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Okay. Now I'm curious.
(This is all beer_good_foamy's fault.)
[Poll #1526051]
Is it a regional thing? A generational thing? Why all the confusion?
[Poll #1526051]
Is it a regional thing? A generational thing? Why all the confusion?
Yessss!!! They mean small or tiny. :D
O.O Seriously.
About half my childhood involved doing the hand motions for that song, and they were ITSY BITSY hand motions, dammit.
About half my childhood involved doing the hand motions for that song, and they were ITSY BITSY hand motions, dammit.
LAAAAAAAME
OURS IS BETTER
I ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE THIS IS SO IMPORTANT
:P
OURS IS BETTER
I ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE THIS IS SO IMPORTANT
:P
Re: JL pulls the 'I'VE GOT AN EXPERT OPINION' card
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lavastar.livejournal.com
2010-02-17 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
Um what. Incy wincy is SO much harder to say, and itsy bisty is way easier. THAT WAS MY EXPERT OPINION OKAY.
:P
:P
Well, so far we've got:
I rather love the fact that the closest my LJ has ever come to a flamewar is over the lyrics to Incy Wincy Spider.
"Ummmmm duh?"
"WRONNGGGGGG.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT YOU ARE WRONG. THAT SOUNDS SO WRONG. WRONG.
Yeah. Itsy bitsy all the way, bitches."
"I think the confusion is that YOU'RE WRONG and it's itsy bitsy and your silly delusions must be stopped at once."
"Also secure in my RIGHTNESS."
"Hmmph, like a website proves you're right???"
"Is incy wincy even a word?!?!?!"
"WTF?"
"My childhood has just been cast into an ugly yellow light of half-truths, drug cartels and Jerry Springer."
"I won't defend American often, but this is a no-brainer!!!"
"THIS MEANS WAR."
"SO THERE."
I rather love the fact that the closest my LJ has ever come to a flamewar is over the lyrics to Incy Wincy Spider.
....that was awesome. :D
Also I believe that would be a Calvin and Hobbes icon??? That is actually the most awesome thing ever??
Also I believe that would be a Calvin and Hobbes icon??? That is actually the most awesome thing ever??
*jawdrop*
The very idea that there could be another verse actually just shattered my brain.
The very idea that there could be another verse actually just shattered my brain.
OMG, the plot thickens!
...I have no logical argument concerning this. Just.
ITSY BITSY.
ITSY BITSY.
WE DESCRIBE THE SPIDER SO WELL. WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU KNOW ABOUT 'INCY WINCY'. SHIT NOTHING. WHAT THE FUCK DOES 'INCY WINCY' EVEN MEAN. CLEARLY A RIPOFF OF 'ITSY BITSY' THAT FAILS TO EVEN WORK. IF YOU KNOW THE SPIDER IS SMALL THEN YOU KNOW LIKE SO MUCH ABOUT IT'S PERSONALITY.
...judging by the number of comments to this post, you're not the only one. :)
Hee! Who knew all you had to do to get lots of comments and inspire rousing debates was do a nursery rhyme poll. Clearly this should influence future poll choices. ;)
...judging by the number of comments to this post, you're not the only one. :)
Hee! Who knew all you had to do to get lots of comments and inspire rousing debates was do a nursery rhyme poll. Clearly this should influence future poll choices. ;)
Ooh, really, that's kinda cool.
I'm sure there ought to be some ongoing competition for "Who can come up with the Most Trivial Yet Most Wildly Contested Poll?"
Re: JL pulls the 'I'VE GOT AN EXPERT OPINION' card
jl-in-the-lane.livejournal.com
2010-02-17 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT 3 YEAR OLDS AND HOW THEY TALK I BET YOU WERE NEVER EVEN 3 I BET YOU WERE JUST BORN LIKE ALL GROWN UP AND ABLE TO SPEAK PERFECTLY AND NOW YOU WANT ALL THE POOR LITTLE KIDS TO TRY TO TALK LIKE YOU AND THEIR LITTLE TONGUES WILL FALL OFF THATS JUST SOOOOOOOOOOOOO MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAN!!!!!11!!!1!!!!1
*hugs*
*hugs*
I think I'm late to the party, but I've never heard the phrase "eensy weensy." I mean, I've heard "teensy weensy" (though not in the context of this song--then it's always been "itsy bitsy") a ton, but not without that T at the beginning. Huh.
This is one of those things that's far more fascinating than it's importance warrants. Like what people call soft drinks. I periodically have a discussion about that on my journal. Or start it with my friends. Or with people I barely know. I just...like to talk about it.
Speaking of which, I have a ton of new friends on my flist since the last time I had that discussion. Maybe I need to bring it up again....
Speaking of which, I have a ton of new friends on my flist since the last time I had that discussion. Maybe I need to bring it up again....
Someday soon, I'm going to post lots of photos of stuff like Aussie lightswitches, and toilet bowls, and stuff - all the things I was not expecting to be different when I went to Germany. It really is fascinating how all the things we assume are the same usually aren't.
Oh, yes! I know what you mean! When I went to Europe, I was totally thrown by lots of little things (grocery stores. They're different everywhere you go, and it's always so weird). I would love to see that post! You should definitely do it!
OMG. This is definitely the funniest thread ever! :p
I accidentally entered "incy wincy" instead of "eensy weensy"! It's really the eensy weensy spider. (And if it matters for the poll, I'm in my mid-twenties and from the U.S. Midwest.
You win for Poll of the Year! I love it.
And of course, being a Brit I vote for Incy Wincy (which is obviously the right version *g*).
And of course, being a Brit I vote for Incy Wincy (which is obviously the right version *g*).
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