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From: Geoffrey Martin <geoffmartinis at mail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Traditions" 2008.01.25 (02) [E]

As with Ms Wilson, I learned this 'game' in Los Angeles (Santa Monica/
Venice in my case) in the 40s, but it had been passed to me from my
mother, a native of a largely Jewish suburb of New York City, AND my
father, who grew up in exurban Boston to Irish parents.  The girls in
my neighborhood were few and not game players, at least until we had
hit 14 years or so.
Geoff Martin

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Traditions

Welcome in our midst, Geoff!

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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From: Tom Mc Rae <t.mcrae at uq.net.au>
Subject: LL-L "Traditions" 2008.01.26 (03) [E]

On 27/01/2008, at 3:42 AM, heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk <
heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk>  wrote:

Subject: LL-L "Traditions" 2008.01.25 (02) [E

You'll be pleased to know Tom that the tradition is alive and well and
continues in our family at least! I shall be introducing my grand daughter
to it this May ( aged 13 months!) as soon as our fields are in bloom with
them.

Delighted to learn that at least one old tradition is still on the
go.Dandelions,
of course, served as our inaccurate clocks when the produced seed parachute
balls we'd blow on
saying "one o' clock etc. At school we sang...
"When I'm playing down the lane and want to know the time.
I pick a dandelion clock and say this little rhyme.
'Fairy clock so light and gay,
Oh tell me , please,  the time of day,
Before you fly away.'

BLOOOOOW"

Regards

Tom Mc Rae

Brisbane Australia

Oh Wad Some Power the Giftie Gie Us

Tae See Oorsel's as Ithers See Us

Robert Burns

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