Subj : More Word Play
To   : Paul Quinn
From : Ardith Hinton
Date : Sun Dec 24 2017 16:12:26

Hi, Paul!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:

AH>  I'll post the answers later.... :-)

PQ>  Please do.  You know, until I saw #11 I originally
PQ>  thought that you had erroneously inserted a month's
PQ>  homework programme for a class of young smarties
PQ>  into the echo.


           #11 has to do with a kid who, according to a primary teacher I once 
worked with, is by her rule of thumb ready to begin learning to read.

           On some level you must have guessed the kid is +/- six years old... 
and I doubt we have anybody of such a tender age in E_T.  If you're old enough 
to remember hearing the original on the Hit Parade, you have an advantage over 
younger folk who may not have heard it at all.  In retrospect I suppose it may 
not have been a good example because it was a bit of a flash in the pan.  Like 
"I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas", only the right person can carry it off. 
Even grownups who think they can sing tend to avoid recording this stuff.  ;-)



PQ>  I don't feel any better now knowing you're not mistaken.


           IMHO you're smarter than you believe you are!  Dallas says I should 
have mentioned that these are all Christmas carols or popular songs associated 
with the season... information which would have made the task easier.


           #12 has to do with a herd animal domesticated in northern Eurasia & 
used for pulling sleds, according to my OXFORD CANADIAN DICTIONARY.  Maybe you 
can fill us in on the "Six White Boomers" I remember from my youth.  I can see 
how readers from various countries might have fun with the song, anyway.  :-))



PQ>  Season's blessings on you & your dearest...


           And the same back to you!  Thanks for your reply....  :-)




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