rhymes for counting Magpies

Subject: RE: BS: Magpies
From: The Walrus
Date: 28 Mar 03 - 05:29 PM

Firecat,

I learned the rhymne as:

One for sorrow
Two for mirth
Three's a wedding*
Four's a birth
Five is il'er
Six is gold
Seven's a tale ne'er to be told
Eight is Heaven
Nine is Hell
Ten is the De'il in his own sel'

(I've also heard "Three's a Funeral...")

Just my two penn'orth.

Walrus

Subject: RE: BS: Magpies
From: C-flat
Date: 28 Mar 03 - 04:18 PM

Well Tig, if I found eleven of these b******* next door to me, my house would be up for sale!
My significant other is an ardent Sunderland fan (deadly enemies of the magpies) and it would be too much for her to bear!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Magpies
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Mar 03 - 04:06 PM

Eleven will send you to heaven! **bg**

Subject: RE: BS: Magpies
From: Schantieman
Date: 28 Mar 03 - 03:50 PM

ITV's children's programme, Magpie in the ?70s used to have eight's a wish & nine's a kiss. But, outdated exam references apart, I'm afraid I can't help with the Q.

S

Subject: RE: BS: Magpies
From: Firecat
Date: 28 Mar 03 - 03:47 PM

One for sorrow,
Two for joy,
Three for a girl,
Four for a boy,
Five for silver,
Six for gold,
Seven for a secret never to be told,
Eight's a letter,
Nine's a wish,
Ten's a bird you must not miss!

Subject: RE: BS: Magpies
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Mar 03 - 03:43 PM

What are the others, Tig, 3-10, so we don't duplicate? I've not heard them before..

Subject: RE: BS: Magpies
From: Schantieman
Date: 28 Mar 03 - 03:29 PM

I think they stopped that in about 1975!

;-)

Steve

Subject: BS: Magpies
From: Tig
Date: 28 Mar 03 - 03:20 PM

I know various versions of the rhymes for counting magpies - one for sorrow, two for joy etc but today there were ELEVEN of the little b******* in the field next to the house.

My rhymes only go up to 10. Any suggestions for 11 plus?