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How many of you learned this version and didn't ask "WTF is a snip ???"


Didn't they have inquisitive children where yous come from ?

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
How many of you learned this version and didn't ask "WTF is a snip ???"


Didn't they have inquisitive children where yous come from ?
Don't get snippy with me! 😠

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Originally posted by leisurelysloth
Don't get snippy with me! 😠
I just cant believe that any of you didn't ask what a snip was......especially the ex-little boys in the audience 😛

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
What is a snip ?
Pronunciation: 'snip
Function: noun
Etymology: from or akin to Dutch & Low German snip; akin to Middle High German snipfen to snap the fingers
1 a : a small piece that is snipped off; also : FRAGMENT, BIT b : a cut or notch made by snipping c : an act or sound of snipping
2 : a white or light mark; especially : a white spot between the nostrils of a horse
3 : a presumptuous or impertinent person; especially : an impertinent or saucy girl
4 British : BARGAIN, BUY

(from the Merriam-Webster Online)

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Originally posted by Suzianne
I don't know. Why hasn't London Bridge fallen down yet?
"London Bridge", I always thought it was "Linda's britches".

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Originally posted by Nordlys
Pronunciation: 'snip
Function: noun
Etymology: from or akin to Dutch & Low German snip; akin to Middle High German snipfen to snap the fingers
1 a : a small piece that is snipped off; also : FRAGMENT, BIT b : a cut or notch made by snipping c : an act or sound of snipping
2 : a white or light mark; especially : a white spot between the nostrils of a hors ...[text shortened]... y : an impertinent or saucy girl
4 British : BARGAIN, BUY

(from the Merriam-Webster Online)
So, how can someone possibly be made of any of those meanings of "snip", considering this is a nursery rhyme, and should be easy for kids to understand ?

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
So, how can someone possibly be made of any of those meanings of "snip", considering this is a nursery rhyme, and should be easy for kids to understand ?
Doesn't every child know that boys are made of impertinent or saucy girls?

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
So, how can someone possibly be made of any of those meanings of "snip", considering this is a nursery rhyme, and should be easy for kids to understand ?
I'm with you on this one Huck. I say we just wad this one up, and toss it in the rubbish bin.

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Originally posted by Nordlys
Doesn't every child know that boys are made of impertinent or saucy girls?
Made "from", not "of" 😛

edit...i mean, i've met a few saucy girls that made a few little boys

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
What is a snip ?
Parsnip?

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
Made "from", not "of" 😛
Well, some people's versions have "of", some have "from". I didn't learn the poem at all, so I'll choose whatever I find most convenient.

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
edit...i mean, i've met a few saucy girls that made a few little boys
Wouldn't that be "made by"?

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Originally posted by SJ247
Parsnip?
I found an English version that says "Frogs and snails", and i can understand that there would be a variation between what was used in England, and Scotland.....but this snip thing has honestly got me Flummoxed 😕

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Originally posted by Nordlys
Well, some people's versions have "of", some have "from". I didn't learn the poem at all, so I'll choose whatever I find most convenient.
No, the cersio9n i learned used "of" aswell 😛

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
No, the cersio9n i learned used "of" aswell 😛
Zadadka's cersio9n had "from".