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In the film where they're spray painting the 5 on the pavement, here's a transcript of the off-screen jump rope jingle:
"Blue bells, cockle shells
Eevy, ivy, over
Down by the ocean, down by the sea
Johnny broke a bottle and he blamed it on me.
I told ma
Ma told pa
Johnny got a licken, so ha-ha-ha
How many lickens did Johnny get?
1,2,3,4,5"
Note: I believe that "licken" is an antiquated term for an unspecified form of corporal punishment. Hmmm, talk about your violent sketches!
Note that, as the workmen are placing the pylon/cones on the pavement, there's a pre-existing STOP indication that was clearly done with the same kind of (rare?) stenciled lettering as the 5.
As for someone's question about what the 5 was for, I seem to recall there was actually a longer version of this sketch. After they paint the 5, they paint another number next to it. I think it was a 1; the school speed limit is 15 mph in some states, so that's what it could have been for. I distinctly remember that when the workman requested the second stencil, he said something like "get me a 1..., come on, you can do it!" like it was some kind of major challenge. Not sure how the kids counted out this one, or if they did so at all.
"Blue bells, cockle shells
Eevy, ivy, over
Down by the ocean, down by the sea
Johnny broke a bottle and he blamed it on me.
I told ma
Ma told pa
Johnny got a licken, so ha-ha-ha
How many lickens did Johnny get?
1,2,3,4,5"
Note: I believe that "licken" is an antiquated term for an unspecified form of corporal punishment. Hmmm, talk about your violent sketches!
Note that, as the workmen are placing the pylon/cones on the pavement, there's a pre-existing STOP indication that was clearly done with the same kind of (rare?) stenciled lettering as the 5.
As for someone's question about what the 5 was for, I seem to recall there was actually a longer version of this sketch. After they paint the 5, they paint another number next to it. I think it was a 1; the school speed limit is 15 mph in some states, so that's what it could have been for. I distinctly remember that when the workman requested the second stencil, he said something like "get me a 1..., come on, you can do it!" like it was some kind of major challenge. Not sure how the kids counted out this one, or if they did so at all.
