Can someone lay out the Name Game pattern for me?

[Biggirl]

You know The Name Game: Annie Fannie Bo Bannie bannana fanna fo fannie, fee fi moe mannie-- Annie!

Only that’s not it. I just made that up. What is the actual sequence of letters and syllables? I’m tired of my kids laughing at me because I don’t know when EVERYBODY on Earth does but me.

[Snowboarder_Bo]

The first letter of the name
I treat it like it wasn’t there
But a “B” or an “F” or an “M” will appear
And then I say “Bo” add a “B” then I say the name
Then “Bo-na-na fanna” and “fo”
And then I say the name again with an "“f” very plain
Then “fee fi” and a “mo”
And then I say the name again with an “M” this time
And there isn’t any name that I can’t rhyme

An example:

Arnold! Arnold, Arnold bo-bar-nold
Bo-na-na, fanna fo-far-nold
Fee fi mo-mar-nold. Arnold!

[Biggirl]

The example doesn’t follow the instructions.

Arnold! rnold, rnold bo brnold
Bonana fanna fo frnold. . …

Although it seems I was correct originally. So my kids can suck it!

[Slash1972]

@Snowboarder_Bo

An example:

Oh yeah? What if the name starts with a B or an F or an M? What THEN smart guy??

[Slash1972]

@Biggirl

The example doesn’t follow the instructions.

Arnold! rnold, rnold bo brnold
Bonana fanna fo frnold. . …

Although it seems I was correct originally. So my kids can suck it!

Yours was almost correct, just instead of the first time you say “Fannie” you should say the name “Annie” again.

[AlsoNamedBort]

Of course, Wikipedia has detailed instructions:

A verse can be created for any name, with X as the name and Y as the name without the first consonant sound (if it begins with a consonant), as follows:

(X), (X), bo-b (Y)
Banana-fana fo-f (Y)
Fee-fy-mo-m (Y)
(X)!

And if the name starts with a b, f, or m, that sound simply is not repeated. For example: Billy becomes “Billy Billy bo-illy”; Fred becomes “banana fana fo-red”; Marsha becomes "Fee-fy “mo-arsha’'”[2]

[The_wind_of_my_soul]

I learned the last line as “Mee mi moe manny, Annie” instead of “fee fi moe”

[MrAtoz]

@Slash1972

Oh yeah? What if the name starts with a B or an F or an M? What THEN smart guy??

Explained in the second verse:

But if the first two letters are ever the same
Crop them both, then say the name
Like Bob, Bob, drop the “B’s”, Bo-ob
Or Fred, Fred, drop the “F’s”, Fo-red
Or Mary, Mary, drop the “M’s”, Mo-ary
That’s the only rule that is contrary.

[Biggirl]

@The_wind_of_my_soul

I learned the last line as “Mee mi moe manny, Annie” instead of “fee fi moe”

I used to too. That was one of my many mistakes.

[Munch]

What do you do if there’s a Chuck in the room?

[Biggirl]

@Munch

What do you do if there’s a Chuck in the room?

Call him Sneed.

[Icarus]

@Munch

What do you do if there’s a Chuck in the room?

There’s always a Chuck in the room.

[jasg]

@Munch

What do you do if there’s a Chuck in the room?

He gets lucky?

[ekedolphin]

Obligatory xkcd link.

[snfaulkner]

Get new kids.