Without Googling (or using another search tool) can you...

[Zeldar]

...add the next line of these "familiar" things?

(Sort of a response/examination of the ideas in Is there any cultural reference that every American knows? (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=14153567))

1. The gingham dog and the calico cat...
2. There is a house in New Orleans...
3. Love means never having to say...
4. All around the mulberry bush...
5. I found my thrill...

Do feel free to add your own "tests" of the basic theory...

[MsWhatsit]

1. Rings a bell for me as a childhood rhyme or something, but I can't finish the sentence.
2. No idea.
3-5. Sure, I got these.

[Biffy the Elephant Shrew]

I only very vaguely know the first one, and couldn't come up with the key word in the next line. The other four I know very well.

[Sicks Ate]

All but #1.

[StarvingButStrong]

[QUOTE=Zeldar;14153749]...add the next line of these "familiar" things?



1. The gingham dog and the calico cat...
Side by side on the window sill sat

2. There is a house in New Orleans...
They call the Rising Sun

3. Love means never having to say...
you're sorry.

4. All around the mulberry bush...
The monkey chased the weasel

5. I found my thrill...
On Blueberry Hill

[Gangster Octopus]

1. no
2. yes
3. yes
4. no
5. yes

[Leaffan]

All but 1.

And I still don't know what it's from.

[obfusciatrist]

1. The gingham dog and the calico cat...no idea
2. There is a house in New Orleans...no idea
3. Love means never having to say...you're sorry
4. All around the mulberry bush...is this supposed to be "pop, goes the weasel"? Because the version I learned does not have that immediately following "all around the mulberry bush" though I can't remember what did.
5. I found my thrill...on Strawberry Hill.

ETA: Strawberry? Really? Where did I come up with that?

[Kamino Neko]

All but #1.

Ditto. FTR...

2 ...they call the Rising Sun.
3 ...you're sorry.
4 ...the monkey chased the weasel.
5 ...on Blueberry Hill.

I am...AMAZED that more people seem to know the first than the second, actually.

[Zeldar]

All but 1.

And I still don't know what it's from.

So Google it! :D

[Terraplane]

1. No
2. Yes
3. Yes, though I know it through pop culture references and not the original source.
4. Yes
5. Yes

[TruCelt]

All but #1. Even after reading others' spoilers I have no idea what this is.

6. I know the answer! The answer lies within the hearts of all mankind! The answer is _____ ?

[Diogenes the Cynic]

All but 1, but it rings a vague bell.

[njtt]

No (but the given phrase is somewhat familiar)

Yes

Yes

No (but I know the British version of Pop Goes the Weasel, which does not have this line, as well as Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush, which I think must be a different song)

Yes


(But I am not an American.)

[Leaffan]

So Google it! :D

I did! Right after I posted. I've absolutely never heard it before.

[malkavia]

1. The gingham dog and the calico cat...
2. There is a house in New Orleans...
3. Love means never having to say...
4. All around the mulberry bush...
5. I found my thrill...

Do feel free to add your own "tests" of the basic theory...

1. No clue.
2. They call the rising sun?
3. I'm sorry
4. The monkey chased the weasel
5. On blueberry hill

My additions:

1. You put your left foot in...
2. There's a place in France...
3. ...a bullfrog jumped from bank to bank.

[Sigmagirl]

I knew all of them; I had to memorize #1 once. Otherwise I wouldn't have known #1.

[redtail23]

2. There is a house in New Orleans...
they call the Rising Sun.

3. Love means never having to say...
you're sorry.

4. All around the mulberry bush...
the monkey chased the weasel.

5. I found my thrill...
on Blueberry Hill.


1. The gingham dog and the calico cat...
Sounds familiar, but I can't say I know this one.

[Crown Prince of Irony]

All but 1.

[redtail23]

6. I know the answer! The answer lies within the hearts of all mankind! The answer is _____ ?No idea


My additions:

1. You put your left foot in...
2. There's a place in France...
3. ...a bullfrog jumped from bank to bank.

3. Never heard it.


1. you put your left foot out...
2. where the ladies wear no pants*

*this came up at work the other day. Everyone agrees on that 2nd line, but things start to vary after that.

[koeeoaddi]

1. The gingham dog and the calico cat... nope, maybe something about a boat and the moon and a spoon? ...and singing?
2. There is a house in New Orleans... they call the Rising Sun
3. Love means never having to say...you're sorry
4. All around the mulberry bush...the something-or-other and the weasel
5. I found my thrill...on Blueberry Hill

[Zeldar]

I did! Right after I posted. I've absolutely never heard it before.

