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Saetia · Boot Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 10 Location: England

[QUESTION] Olly olly oxen free...?

**Posted:** Sun Aug 15, 2004 4:43 pm

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sherpa

See this thread.

It's a call at the start of Hide and Seek traditionally, but has also popped up in the Haloverse.

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**Posted:** Sun Aug 15, 2004 5:00 pm

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it is what you say at the end of a hide and seek game....makes everyone come outta hiding.

just in case you didn't wanna read through the other thread.

**Posted:** Sun Aug 15, 2004 6:07 pm

strider · Boot Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 14

Halo's not the only game I've heard it in. In Splinter Cell, some of the bad guys would keep saying this while they were searching for you.

**Posted:** Sun Aug 15, 2004 7:16 pm

aliendial

One way creative way to get a question answered is to do some research. Using google:

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-oll1.htm

I'm from the "all ye all ye out's in free" school myself.

**Posted:** Sun Aug 15, 2004 8:46 pm

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