The Bookstore

S09E17 The BookstoreretroDec 19, 2000, 9:32 PM ET3 years later5 posts by 3 posters

❓ Question

Fans discuss the rhyming game Kramer and Newman use to decide who pulls the rickshaw, identifying it as from Marx Brothers' Duck Soup.

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Jessica LalimeDec 19, 2000, 9:32 PM ET

In The Bookstore episode, Kramer and Newman argue about who is going to pull the rickshaw. What is the rhyme that Kramer says to decide who is going to do it? "One spot, two spot zig zag tear........ tae ta.... toe" I don't know what the whole middle is, can someone help me??

DaveDec 20, 2000, 10:45 AM ET↩ Jessica Lalime

Check the FAQ.

The News Guy(Mike)Dec 20, 2000, 1:42 PM ET↩ Jessica Lalime

Jessica Lalime wrote:

It is from The Marx Brothers movie: Duck Soup

                                   one spot, two spot, zig-zag-tear.
                                   pop-die, pennygot, tennyum, tear.
                                   harem, scare 'em, rip 'em, tear 'em,
                                   tay-taw-toe.         -   [The Bookstore]

DaveDec 21, 2000, 10:29 AM ET↩ The News Guy(Mike)

Aw, Mike, how am I gonna boost my hit counter if you keep doin' stuff like that?!? ;-)

The News Guy(Mike)Dec 21, 2000, 2:41 PM ET↩ Dave

Dave wrote:

Oh, yeah ... Better check the FAQ. :-)