dot-com wanes; eny, meny, miny, mo

[Steve K.]

On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Albert E. Krahn wrote:

>       The favorite in Milwaukee at the present time seems to be: "Eny, meny,
> miny, mo, catch a nigger by the toe; if he hollers, let him go--eny, meny,
> miny mo."  Doubtless the list could be indefinitely extended.--PECK'S SUN
> MAN.)

For all of the racist collocations I was exposed to growing up,
interstingly I only know this as

"catch a teeny by his toe" (rhymes with eeny; nonsense word)
"catch a Tigger by his toe" (as in the Winnie the Pooh character).

I heard both growing up, and until now, never realized I was hearing an
altered version.

--- Steve K.