Nursey Rhyme Acronyms
Carl G.
first letters of each word of the initial part of a popular nursery rhyme.
All punctuation and capital letters have been removed. The first one is
solved for you.
1. bbbshyawysystbf
= Baa! Baa! Black Sheep, have you any wool? Yes, sir! Yes, sir! Three bags
full.
2. sasosapforfatbbiap
3. aatcbtmctwtmttaifpgtw
4. hdsoawhdhagf
5. hddtmrutctcsotmrdhdd
6. tttpssapaadr
7. hddtcatftcjotm
8. ljhsiaceacphpihtapoapaswagbai
9. lmmsoatescaw
10. ttlshiwwya
11. omhwttctghpdab
12. ssmapgttf
Note: Since nursery rhymes are often recited slightly differently, be
prepared for some variations.
Carl G.
Jason Morgan
Carl G. wrote:
> Can you identify these nursery rhyme acronyms? Each line consists of the
> first letters of each word of the initial part of a popular nursery rhyme.
> All punctuation and capital letters have been removed. The first one is
> solved for you.
>
> 1. bbbshyawysystbf
> = Baa! Baa! Black Sheep, have you any wool? Yes, sir! Yes, sir! Three bags
> full.
> 2. sasosapforfatbbiap
> 3. aatcbtmctwtmttaifpgtw
> 4. hdsoawhdhagf
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
> 5. hddtmrutctcsotmrdhdd
> 6. tttpssapaadr
> 7. hddtcatftcjotm
Hey diddle diddle, tthe cat and the fiddle, hte cow jumped over the moon
Paulette aka babyboomer
>Can you identify these nursery rhyme acronyms? Each line consists of the
>first letters of each word of the initial part of a popular nursery rhyme.
>All punctuation and capital letters have been removed. The first one is
>solved for you.
>
>1. bbbshyawysystbf
>= Baa! Baa! Black Sheep, have you any wool? Yes, sir! Yes, sir! Three bags
>full.
>2. sasosapforfatbbiap
>3. aatcbtmctwtmttaifpgtw
>4. hdsoawhdhagf
>6. tttpssapaadr
>7. hddtcatftcjotm
>9. lmmsoatescaw
>10. ttlshiwwya
>11. omhwttctghpdab
>12. ssmapgttf
Simple Simon met a pieman going to the fair
Martin Julian DeMello
: Carl G. wrote:
: > Can you identify these nursery rhyme acronyms? Each line consists of the
: > first letters of each word of the initial part of a popular nursery rhyme.
: > All punctuation and capital letters have been removed. The first one is
: > solved for you.
: >
: > 1. bbbshyawysystbf
: > = Baa! Baa! Black Sheep, have you any wool? Yes, sir! Yes, sir! Three bags
: > full.
: > 2. sasosapforfatbbiap
sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye...
: > 3. aatcbtmctwtmttaifpgtw
: > 4. hdsoawhdhagf
: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
: > 5. hddtmrutctcsotmrdhdd
hickory dickory dock...
: > 6. tttpssapaadr
: > 7. hddtcatftcjotm
: Hey diddle diddle, tthe cat and the fiddle, hte cow jumped over the moon
: > 8. ljhsiaceacphpihtapoapaswagbai
little jack horner sat in a corner...
: > 9. lmmsoatescaw
little miss muffet sat on a tufet, eating her curds and whey
: > 10. ttlshiwwya
twinkle, twinkle, little star, how i wonder what you are
: > 11. omhwttctghpdab
old mother hubbard went to the cupbiard, to get her poor dog a bone
: > 12. ssmapgttf
simple simon met a pieman going to the fair
--
Martin DeMello
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rad...@beachlink.com
wrote:
>Can you identify these nursery rhyme acronyms? Each line consists of the
>first letters of each word of the initial part of a popular nursery rhyme.
>All punctuation and capital letters have been removed. The first one is
>solved for you.
>
>1. bbbshyawysystbf
>= Baa! Baa! Black Sheep, have you any wool? Yes, sir! Yes, sir! Three bags
>full.
