[Goanet] In pin safety-pin in pin out - You're the den!

2009-03-24 Thread Cecil Pinto
As children when we used to play Hide-and-Seek, the designated seeker ('it' in Western terminolgy) would be referred to as as the 'den'. I've asked around and nobody seems to know why the term 'den' is used, and if it is a term specifically used only in the South Asian sub-continent. Does anyone k

[Goanet] In pin safety-pin in pin out - You're the den!

2009-03-24 Thread Marshall Mendonza
Just a wild guess. Could it mean a lion's den? Meaning that the person who has to find the others is isolated and has to take cover behind a tree or wall and when given the 'ready' call, has to find (hunt) the others. Regards, Marshall