Ann-OH
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TICK-ety TICK-ety BOO! You've got a tick on you! If you don't act quick, You're gonna be sick, And then what will you do???
there's my effort. I know I saved some from other people's earlier attempts, so I will try to find some.
Meantime, we will just wait to see what anyone else posts here. Ann - OH
[From www.worldwidewords.org] [Q] .......... ``Several of my Canadian friends use the term tickety-boo to describe an event that is proceeding quickly. Any idea where this one originates?''
[A] It's certainly common in Canada, but is very probably British in origin. The usual meaning, by the way, is more that something is satisfactory, all in order, or OK.
We can't be sure what its origin is. Eric Partridge always contended that the word was forces' slang, most probably from the Royal Air Force, and that it dates from the early 1920s or thereabouts (though the Oxford English Dictionary doesn't find a written example before 1939). Considering the number of Canadians who flew with the RAF during World War II, its move to Canada isn't surprising.
The difficult bit is taking the word back any further than the 1920s. It could combine that's the ticket--with much the same sense--with the childish phrase peek-a-boo.
But some find a link with the British Army in India, suggesting it comes from the Hindi phrase tikai babu, which is translated as ``it's all right, sir''.[end quote]
Carol in PA
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There was an old lady with Lyme, She forgot things all of the time. The doctor said, "It's all in your head." Now THAT oughta be a crime!
Carol
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There once was a Lymie who tried to get off the COUCH , though it caused her great pain and made her say OUCH ! We really need you TINCUP Please try to GET UP ! Now for the cause of Lyme Disease, Lucy Goosey is NO SLOUCH.
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Once I got bit by a tick and it went to my head. Got so sick I wished I was dead. Now I see Don't ask "Why me?" Go to the Rally, be part of the solution instead !
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Ann-OH
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Wow, Carol, you are amazing! Here is one Susan L. sent me:
[quote] Hickory, dickory, dock, The tick crawled up my sock. The bite but one, No bull's-eye begun, ``Insanity!'' cries out the doc. [end quote]
Ann-OH
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Here is one Diana sent me:
"This time of year, ticks are here. It's time we all should know.. Lyme Disease lurks far and near, A bullseye it might show. So take some time to learn of Lyme, And save your loved one's grief. Early treatment in short time, Will give you great relief."
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Thanks Ann-I was thinking of moving it to Lyme-ricks-but I think a lot of things these days and if I don't do it immediately it gets lost in La La Land. Which inspires me...
Once there was a Lymie lost in La La Land, Till another Lymie came by to give a hand. Come with me you will see Together we can stomp on Ducks and take a Stand.
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Ann-OH
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You are indefatigable, Carol!
Here is one I wrote in 1998 and I think I posted it here.
"Lyme fog rolls in uninvited Reasonable thought can't be excited Direction has flown Confusion is shown And the flame of romance goes unlighted."
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