A Conversation for Selection Rhymes
Eenie meenie
Aliphil Started conversation Feb 27, 2003
The version of the ancient counting system that I know is:
Eggum, peggum, penny leggum,
Popsolorum jig,
Eeny meeny, ficcaty fee,
Dil dol domini,
Alla beranti,
Middle di danti,
Ficcaty forni a rusticus.
I think my granny taught me it; she came from rural Staffordshire.
Robert Cormier used the "Eenie Meenie" thing in his book "Slambash Wangs of a Compo Gormer", as names for the gang:
Eenie, because he was number one;
Meanie, because he wasn't very nice;
Mynie, because things that were other people's very quickly became his;
and Mo, because he wasn't very bright.
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