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Question 5
State abbreviations that appear as consecutive letters in the line preceding the line that became the title of an Oscar-winning movie, from a children’s ditty sometimes referred to as William Trimmytoes.
Answer: FL & NE
The variation of the children’s ditty, William Trimmytoes that I learned as a child went like this:
William Trimmytoes, he’s a good man.
Catches hens, puts ‘em in pens
Liar, briar, limberlock
Three geese in a flock
One flew east
One flew west
One flew over the cuckoo’s nest
Go home, you dirty dishrag, you jack
From ONE FLEW WEST, we extract Nebraska and Florida.
Comments
Does "Oscar-winning" mean that the film won the Oscar for "Best Picture", or could it have won "Best Animated Short" or "Best Score"?
Posted by: Michael | Nov 15, 2004 1:27:47 PM
Assuming I have the ditty correct, it won multiple Oscars, including Best Picture.
Posted by: Monica/MLR | Nov 15, 2004 3:16:19 PM
Interestingly, the preceding line I found was "And one flew west" which also gave ND for North Dakota.
Posted by: MartinD | Jan 2, 2005 6:25:35 PM
This was such a great question. I loved the (unintended or otherwise) red herrings. At least two other Academy Award winning movies come from children's ditties. "All the Kings' Men" (from "Humpty Dumpty") and "My Fair Lady" (from "London Bridge"). And the preceding lines yield state abbreviations to boot. And we all know that "William Trimmytoes" appears in google only to point people to this very site. I found references (eventually) to William Trembletoes and other machinations. Two weeks ago, I was flipping channels, and One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest was on. I had to laugh.
Posted by: Michael | Jan 3, 2005 9:16:48 PM
I tried to force "Some Like It Hot" from Peas Porridge, which led to unused (by me) state abbrevs. Although the distinct lack of "William Trimmytoes" in the words was a mild concern.
Posted by: John | Jan 5, 2005 6:20:06 AM
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