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This little piggy...

Posted by SR on February 25, 2004

In Reply to: This little piggy... posted by Word Camel on February 25, 2004

: This little piggy went to market
: This little piggy stayed home
: This little piggy had ________
: This little piggy had none
: And this little piggy cried
: Whee whee whee whee all the way home.

: I think I have discovered a regional variation of this. When I was a child the piggy had roast beef. A Btitish friend says the piggy had jam and bread. So I was just wondering if it is generally the case that the piggy in Britain was meatless or not? Any thoughts?

: In Ireland when I was a boy, it was, "This little piggy had bread and butter."

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