The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM, IN A DISH,
HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WISH?
(ONE MUST PICK A NUMBER FROM 1-10)
E.G. 6; 1,2,3,4,5,6 AND YOU ARE NOT IT.

Submitter comment: THIS CONTINUES UNTIL ONLY ONE PLAYER IS LEFT AND
BY PROCESS OF ELIMINATION HE IS DETERMINED IT.
I ACTUALLY USED THIS AS A CHILD IN THE LATE 1950'S.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT