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Posted by Dave Cragg (Member # 401) on June 16, 2008, 12:35 PM:
I was wondering were this term from my childhood came from; usually used for poeple who didn't have a weight problem!
Just googled it and found about 5 mentions, all in the U.S., although none mentioned its source.
Can any of our American friends help me; was he/she a cartoon character?
Thanx,
Dave
Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on June 17, 2008, 03:53 AM:
Never heard that one before. Kev.
Posted by Stewart McSporran (Member # 128) on June 17, 2008, 04:20 PM:
Can't say it rings any bells as far as cartoon characters go.
In this part of the world we had a very similar sounding rhyme we used to chant to unfortunates in the playground:
"Skinny malinky long legs, big banana feet."
I can't remember the rest, but I know the rhyme for feet is greet (as in cry).
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