>2. sasosapforfatbbiap
sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye, four and twenty
blackbirds baked in a pie
>3. aatcbtmctwtmttaifpgtw
>4. hdsoawhdhagf
humpty dumpty sat on a wall, humpty dumpty had a great fall
>5. hddtmrutctcsotmrdhdd
hickory dickory dock, the mouse ran up the clock, the clock struck
one, the mouse ran down, hickory dickory dock
>6. tttpssapaadr
>7. hddtcatftcjotm
hey diddle diddle the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon
>8. ljhsiaceacphpihtapoapaswagbai
little jack horner sat in a corner, eating a christmas pie, he put in
this thumb and pulled out a plum and said what a good boy am i
>9. lmmsoatescaw
little miss muffett sat on a tuffet, eating some curds and whey
>10. ttlshiwwya
twinkle twinkle little star how i wonder where you are
>11. omhwttctghpdab
old mother hubbard went to the cubbard to get her poor dog a bone
>12. ssmapgttf
simple simon met a pieman going to the fair
>
KateC
Carl G. wrote:
> Can you identify these nursery rhyme acronyms? Each line consists of the
> first letters of each word of the initial part of a popular nursery rhyme.
> All punctuation and capital letters have been removed. The first one is
> solved for you.
>
> 1. bbbshyawysystbf
> = Baa! Baa! Black Sheep, have you any wool? Yes, sir! Yes, sir! Three bags
> full.
> 2. sasosapforfatbbiap
Sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye, four and twenty blackbirds baked
in a pie.
> 3. aatcbtmctwtmttaifpgtw
> 4. hdsoawhdhagf
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
> 5. hddtmrutctcsotmrdhdd
Hickory dickory dock, the mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, the
mouse ran down, hickory dickory dock.
> 6. tttpssapaadr
> 7. hddtcatftcjotm
Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon.
> 8. ljhsiaceacphpihtapoapaswagbai
Little Jack Horner sat in a corner eating a Christmas pie. He put in his thumb
and pulled out a plum, and said 'what a good boy am I'
> 9. lmmsoatescaw
Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet, eating (her?) curds and whey
> 10. ttlshiwwya
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder where you are.
> 11. omhwttctghpdab
Old mother hubbard went to the cupboard to get her poor dog a bone
> 12. ssmapgttf
Simple Simon met a pieman going to the fair
Kate
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Rick Lones
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> > Can you identify these nursery rhyme acronyms? Each line consists of the
> > first letters of each word of the initial part of a popular nursery rhyme.
> > All punctuation and capital letters have been removed. The first one is
> > solved for you.
> > 6. tttpssapaadr
Tom, Tom, the piper's son
stole a pig and away did run . . .
(Still working on 3)
-rick-
The Mick
>Can you identify these nursery rhyme acronyms? Each line consists of the
>first letters of each word of the initial part of a popular nursery rhyme.
>All punctuation and capital letters have been removed. The first one is
>solved for you.
>
>1. bbbshyawysystbf
>= Baa! Baa! Black Sheep, have you any wool? Yes, sir! Yes, sir! Three bags
>full.
>2. sasosapforfatbbiap
>3. aatcbtmctwtmttaifpgtw
>4. hdsoawhdhagf
>5. hddtmrutctcsotmrdhdd
>6. tttpssapaadr
>7. hddtcatftcjotm
>8. ljhsiaceacphpihtapoapaswagbai
>9. lmmsoatescaw
>10. ttlshiwwya
>11. omhwttctghpdab
>12. ssmapgttf
>
>Note: Since nursery rhymes are often recited slightly differently, be
>prepared for some variations.
>
>Carl G.
>
#3 spoiler?
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>3. aatcbtmctwtmttaifpgtw
My Wife "Y" says
All Around The C? Bush The Monkey Chased The Weasel....... Pop Goes
The Weasel
Where I'm from it would be the Mulberry Bush
Not sure what that is... Cranberry perhaps?
The Mick
Carl G.
The Mick wrote in message <35f55e74...@news.vnet.net>...
I believe that the rhyme originally referred to cobbling. The "monkey
chasing the weasel" referred to a step in the process of making a shoe. I
don't remember where I saw this (The Annotated Mother Goose?). Does anybody
know what "monkey" or "weasel" refer to in this rhyme?
The way I learned the rhyme was "All around the cobbler's bench...". When I
was a child, my sisters and I would recite the rhyme when making toast. We
would sing this and a second verse, "A penny for a spool of thread, a penny
for a needle...". After singing both verses through twice, the toast would
pop up.
Carl G.
Kilrae
<cgi...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>Can you identify these nursery rhyme acronyms? Each line consists of the
>first letters of each word of the initial part of a popular nursery rhyme.
>All punctuation and capital letters have been removed. The first one is
>solved for you.
