Well while we are on about phrases I have always wondered if the rhyme my grandpa used to say to my kid brother (which always reduced him to a tantrum...so well worth the effort!) was a traditional one or just summat he made up: "Lickle jissey jasey Is na bloody gud Chop tha lickle begger up fa fire wood If he squeals Pull is tail Send tha lickle bugger off ta Stafford Jail" Any ideas? Nick

Sounds like a very similar to one from my childhood. They are all derivations of the same rhyme known nationwide: eeny meeny miny mo catch a german by his toe if he squeals pull his tail send him off to jerry jail Usually used in the playground to ascertain who was 'it'. Regards Linda Staffs UK Researching: Cook(e) Plant Mason Keys Pearsall and variants Broster Rastall Turner Smith Miller Morgan Simmons Baker ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Griffin" <nick.griffin@mac.com> To: <ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 8:07 PM Subject: [B.C.] Stafford Jail saying > Well while we are on about phrases I have always wondered if the rhyme my > grandpa used to say to my kid brother (which always reduced him to a > tantrum...so well worth the effort!) was a traditional one or just summat > he made up: > > "Lickle jissey jasey > Is na bloody gud > Chop tha lickle begger up fa fire wood > If he squeals > Pull is tail > Send tha lickle bugger off ta Stafford Jail" > > Any ideas? > > Nick

Oh, how we have made up variations. My dad's version, but likely his father's before him, was: Eeny meeny miny mo, Catch a Whitehouse by the toe, If he hollers make him pay, 50 dollars every day. Of course we kids loved it. > eeny meeny miny mo > catch a german by his toe > if he squeals pull his tail > send him off to jerry jail Paul Whitehouse, Maryland, USA -- Researching Black Country names: WHITEHOUSE, DAVIS, LEES, SPITTLE, SMALL, DITHERIDGE, BEDDOW, TAYLOR, ASTON, ATTWOOD, RICHARDS, PEERS, WRIGHT. Info on these can be viewed at: http://home.comcast.net/~whitehouse-family/ (best viewed in Mac OS X)

Hi Nick, My Mom used to say to me: Judy Ellison is no good Chop her up for firewood If she squeals pull her tail and Send her off to Stafford jail I grew up in Walsall, Judy -----Original Message----- From: Nick Griffin [mailto:nick.griffin@mac.com] Sent: 14 March 2006 20:08 To: ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [B.C.] Stafford Jail saying Well while we are on about phrases I have always wondered if the rhyme my grandpa used to say to my kid brother (which always reduced him to a tantrum...so well worth the effort!) was a traditional one or just summat he made up: "Lickle jissey jasey Is na bloody gud Chop tha lickle begger up fa fire wood If he squeals Pull is tail Send tha lickle bugger off ta Stafford Jail" Any ideas? Nick ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== The B.C. List Admin is Dave Ogden :- d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk

Nick My granddad (from Langley) used the same rhyme when I was a kid too! Rob G Halesowen -----Original Message----- From: Nick Griffin [mailto:nick.griffin@mac.com] Sent: 14 March 2006 20:08 To: ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [B.C.] Stafford Jail saying Well while we are on about phrases I have always wondered if the rhyme my grandpa used to say to my kid brother (which always reduced him to a tantrum...so well worth the effort!) was a traditional one or just summat he made up: "Lickle jissey jasey Is na bloody gud Chop tha lickle begger up fa fire wood If he squeals Pull is tail Send tha lickle bugger off ta Stafford Jail" Any ideas? Nick ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== The B.C. List Admin is Dave Ogden :- d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk