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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts) Sat Jan 13, 2018, 05:55 PM Jan 2018

" I never called you stupid, BUT...."

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" I never called you stupid, BUT...." (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Jan 2018 OP

........ dhol82 Jan 2018 #1

I'll be forwarding this to all my kids. Control-Z Jan 2018 #2

Learned how to spell Mississippi from a cartoon LeftInTX Jan 2018 #3

Learned mine from an earworm ... eppur_se_muova Jan 2018 #4

Here is modern version of the song: LeftInTX Jan 2018 #7

I taught it to my daughter in song form when she was 3 Generic Brad Jan 2018 #5

The river or the state? dixiegrrrrl Jan 2018 #6

Good question Generic Brad Jan 2018 #8

dhol82

(9,353 posts)

1. ........

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 06:06 PM

Jan 2018

Control-Z

(15,682 posts)

2. I'll be forwarding this to all my kids.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 07:54 PM

Jan 2018

Thank you!

LeftInTX

(25,368 posts)

3. Learned how to spell Mississippi from a cartoon

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 09:51 PM

Jan 2018

Follow the bouncing ball..

I still have it memorized.

eppur_se_muova

(36,266 posts)

4. Learned mine from an earworm ...

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 11:09 PM

Jan 2018

my sister played this recording a lot:

LeftInTX

(25,368 posts)

7. Here is modern version of the song:

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 14, 2018, 02:27 AM

Jan 2018

The one I watched as a kid was from the 40s.

Can't find the originial

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)

5. I taught it to my daughter in song form when she was 3

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 11:46 PM

Jan 2018

When she sang the song at daycare her caretakers thought she was a genius because she correctly spelled Mississippi.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

6. The river or the state?

Reply to Generic Brad (Reply #5)

Sun Jan 14, 2018, 02:14 AM

Jan 2018

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)

8. Good question

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #6)

Sun Jan 14, 2018, 10:41 AM

Jan 2018

Here are the lyrics I taught her (without my made up tune):

M - I - S - S - I - S - S - I - P - P - I. Mississipi!

Since I consider this a piece of art, the meaning is purely subjective for the listener. That's what makes it art - right?

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