>
>1. bbbshyawysystbf
>= Baa! Baa! Black Sheep, have you any wool? Yes, sir! Yes, sir! Three bags
>full.
>2. sasosapforfatbbiap
>3. aatcbtmctwtmttaifpgtw
>4. hdsoawhdhagf
>5. hddtmrutctcsotmrdhdd
>6. tttpssapaadr
>7. hddtcatftcjotm
>8. ljhsiaceacphpihtapoapaswagbai
>9. lmmsoatescaw
>10. ttlshiwwya
>11. omhwttctghpdab
>12. ssmapgttf
>
>Note: Since nursery rhymes are often recited slightly differently, be
>prepared for some variations.
>
>Carl G.
Here's a couple more I though of; they're actually pretty easy:
1. pppapoppapopppppipppapopptwtpoppppp
2. ssssbtss
Kilrae
(remove the "nosp m" from email address above to reply)
Jess
<kilra...@mneo.lrun.com> writes
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>Here's a couple more I though of; they're actually pretty easy:
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>1. pppapoppapopppppipppapopptwtpoppppp
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers
Peter Piper Picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers then
where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper Picked?
(I can't believe I just typed all that in!)
>
>2. ssssbtss
>
You got me there.
How about
1. hmwcawciawccw
2. rachtbctsafluawhwrohfabohtsshmwsg
--
Jess
Carl G.
Kilrae wrote in message ...
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>Here's a couple more I though of; they're actually pretty easy:
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>1. pppapoppapopppppipppapopptwtpoppppp
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>Kilrae
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>(remove the "nosp m" from email address above to reply)
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1. Peter Piper picked a peck...
2. She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
Carl G.
Carl G.
Jess wrote in message <8Jm72LAT...@draftsman.demon.co.uk>...
>How about
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>1. hmwcawciawccw
>
>2. rachtbctsafluawhwrohfabohtsshmwsg
>--
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>Jess
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2. Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross, to see a fine lady...
Sil...@virtvill.com
JE><kilra...@mneo.lrun.com> writes
JE>>
JE>>Here's a couple more I though of; they're actually pretty easy:
JE>>
JE>>1. pppapoppapopppppipppapopptwtpoppppp
JE>Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers
JE>Peter Piper Picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers then
JE>where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper Picked?
JE>(I can't believe I just typed all that in!)
JE>>
JE>>2. ssssbtss
JE>>
JE>You got me there.
JE>How about
JE>1. hmwcawciawccw
JE>2. rachtbctsafluawhwrohfabohtsshmwsg
JE>--
JE>Jess
The ssssbtss is
Paul
Jess wrote ....
>How about
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>1. hmwcawciawccw
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Steve Sosensky
>Can you identify these nursery rhyme acronyms? Each line consists of the
>first letters of each word of the initial part of a popular nursery rhyme.
>All punctuation and capital letters have been removed. The first one is
>solved for you.
>
>1. bbbshyawysystbf
>= Baa! Baa! Black Sheep, have you any wool? Yes, sir! Yes, sir! Three bags
>full.
>2. sasosapforfatbbiap
sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye. Four and twenty blackbirds
baked in a pie.
>3. aatcbtmctwtmttaifpgtw
All around the cobbler's bench the monkey chased the weasel. The monkey
thought t'was all in fun. Pop goes the weasel!
>4. hdsoawhdhagf
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
>5. hddtmrutctcsotmrdhdd
Hickory dickory doc, the mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, the
mouse ran down. Hickory dickory doc.
>6. tttpssapaadr
Tom, Tom, the piper's son, stole a pig and away did run.
>7. hddtcatftcjotm
Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon.
>8. ljhsiaceacphpihtapoapaswagbai
Little Jack Horner sat in a corner eating his Christmas pie. He put in his
thumb, pulled out a plumb, and said "What a good boy am I!"
>9. lmmsoatescaw
Little Miss Muffett sat on a tuffet eating her curds and whey.
>10. ttlshiwwya
Twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are.
>11. omhwttctghpdab
Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to get her poor dog a bone.
>12. ssmapgttf
Simple Simon met a pieman going to the faire.
>
>Note: Since nursery rhymes are often recited slightly differently, be
>prepared for some variations.
>
>Carl G.
>
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Jess
<ste...@loop.com> writes
>>3. aatcbtmctwtmttaifpgtw
> All around the cobbler's bench the monkey chased the weasel. The monkey
>thought t'was all in fun. Pop goes the weasel!
