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I'm pretty sure I saw it featured in an article in Highlights for Children during the 80s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlights_for_Children https://en.wik

by schoen 8y ago

I'm pretty sure I saw it featured in an article in Highlights for Children during the 80s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlights_for_Children https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlights_for_Children

AluminiumPoint 8y ago
I learned it in australia many years ago from these guys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYBw7k_8EbE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYBw7k_8EbE
- schoen 8y ago
  Do Australians commonly say "elephant" to count seconds as the presenters do? In the U.S. it's usually "one-thousand" or "Mississippi". (I guess I can imagine that Australians wouldn't say "Mississippi"!)
  - JoeAltmaier 8y ago
    or 'chimpanzee'!
  - yesenadam 8y ago
    I've never heard of "elephant", no. (Sydney here)