The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

COUNTING OUT

ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR,
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, ORE (OUT)

Submitter comment: YOU HAVE ALL PARTICIPANTS IN A GAME PUT THEIR FISTS OUT,
AND THEN PROCEED TO COUNT; WHOEVER YOU REACH ON THE WORD
"ORE" PUTS ONE FIST DOWN, AND YOU CONTINUE COUNTING
TILL ALL FISTS ARE DOWN EXCEPT ONE. THE PERSON WITH THE
FIST REMAINING UP IS THE "IT."

Where learned: NOT GIVEN

Date learned: NOT GIVEN