No wonder I couldn't get this one! I know it as "Half a pound of tuppeny
rice, half a pound of treacle. That's the way the money goes, Pop goes
the weasel."
--
Jess
David Brain
wrote:
> No wonder I couldn't get this one! I know it as "Half a pound of tuppeny
> rice, half a pound of treacle. That's the way the money goes, Pop goes
> the weasel."
I was just thinking the same thing. What the story behind the Cobbler's Bench version?
--
David Brain
London, UK
Carl G.
David Brain wrote in message ...
I am not sure of this, but I once read that the "monkey chasing the weasel"
referred to a step in the process of making a shoe. I don't remember where
I read this (_The Annotated Mother Goose_?).
The second verse I used to sing when I was a child was, "A penny for a spool
of thread, a penny for a needle, that's the way the money goes, Pop! goes
the weasel.", which fits with the cobbler theme.
The particular version I used to create the acronyms was from a 1948 copy of
_The Bookshelf for Boys and Girls_, volume 4. The book was printed in the
United States. The music is given, but there is no information about the
history of the song. The second verse in this book goes, "I've no time to
wait or sigh, No patience to wait till by and by; Kiss me quick, I'm off,
good-by, Pop! goes the weasel."
Carl G.
Steve Sosensky
wrote:
>In article <35f76de6...@nntp.loop.com>, Steve Sosensky
><ste...@loop.com> writes
>
>>>3. aatcbtmctwtmttaifpgtw
>> All around the cobbler's bench the monkey chased the weasel. The monkey
>>thought t'was all in fun. Pop goes the weasel!
>
>No wonder I couldn't get this one! I know it as "Half a pound of tuppeny
>rice, half a pound of treacle. That's the way the money goes, Pop goes
>the weasel."
Jess,
That's in a later verse.
Keith
sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye four and twenty black birds
baked in a pie
>3. aatcbtmctwtmttaifpgtw
all around the carpenter's bench the monkey chased the weasal the monkey
thought that it was all in fun pop goes the weasal
>4. hdsoawhdhagf
humpty dumpty sat on a wall, humpty dumpty had a great fall
>5. hddtmrutctcsotmrdhdd
hickory dickory dock the mouse ran up the clock the clock struck one the
mouse ran down hickory dickory dock
>6. tttpssapaadr
tom thumb the piper's son stole a pig and away did run
>7. hddtcatftcjotm
Hey, diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon
>8. ljhsiaceacphpihtapoapaswagbai
little jack horner sat in a corner eating a Christmas pie, he put in his
thumb and pulled out a plum and said what a good boy am i
>9. lmmsoatescaw
little miss muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey
>10. ttlshiwwya
twinkle twinkle little star how i wonder where you are
>11. omhwttctghpdab
old mother hubbard went to the cupboard to get her poor dog a bone
>12. ssmapgttf
simple simon met a pieman going to the fair
diesel
wrote:
>Can you identify these nursery rhyme acronyms? Each line consists of the
>first letters of each word of the initial part of a popular nursery rhyme.
>All punctuation and capital letters have been removed. The first one is
>solved for you.
>
>1. bbbshyawysystbf
>= Baa! Baa! Black Sheep, have you any wool? Yes, sir! Yes, sir! Three bags
>full.
>2. sasosapforfatbbiap
>3. aatcbtmctwtmttaifpgtw
>4. hdsoawhdhagf
>5. hddtmrutctcsotmrdhdd
>6. tttpssapaadr
>7. hddtcatftcjotm
>8. ljhsiaceacphpihtapoapaswagbai
this one is, little jack horner sat in a corner eating a * *
pie,he put in his thumb and pulled out a plum and said what a good boy
am i.
