Talk:Coconut shy

Coconut Shy on Neopets
I added a link to "Coconut Shy" on Neopets.com. It was removed: 09:32, 3 September 2006 Solipsist (Talk | contribs) (rm spam link)

I say it is not spam. It it from the 93rd most viewed web site, it allows a user to play a virtual game of Coconut Shy, the web site does not sell anything, you are not spammed or otherwise affected by Neopets except that you can have some fun, I personally have nothing to do with NeoPets, etc. I do not see the addition of this site as spam.

Here is the site I suggest returning to this page: http://www.neopets.com/halloween/coconutshy.phtml

What do you all think? --SafeLibraries 16:04, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Apparent appearance of the term in 1899
My copy of The Story of the Treasure Seekers by E. Nesbit (apparently also aka The adventures of the treasure seekers) says "First Published 1899".

From Chapter 12 (online at http://classicreader.com/read.php/bookid.138/sec.12/kw.coconut/ ),

"We had several ideas about that time, but having so little chink [money] always stood in the way.

This was the case with H. O.'s idea of setting up a coconut-shy on this side of the Heath, where there are none generally. We had no sticks or wooden balls, and the greengrocer said he could not book so many as twelve dozen coconuts without Mr Bastable's written order. And as we did not wish to consult my Father it was decided to drop it."

Author Nesbit apparently assumes that this term will be familiar to children without additional explanation. Can anybody confirm or disconfirm the date of this as 1899? -- Writtenonsand 23:26, 13 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Date confirmed and sourced. There's also an H. G. Wells reference in 1897. As these indicate and date the spread of the term, I've added them both to the origins section. mooncow 23:02, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Stub
As this article is now respectably long, explains the game and its name, discusses the origins of the game, documents some references in popular culture, and highlights some parallels in other countries and related games, I have removed the stub tag that was in place. I don't think there's a lot more, if anything, that an encyclopaedia article on this topic needs to say. mooncow 23:02, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Dosenwerfen
The usual English term for the German "Dosenwerfen" is "Can knockdown". See -- Ies (talk) 17:16, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

What is a 'coconut'?
It might be mentioned that what is used in this activity is the coconut 'fruit.' As someone who, as a kid, husked a couple of the things fresh from the tree, it is a different critter entirely. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CF99:2080:B08E:40EC:3450:48C4 (talk) 21:44, 25 December 2018 (UTC)