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Happy Families is a card game for three or more players generally thought of as a children's game. The object of the game is to collect complete sets of four, known as 'families'. Either a standard deck of cards can be used, or more usually specially designed cards which have sets of four people such as 'Mr Bun the Baker' and 'Mrs Bun the Baker's Wife'. Players take it in turns to ask any other player for a card which is a member of a set of which the first player has at least one of in his hand. If the player requested has the specified card, they hand it over and the first player continues asking other players for cards in the same manner until a request is unsatisfied, play then passes to the next player. When a player has collected all four members of a set, they place that family down. Play continues until all sets of families have been collected. The winner is then the player with the most families.
During the Second World War the German government produced a military version of the game with cards printed with weapons and troop types which comprised families, such as the Infantry howitzer, Pak 3.7 cm anti-tank gun, mortar and Schweres machine-gun which comprised the 'Heavy Weapons Family'. These sets of cards were distributed to German troops for entertainment on the Western Front during 1944 and 1945.
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The hamburger is a fast food consisting of a fried patty of minced meat, usually served in a bread roll. The hamburger (without the bun) is said to have been invented by medieval Tatar invaders of the Baltic area around Hamburg, Germany, from where it takes its name. As a dish made from minced meat, onions, bread, and milk, it was taken to the USA in the 19th century. The hamburger in its present form spread from there and was reintroduced to Europe in the 1960s.
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Hot cross buns are small, spiced, fruit cakes or buns decorated with a cross on top and traditionally served on Good Friday. The practice originated with the ancient Greeks who offered the cakes to Apollo, Diana, Hecate and the moon, the cross symbolising the four quarters of the moon.
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A muffin was traditionally a small, individual size bread-like cake or bun made from milk, yeast, flour and a pinch of salt, allowed to rise and then baked.
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Bun is a Yuat language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Bath bun is London Cockney rhyming slang for son.
Bath bun is London Cockney rhyming slang for sun.
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Bun is Scottish slang for a tail, particularly a hare's or rabbit's tail.
Bun is American slang for the backside, buttocks.
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Bun fight is British slang for a tea party.
Bun fight is slang for an official function.
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Bun in the oven is British slang for pregnant.
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Buttered bun is bingo slang for one.
Buttered bun is old slang for a woman who has sex with a succession of men at a time.
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