>9. lmmsoatescaw
>10. ttlshiwwya
>11. omhwttctghpdab
>12. ssmapgttf
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Catherine Hedlin
A. pppehawackhshphiasathkhvw
B. gppapktgamtc
C. twaowwliaswhsmcsdkwtdssstasapttb
D. rachtbctsafluawhwrohfabohtsshmwsg
E. mmqchdyggwcsasbapmaiar
F. jbnjbqjjotc
G. gggwswwuadaimlc
Catherine
Keith wrote:
> >2. sasosapforfatbbiap
> sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye four and twenty black birds
> >3. aatcbtmctwtmttaifpgtw
> all around the carpenter's bench the monkey chased the weasal the monkey
> >4. hdsoawhdhagf
> humpty dumpty sat on a wall, humpty dumpty had a great fall
> >5. hddtmrutctcsotmrdhdd
> hickory dickory dock the mouse ran up the clock the clock struck one the
> >6. tttpssapaadr
> tom thumb the piper's son stole a pig and away did run
> >7. hddtcatftcjotm
> Hey, diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon
> >8. ljhsiaceacphpihtapoapaswagbai
> little jack horner sat in a corner eating a Christmas pie, he put in his
> >9. lmmsoatescaw
> little miss muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey
> >10. ttlshiwwya
> twinkle twinkle little star how i wonder where you are
> >11. omhwttctghpdab
> old mother hubbard went to the cupboard to get her poor dog a bone
> >12. ssmapgttf
> simple simon met a pieman going to the fair
> >Carl G.
Carl G.
Catherine Hedlin wrote in message <35FE9C62.1C8E@eos_nospam_.ucsd.edu>...
>Try these,
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>A. pppehawackhshphiasathkhvw
>B. gppapktgamtc
>C. twaowwliaswhsmcsdkwtdssstasapttb
>D. rachtbctsafluawhwrohfabohtsshmwsg
>E. mmqchdyggwcsasbapmaiar
>F. jbnjbqjjotc
>G. gggwswwuadaimlc
>Catherine
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A. pppehawackhshphiasathkhvw
= Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater. Had a wife and couldn't keep her...
B. gppapktgamtc
= Georgy Porgy, puddin' and pie, kissed the girls and made them cry.
C. twaowwliaswhsmcsdkwtdssstasapttb
= There was an old women who lived in a shoe...
>D. rachtbctsafluawhwrohfabohtsshmwsg
= Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross...
>E. mmqchdyggwcsasbapmaiar
= Mistress Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?...
(or, Mary, Mary...)
>F. jbnjbqjjotc
= Jack be nimble, jack be quick, jack jumped over the candlestick.
>G. gggwswwuadaimlc
(still thinking about it...)
Carl G.
Carl G. wrote in message <6tmbqh$4fn$1...@camel25.mindspring.com>...
wander...", but I don't recall the words to this nursery rhyme (If I had a
book this would be a lot easier).
Carl G.
Mike Round
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>Catherine Hedlin wrote in message <35FE9C62.1C8E@eos_nospam_.ucsd.edu>...
>>Try these,
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>>D. rachtbctsafluawhwrohfabohtsshmwsg
>= Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross
to see a fine lady upon a white horse.
With rings on her fingers
and bells on her toes
She shall have music wherever she goes
(BTW I live there)
--
Mike Round
Time for some witty comment I think .... oh well
http://home.clara.net/round/mike/
David Grabiner
> >>G. gggwswwuadaimlc
Correction: gggwsiwwuadaimlc
(This was probably a typo, not a different version
> The last one may be "Goosey Goosey Gander, (something something)
> wander...", but I don't recall the words to this nursery rhyme (If I had a
> book this would be a lot easier).
Goosey, Goosey Gander,
Whither shall I wander?
Upstairs and downstairs
and in my lady's chamber.
Here's a few more (cut after one or two verses in some cases)
1. oalstboscyomffstbosm
2. hcbhcboaptaphcb
3. tqohsmstaoasd
4. tlatuwfftctlbtuaatt
5. okcwamosaamoswhhcfhpahcfhbahcfhft
--
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http://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/~grabiner
Shop at the Mobius Strip Mall: Always on the same side of the street!
Klein Glassworks, Torus Coffee and Donuts, Projective Airlines, etc.
Kim Brown
> = Baa! Baa! Black Sheep, have you any wool? Yes, sir! Yes, sir! Three bags
> full.
> 2. sasosapforfatbbiap
Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye. Four and twenty
blackbirds
baked in a pie.
> 3. aatcbtmctwtmttaifpgtw
All around the cobblers bench, the monkey chased the weasle. The monkey
thought that all in fun, pop goes the weasle.
> 4. hdsoawhdhagf
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
> 5. hddtmrutctcsotmrdhdd
Hickory dickery dock, the mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one,
the
mouse ran down. Hickory dickery dock.
> 6. tttpssapaadr
Tom, Tom, the piper's son. stole a pig and away did run.
> 7. hddtcatftcjotm
Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon.
