>Nuriel asked: ><<"Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief" (Fiction) - > >Is this an expression? (I heard it also in the new Dylan album so >being the non-american that i am i'm a bit confused :) >> > >the whole series is: >"tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, >rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief, >doctor, lawyer, indian chief" > >we used it, in elementary school, as a jump rope rhyme. the jump >you "missed" on supposedly indicated the occupation of your >spouse-to-be. > >cindy, who always "accidentally" missed on "indian chief." > >oh - incidentally - there was a cheesy series of books, "rich >man, poor man," then "beggar man, thief," made into a miniseries >in (i think) the 80's
Very good explanation, Cindy. When I was in grade school several of the teachers who happened to be nuns would jump rope witb us,not everyday but sometimes. My pals and I always giggled when the nun would miss because of the spouse bit. Funny the things you forget and haven't thought about in years and you read something and brings it all back. Bree, who always missed on lawyer. ;-) _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