I can accept that. It's one of those things that stuck in my mind as a child, but one that I probably haven't heard a dozen times since then.

Just to clarify my snide: I had heard it differently from the guess upthread and Googled it to be sure after seeing that one. Fortunately, Google confirmed the version I remembered, but I wanted to allow for the other version as well. Thus the "Google it" snark.

I'm guessing that the responses in this thread make a good case for my comments in the linked thread. The Superman possibility has some weight, but I'd hazard that there are areas where even Superman is an unknown idea. I cannot think of a single thing that "everybody" would know. Not these days!

[obfusciatrist]

6. I know the answer! The answer lies within the hearts of all mankind! The answer is _____ ? - no idea

1. You put your left foot in... you take your left foot out
2. There's a place in France... no idea.
3. ...a bullfrog jumped from bank to bank. no idea.

[TruCelt]

1. You put your left foot in...

You put your left foot out. . .

2. There's a place in France...

where the naked ladies dance.. . .

3. ...a bullfrog jumped from bank to bank. - No Idea

ETA: There seems to be some variation as to what exactly happens in France, although the overall topic (and I'm sure the melody) is the same.

[Chronos]

1, I have no clue.

2 I know: called the House of the Rising Sun

3 has been paraphrased and parodied countless times, but I think that the original is you're sorry

4 you mangled, but I do know both of the things you mangled it from: "All around the cobbler's bench the monkey chased the weasel", and "Here we go round the mulberry bush, so early in the morning"

5 I know: On blueberry hill

Oh, and I also know all three of malkavia's. The third one is Down by the banks of the Hanky Pank, where a bullfrog jumped from bank to bank, because he had nothing better for to do

[Dangerosa]

Here's the full text for gingham dog and calico cat. It was a favorite of mine (and therefore of my daughters) http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/gingham.htm. But I think it IS a little obscure. Of all the kid's poetry books I have, its in one of them - along with Winken, Blinken and Nod and the Owl and the Pussycat.

[Yorikke]

...add the next line of these "familiar" things?

(Sort of a response/examination of the ideas in Is there any cultural reference that every American knows? (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=14153567))

1. The gingham dog and the calico cat...

The who to the what now?

Joe

[WOOKINPANUB]

I too knew all but no. 1. but I didn't know it was a famous childrens' poem. I remember listening to a song (apparently) based on it as a child and I can still hear the tune and the sound effects of the dog and cat, but in the song there is no "next" line; "The gingham dog(ruff ruff) and the calico cat (meowwww)" is the end line of the chorus. Which reminds me, on that same record was a song that named all the nine ways "Old Mr. Johnson" tried to kill a yellow cat but the cat kept coming back :eek:

[Zeldar]

4 you mangled, but I do know both of the things you mangled it from: "All around the cobbler's bench the monkey chased the weasel", and "Here we go round the mulberry bush, so early in the morning"

You're absolutely correct! In spite of the Google results (and those of Yahoo!) that show the mulberry bush, it's indeed the cobbler's bench that the monkey and the weasel are playing tag around. And the other ditty about the mulberry bush is not about the monkey or the weasel.

As I was sharing the thread with Zoe (my wife) she chastised me for having it wrong(!) and even blamed my gender for not knowing that little girls made daily use of the "here we go round the mulberry bush" song and game. They even dropped hankies on the ground in the process as some sort of a musical chairs scheme. Boys didn't play such games and are thus inferior, and try to cover their shame by inventing erroneous versions of nursery rhymes to make up for it.

Isn't it great to find such mysteries of life corrected so late in life! My profound apologies to anybody who accepted my version as being valid. I will eat no solid food for a week in penance.

[HardlySanguine]

Nope, I don't know how to complete any of them. But then, I've never paid attention to lyrics.

[tdn]

2. There's a place in France...

where the naked ladies dance.. . .

where the women wear no pants

[belladonna]

As I was sharing the thread with Zoe (my wife) she chastised me for having it wrong(!) ...
Isn't it great to find such mysteries of life corrected so late in life! My profound apologies to anybody who accepted my version as being valid. I will eat no solid food for a week in penance.
Not to interfere with any chastisement/redemption games you and the wife have planned for later, but this is a very common, perhaps regional, variation on the song. It is certainly the one I learned as a girl (the weasel with the mullberry bush, that is), here in Northern Ohio.