> 8. ljhsiaceacphpihtapoapaswagbai
Little jack Horner, sat in a corner, eating his Christmas pie. He put in
his
thumb and pulled out a plum and said, "What a good boy am I."
> 9. lmmsoatescaw
Little Miss Muffet, sat on a tuffet, eating her curds and whay.
> 10. ttlshiwwya
Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you are.
> 11. omhwttctghpdab
Old Mother Hubbered went to the cupboard to get her poor dog a bone.
> 12. ssmapgttf
Simple Simon met a pieman going to the fair.
How's that?
Kim
Henry Tickner
<cgi...@mindspring.com> writes
>>>G. gggwswwuadaimlc
>>(still thinking about it...)
>>
>The last one may be "Goosey Goosey Gander, (something something)
>wander...", but I don't recall the words to this nursery rhyme (If I had a
>book this would be a lot easier).
spoiler
Goosey Goosey Gander, whither shall *I* wander, upstairs and downstairs
and in my lady's chamber
(They don't write rhymes like they used to ...)
--
Henry Tickner
The 'nospam' is my ISP's domain, the 'boudoir' is mine.
Geoff Bailey
In article <6tmfe4$p3m$1...@camel18.mindspring.com>,
Carl G. <cgi...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>Carl G. wrote in message <6tmbqh$4fn$1...@camel25.mindspring.com>...
>>>B. gppapktgamtc
>>>C. twaowwliaswhsmcsdkwtdssstasapttb
>>>D. rachtbctsafluawhwrohfabohtsshmwsg
>>>E. mmqchdyggwcsasbapmaiar
>>>F. jbnjbqjjotc
>>>G. gggwswwuadaimlc
SPOILER
>>>G. gggwswwuadaimlc
>>(still thinking about it...)
>>
> The last one may be "Goosey Goosey Gander, (something something)
> wander...", but I don't recall the words to this nursery rhyme (If I had a
> book this would be a lot easier).
I think you're right, although it is different to the version I know:
Goosey goosey gander, whither shall you wander?
Upstairs, downstairs, and in my lady's chamber.
Cheers,
Geoff.
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Steve Sosensky
wrote:
>Try these,
>
>A. pppehawackhshphiasathkhvw
Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater had a wife and couldn't keep her. Put her in a
pumpkin shell and there he kept her vary well. (your acromyn is not accurate.)
>
>B. gppapktgamtc
>
>C. twaowwliaswhsmcsdkwtdssstasapttb
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe who had so many children, she
didn't know what to do. So she stripped them and spanked them and put them to
bed.
>
>D. rachtbctsafluawhwrohfabohtsshmwsg
Ride a cocked horse to Bambury Cross to see a fine lady upon a white horse.
With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, she shall have music wherever
she goes.
>
>E. mmqchdyggwcsasbapmaiar
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? With cockel shells
and silver bells and pretty maids all in a row.
>
>F. jbnjbqjjotc
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick. Jack jump over the candlestick.
>
>G. gggwswwuadaimlc
Goosie, Goosie Gander, where shall we wander? Upstairs, downstairs in my
lady's chamber.
>
Steve <mailto:ste...@loop.com>
David Brain
> The second verse I used to sing when I was a child was, "A penny for a
> spool
> of thread, a penny for a needle, that's the way the money goes, Pop!
> goes
> the weasel.", which fits with the cobbler theme.
The second verse of the UK version goes "Up and Down the City Road, In and Out the Eagle - that's the
way the Money goes, Pop! goes the Weasel."
The Eagle is a public house on City Road, and, as I'm sure you know, Pop! goes the Weasel refers to taking
something to a Pawnbroker. The implication of this verse is that the person in question spent all their
money on drink and had to pawn things to get more money.
I'm still not sure about the Half-a-pound of Tuppenny Rice though :-)
Carl G.
David Brain wrote in message ...
All these variations are interesting. In another version, there is a
chorus:
I've no time to wait or sigh, I've no time to wheedle, only time to say
goodbye, Pop! goes the weasel.
and the first verse starts:
All around the chicken coop...
Carl G.
David Wong
http://www.ebiz-net.com/jokeshop ... just a click away !
Cheers !
Frank van Schie
>
> 1. hmwcawciawccw
How Much Wood Could A Woodchuck Chuck, If a Woodchuck Could Chuck Wood.
:)
cont...@cruznet2.cruznet.net
chamber.
