Eenie, meenie, mynie, moe

[Vort]

We always said 'tiger.' It wasn't until I went to college that some bright light forgot who was in the room and said the N word. I was shocked and she, and everyone else, was embarrassed.

I don't believe I ever heard that version, even as an adult. I think one day I was ruminating about the ditty, and I just sort of realized what the word "pigger" must be a substitute for. Kind of a dawning awareness -- "Oooooooooh, I bet THAT's why."

[pam]

The version I learned was slightly different than Vorts. Ours was:

Eenie meenie mynie moe

Catch a tiger by its toe

If he hollers let him go

Eenie meenie mynie moe

My mother told me to pick the very best one and you are not IT!

[Saldrin]

Okay so we know that meenie is john doe..moe is MarginOfError..who is eenie and mynie?

Eenie, meenie, mynie, Hey Moe!

http://ts4.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=969114661059&id=e0d09113cee88a9c73305d3db055ac15

Nyuk nyuk nyuk!

[mnn727]

It was not 'pigger' but it did rhyme with it when I learned it in the 60's

[Maureen]

It was not 'pigger' but it did rhyme with it when I learned it in the 60's

Same here, and I grew up in Canada. As a kid I had no idea what the word meant or that it was disrespectful. My version is:

Eenie, meenie, mynie, moe,

Catch a *igger by the toe.

If he hollers, let him go

Catch him by the other toe.

My mother said to pick the very best one,

Peach, pear, bubble-gum!

We taught our kids to use "tiger".

M.

[skippy740]

Somehow I really like the word "pig" to describe terrorists with that definition. Seems fitting for some reason.

[Blackmarch]

eenie meenie mynie mo,

catch a tiger by it's toe,

if he hollers let him go,

eenie meenie mynie mo,

That's what I grew up with.

ditto