# Have You Memorized the "Hot Cockalorum" Fairy Tale?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-memorized-the-hot-cockalorum-fairy-tale/916350>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 25, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-memorized-the-hot-cockalorum-fairy-tale/916350 "2020-07-25T23:13:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-memorized-the-hot-cockalorum-fairy-tale/916350/22 "2020-07-27T01:48:02Z")

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Looking up old folk stories strikes me as a lovely way to waste time. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-memorized-the-hot-cockalorum-fairy-tale/916350/23 "2020-07-27T22:59:12Z")

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I first read this story in college. I majored in Elementary Education and found it in a book in the college library’s children’s room. It’s considered a good story to read aloud when teaching synonyms. I have a couple of versions now.

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-memorized-the-hot-cockalorum-fairy-tale/916350/24 "2020-07-28T19:26:15Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> Polls can be opened at any point in any thread.[poll type=regular results=always chartType=bar close=2020-08-01T02:00:00.000Z]
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> - This thread should be moved to another forum.
> - This thread should stay here in this forum.
> - Shut up and pass the cheesecake!  
> [/poll]

Dammit…

Polls can be opened at any point in any thread.

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-memorized-the-hot-cockalorum-fairy-tale/916350/24))_

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**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-memorized-the-hot-cockalorum-fairy-tale/916350/25 "2020-07-28T20:39:12Z")

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Well, the Forum description says, “This is the place for polling.” I didn’t even know polling was _possible_ anywhere else! But as long as we’ve come this far, please, can we just leave it in place here? Besides, it’ll pass into entropic infinity soon enough. I’m just glad to have been able to introduce a few people to one of my favorite bits of English-language (?) whimsy!

(I wish my memory was good enough to allow me to memorize the puppy!)

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