Regards,
Theresa
Carl G. (cgi...@mindspring.com) wrote:
: Carl G. wrote in message <6tmbqh$4fn$1...@camel25.mindspring.com>...
: >
: >Catherine Hedlin wrote in message <35FE9C62.1C8E@eos_nospam_.ucsd.edu>...
: >>Try these,
: >>
: >>A. pppehawackhshphiasathkhvw
: >>B. gppapktgamtc
: >>C. twaowwliaswhsmcsdkwtdssstasapttb
: >>D. rachtbctsafluawhwrohfabohtsshmwsg
: >>E. mmqchdyggwcsasbapmaiar
: >>F. jbnjbqjjotc
: >>G. gggwswwuadaimlc
: >>Catherine
: >
: >
: >Spoilers
: >.
: >.
: >.
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >Spoiler
: >.
: >.
: >.
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >Spoiler
: >.
: >.
: >.
: >
: >A. pppehawackhshphiasathkhvw
: >= Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater. Had a wife and couldn't keep her...
: >B. gppapktgamtc
: >= Georgy Porgy, puddin' and pie, kissed the girls and made them cry.
: >C. twaowwliaswhsmcsdkwtdssstasapttb
: >= There was an old women who lived in a shoe...
: >>D. rachtbctsafluawhwrohfabohtsshmwsg
: >= Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross...
: >>E. mmqchdyggwcsasbapmaiar
: >= Mistress Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?...
: >(or, Mary, Mary...)
: >>F. jbnjbqjjotc
: >= Jack be nimble, jack be quick, jack jumped over the candlestick.
: >>G. gggwswwuadaimlc
: >(still thinking about it...)
: >
: The last one may be "Goosey Goosey Gander, (something something)
: wander...", but I don't recall the words to this nursery rhyme (If I had a
: book this would be a lot easier).
: Carl G.
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: >(still thinking about it...)
: >
: The last one may be "Goosey Goosey Gander, (something something)
: wander...", but I don't recall the words to this nursery rhyme (If I
had a
: book this would be a lot easier).
: Carl G.
Goosey, goosey, gander,
Whither shall we wander?
Upsatirs and downstairs
And in my lady's chamber.
John Miller
i.e. his threads and needles etc and when he ran out of ready money he
'popped' or pawned them for more money to drink in the EAGLE public
house.
john miller
In article <6toq03$4aq$1...@samsara0.mindspring.com>, Carl G.
<cgi...@mindspring.com> writes
>
--
John Miller
mybel...@gmail.com
> Can you identify these nursery rhyme acronyms? Each line consists of the
> first letters of each word of the initial part of a popular nursery rhyme.
> All punctuation and capital letters have been removed. The first one is
> solved for you.
>
> = Baa! Baa! Black Sheep, have you any wool? Yes, sir! Yes, sir! Three bags
> full.
> 2. sasosapforfatbbiap
> 4. hdsoawhdhagf
> 5. hddtmrutctcsotmrdhdd
> 6. tttpssapaadr
> 7. hddtcatftcjotm
> 8. ljhsiaceacphpihtapoapaswagbai
> 10. ttlshiwwya
> 11. omhwttctghpdab
> 12. ssmapgttf
>
> Note: Since nursery rhymes are often recited slightly differently, be
> prepared for some variations.
>
> Carl G.
LJHSITCEHCP
MHALLIFWWAS
LBBCBYHTSITMTCITC
OKCWAMOSAAMOSW
SASOSAPFOR
meeka.t...@tccollege.qld.edu.au
> Can you identify these nursery rhyme acronyms? Each line consists of the
> first letters of each word of the initial part of a popular nursery rhyme.
> All punctuation and capital letters have been removed. The first one is
> solved for you.
>
> 1. bbbshyawysystbf
> = Baa! Baa! Black Sheep, have you any wool? Yes, sir! Yes, sir! Three bags
> full.
> 2. sasosapforfatbbiap
> 3. aatcbtmctwtmttaifpgtw
> 4. hdsoawhdhagf
> 5. hddtmrutctcsotmrdhdd
> 6. tttpssapaadr
> 7. hddtcatftcjotm
> 8. ljhsiaceacphpihtapoapaswagbai
> 9. lmmsoatescaw
> 10. ttlshiwwya
> 11. omhwttctghpdab
> 12. ssmapgttf
>
> Note: Since nursery rhymes are often recited slightly differently, be
> prepared for some variations.
>
> Carl G.