Baker's Dozen II (Part 1)

gkster · March 31, 2020, 1:02am

Childhood rituals or talismans

“Back and forth like a choo-choo train; up and down like an airplane”
“Step on a crack; break your mother’s back”
“Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch a tiger by the toe.”
“Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight, wish I may and wish I might have the wish I wish tonight.”
“Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to keep; If I should die before I wake, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to take.”
“Engine engine number nine, going down Chicago line…”
“One potato, two potato, three potato, four, five potato, six potato, seven potato more!”

divemaster · March 31, 2020, 2:48am

Childhood rituals or talismans

“Back and forth like a choo-choo train; up and down like an airplane”
“Step on a crack; break your mother’s back”
“Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch a tiger by the toe.”
“Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight, wish I may and wish I might have the wish I wish tonight.”
“Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to keep; If I should die before I wake, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to take.”
“Engine engine number nine, going down Chicago line…”
“One potato, two potato, three potato, four, five potato, six potato, seven potato more!”
“Just a few more bites and Peter Rabbit will say ‘hi’ to you.”

A morning ritual in my house. As a very little kid, eating all of my (cereal/oatmeal/cream of wheat) would reveal the picture of Peter Rabbit at the bottom of the bowl.

panache45 · March 31, 2020, 3:21am

Childhood rituals or talismans

“Back and forth like a choo-choo train; up and down like an airplane”
“Step on a crack; break your mother’s back”
“Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch a tiger by the toe.”
“Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight, wish I may and wish I might have the wish I wish tonight.”
“Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to keep; If I should die before I wake, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to take.”
“Engine engine number nine, going down Chicago line…”
“One potato, two potato, three potato, four, five potato, six potato, seven potato more!”
“Just a few more bites and Peter Rabbit will say ‘hi’ to you.”
“How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?”

ekedolphin · March 31, 2020, 3:27am

Childhood rituals or talismans

“Back and forth like a choo-choo train; up and down like an airplane”
“Step on a crack; break your mother’s back”
“Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch a tiger by the toe.”
“Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight, wish I may and wish I might have the wish I wish tonight.”
“Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to keep; If I should die before I wake, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to take.”
“Engine engine number nine, going down Chicago line…”
“One potato, two potato, three potato, four, five potato, six potato, seven potato more!”
“Just a few more bites and Peter Rabbit will say ‘hi’ to you.”
“How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?”
“Miss Susie had a steamboat; the steamboat had a bell. Miss Susie went to heaven; the steamboat went to…”

gkster · March 31, 2020, 4:09am

Childhood rituals or talismans

“Back and forth like a choo-choo train; up and down like an airplane”
“Step on a crack; break your mother’s back”
“Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch a tiger by the toe.”
“Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight, wish I may and wish I might have the wish I wish tonight.”
“Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to keep; If I should die before I wake, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to take.”
“Engine engine number nine, going down Chicago line…”
“One potato, two potato, three potato, four, five potato, six potato, seven potato more!”
“Just a few more bites and Peter Rabbit will say ‘hi’ to you.”
“How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?”
“Miss Susie had a steamboat; the steamboat had a bell. Miss Susie went to heaven; the steamboat went to…”
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”

Part of our bedtime ritual designed to get us to stop jumping.

jtur88 · March 31, 2020, 4:51am

Childhood rituals or talismans

“Back and forth like a choo-choo train; up and down like an airplane”
“Step on a crack; break your mother’s back”
“Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch a tiger by the toe.”
“Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight, wish I may and wish I might have the wish I wish tonight.”
“Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to keep; If I should die before I wake, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to take.”
“Engine engine number nine, going down Chicago line…”
“One potato, two potato, three potato, four, five potato, six potato, seven potato more!”
“Just a few more bites and Peter Rabbit will say ‘hi’ to you.”
“How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?”
“Miss Susie had a steamboat; the steamboat had a bell. Miss Susie went to heaven; the steamboat went to…”
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!
Just wait till your father gets home.

gkster · March 31, 2020, 3:16pm

Childhood rituals or talismans

“Back and forth like a choo-choo train; up and down like an airplane”
“Step on a crack; break your mother’s back”
“Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch a tiger by the toe.”
“Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight, wish I may and wish I might have the wish I wish tonight.”
“Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to keep; If I should die before I wake, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to take.”
“Engine engine number nine, going down Chicago line…”
“One potato, two potato, three potato, four, five potato, six potato, seven potato more!”
“Just a few more bites and Peter Rabbit will say ‘hi’ to you.”
“How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?”
“Miss Susie had a steamboat; the steamboat had a bell. Miss Susie went to heaven; the steamboat went to…”
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!
Just wait till your father gets home.
“My mother and your mother were hanging out clothes…” https://schoolyardplay.net/my-mother-and-your-mother/

oranges

Little_Nemo · March 31, 2020, 4:05pm