[YogSosoth]

1. The gingham dog and the calico cat...is an unChristian union
2. There is a house in New Orleans...but not after Katrina
3. Love means never having to say...I didn't mean to squirt it in your hair
4. All around the mulberry bush...or else
5. I found my thrill...with a license to kill


1. You put your left foot in...you take your left foot out, making it pointless to put it in in the first place
2. There's a place in France...where I keep my underpants
3. Fuck!...a bullfrog jumped from bank to bank.

[Zeldar]

Not to interfere with any chastisement/redemption games you and the wife have planned for later, but this is a very common, perhaps regional, variation on the song. It is certainly the one I learned as a girl (the weasel with the mullberry bush, that is), here in Northern Ohio.

I'm going to be sure she sees your reply!

[Chopper9760]

1. No
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. No

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

...add the next line of these "familiar" things?

(Sort of a response/examination of the ideas in Is there any cultural reference that every American knows? (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=14153567))

1. The gingham dog and the calico cat...
2. There is a house in New Orleans...
3. Love means never having to say...
4. All around the mulberry bush...
5. I found my thrill...

Do feel free to add your own "tests" of the basic theory...

1. No
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. Yes

[GilaB]

I know 2-4, #5 was sorta vaguely familiar once I saw the answer, and I've never heard of #1 in any context whatsoever that I can recall.

[Kolga]

All but #1 are very easy and familiar.

[Zsofia]

Knew everything instantly except #1. I'd expect most people to.

[nivlac]

All but #1 is easy. Hardly had to think.

[Dahnlor]

1. no clue...even after reading the spoiler
2. Easy
3. Easy
4. should have been easy, but I blanked on the subject and verb of the sentence
5. Easy

[XT]

Never heard of the second on the list (is it a regional thing?), and the first one I'm only vague on...but yeah, the others I know pretty well.

-XT

[Kyrie Eleison]

Knew all but #1.

It was the first day of a new school year.

Three boys arrive at class late and the teacher asks the first boy "Why are you tardy," the boy replies "I've been on Blueberry Hill" the teacher said "Take your seat."

She asks the next boy why he was late. "I was on Blueberry Hill also" he replied.

Then she asked the third boy, but he replied with the same answer.

As the boys we're sitting down a girl arrives in.

"Let me guess", said the teacher. "You where on Bluberry Hill also"

"NO.... I am Blueberry Hill" replied the girl.

[Motorgirl]

Trying this out...


1. The gingham dog and the calico cat (this one is hard - I know the poem but don't know the line)
2. There is a house in New Orleans they call the house of the rising sun????
3. Love means never having to say you're sorry
4. All around the mulberry bush the monkey chased the weasel
5. I found my thrill on blueberry hill

[Pai325]

All but the first.

[Sam A. Robrin]

Boys didn't play such games and are thus inferior, and try to cover their shame by inventing erroneous versions of nursery rhymes to make up for it.


Well, what does she expect to result from snakes and snails and puppy-dog tails...?

[Arrendajo]

I knew all but #1, and I learned the verse as all around the mulberry bush the monkey chased the weasel.

[ZipperJJ]

Know them all except #1.

I know "all around the mulberry bush..." but apparently that's because I'm from Northeastern Ohio! :)

[AllShookDown]

I know them all. #1 is in The Tall Book of Make Believe which was my favorite book when I was a kid.

[Rhiannon8404]

I knew all of them immediately. #1 is my favorite childhood poem.

[justafriend]

1. Pretty sure I've never heard this before...

2. The house of the rising sun?

3. I'm sorry

4. the monkey chased the weasel. The monkey thought it was all in fun. Pop goes the weasel!

5. in Texas?

[wedgehed]

...add the next line of these "familiar" things?

(Sort of a response/examination of the ideas in Is there any cultural reference that every American knows? (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=14153567))

1. The gingham dog and the calico cat...
2. There is a house in New Orleans...
3. Love means never having to say...
4. All around the mulberry bush...
5. I found my thrill...

Do feel free to add your own "tests" of the basic theory...

1. This rings a bell, but I can't recall what it's from.
2. ...they call the Rising Sun.
3. ...you're sorry. I never saw the movie, but Love Story was parodied so
much that I didn't need to.
4. Something from childhood that I no longer recall.
5. ...on Blueberry Hill.