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It's for counting!? I always had this idea it was like a pseudo-random way of picking one option out of several, like in my part of México we (used-to) use (not
by tremendo 12y ago
It's for counting!? I always had this idea it was like a pseudo-random way of picking one option out of several, like in my part of México we (used-to) use (not-really Spanish) "de tín marín de do-pingüé, cúcara mácara tîtiri füé, yo no fuí, fué te-té, pégale, pégale que ese mero fué". Which reminds me of another one I learnt from a book as a child but have never heard it from anyone else out in the open: "pin-pin, zarambolín, el ratón comer comer, el ratón comer comer, ¿cuánto das por el ratón? cien tostones y un doblón, arre mula carretera pin-pin estás afuera!".
- colanderman 12y agoIt is used for "randomly" picking at option. I remember when I was young realizing I could compute the remainder and "cheat" when using this. Not sure why they call it a "counting-out" rhyme, though I guess I can't think of a better thing to call it. Side note, the way I learned it, the last line was always "out goes Y-O-U". Much better than simply repeating the first line over :)
- anjbe 12y agoThis is how I learned it growing up (southwestern US in the mid 1990s): Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo Catch a tiger by the toe If he hollers, make him pay Fifty dollars every day My mother told me to pick the very best one and you are [not] it
- hugopeixoto 12y agoThat's what "counting out" means. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counting-out_game http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counting-out_game
- tremendo 12y agoThanks for the clarification. Many years living in the US but still haven't learned all little references like this one.