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Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe is a children's counting rhyme, used to select "it" in games and similar purposes.
Today we say:
- Eeny, meeny, miny moe
- Catch a tiger by the toe
- If he hollers let him go,
- Eeny, meeny miny moe
With the optional second verse:
- My mother told me
- To pick the very best one
- And you are (not) it.
or:
- Out goes one
- Out goes two
- Out goes another one
- And that is you.
Unfortunately, the original verse said "catch a nigger ..." which taints this much more innocent version.
Jocular use of a form of the rhyme by a Southwest Airlines stewardess to encourage passengers to sit down led to a lawsuit in 2003 charging the airline with racism:
- Eeny meeny miny mo
- Please sit down it's time to go
The passengers in question were African American and stated they were humiliated. Southwest is noted for a lighthearted approach to passenger control.
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