nyaa nyaa/ naa naa (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Herb Stahlke]

Does the distribution of "Olly Olly Oxen--Free" vs. "Allee allee outs
in free," the formula we used in SE Michigan sixty years ago,
correspond in any way to the distribution of the low back merger?

Herb

On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 5:02 AM, Eric Nielsen <ericbarnak at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I remember "Olly Olly Oxen--Free Free Free " as the all clear call to
> the uncaptured in Hide and Seek.
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> Eric
> On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 8:42 PM, Paul Johnston <paul.johnston at wmich.edu>wrote:
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>> Olly-olly oxen free was fine for Hinsdale, IL in 1956.  My wife, from
>> Cleveland, knows olly-olly-umfree (also 1950's)
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