Sandra Simonds's Blog, page 2

Apparently, if you say this quickly…

In fir tar is,

In oak none is,

In mud eels are,

In clay none are.

Goat eat ivy;

Mare eat oats.

..it appears to be in Latin. ‘Is thy pott enty, Colelent? Is gote eate yvy. Mare eate ootys. Is thy cocke lyke owrs?” Joke from a 500 year old medical manuscript (Henry the VI’s time)

And randomly, here’s a fun counting-out formula for children:

inty, minty tipsy, toe, Alabama, domino.

and

eeny meeny macharacka air i doma nacka chicapocka lolla poppa om pom push

And a nursery rhyme:

“Oh that I were where I woul...