game-10475661.html Had anyone stopped, even for a moment, to consider the potential dangers of Poohsticks? “When playing #Poohsticks, do not allow children to lean out over sides of the bridge. Children should be supervised at all times by an adult,” it the Department for Culture, Media and Sport said. “When playing #Poohsticks check bridge sidebarriers are safe height with no large gaps and structurally sound bridges with slow-flowing water.” en 16 January 2021 Daniel Taylor; Oliver Kay Liverpool and Manchester United: The rivalry, the history, the stories https://web.archive.org/web/20250108154106/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2315790/2021/01/16/liverpool-man-united-rivalry-soccer-football/ [T]here are a lot of misconceptions about his Kenny Dalglish’s relationship with Alex Ferguson. The two old managerial adversaries could probably fall out over a game of Poohsticks — overall, however, they get on far better than is widely assumed. Derived terms en Poohstick Translations game for two or more players in which each player throws a stick into a river from the upstream side of a bridge Norwegian: no pinneleken Polish: pl misie-patysie nv-p, pl kubusiowe patyczki nv-p, pl prztyczki-patyczki nv-p Russian: ru пустяки́ m-p Etymology 2 Noun en noun form en Poohstick Further reading en noun-noun compound nouns