ID: 108 Date: 1970s-2006 Title: It dick dog shit Gender: Male and Female Classification: Counting-out Rhyme: It dit, dog shit, You are it. (Nelson, 1970s) -- Ip dip dog shit, What colour stood in it? RED R. E. D. Ip dip dog shit, Who stood in it? SUE S. U. E. (Ashburton, 2006) -- It dick dog shit, You stood in it. (Hokitika, 2003) -- It bit dog shit, You stood in it. (Springfield, 1997; Nelson, 2000) -- It bit, Donkey shit. You are not it. (Christchurch, 1990s) -- Ip dip pen and ink, Who's it? You stink. (Wellington, 1970s) -- Ip dip, a little bit of chip, You are not it. (Northland, 1990s) -- Ick dick dog shit, This person is not it. (Auckland, 2000) -- Ig dig, dog shit, You are it. (Whangarei, 2000) -- It pick dog shit, You are it. It pick dog shit, You stood in it. (Nelson, 2001) -- Ip dip dog shit, Who trod in it? What colour is it? B-R-O-W-N. (NZ, 1990s) -- Ick bick dog shit, You are not it / Who stood in it? (Auckland, 2002) -- It bit bugger shit, You are not it. (Hokitika, 2003) -- Ip dip (bit) dog shit, You are not it! (Masterton, 1990s; Palmerston Nth, 1990s; Christchurch, 1997; Amberley, 2000; Raumati South, 2000; Thames, 2000; Christchurch, 2000; Northland, 2001; Kerikeri, 2002) -- Which one will I pick? It dit dog shit. Ick dick dog shit. Ig dig dog shit. (NZ, 1990s) -- It bit bugger shit. Ick bick dog shit. Ip dip bird shit. (NZ, 1990s) -- Ip dip doo, The cat's got the flu, Dog's got the chicken pox, Out goes you! (New Plymouth, 1970s; Auckland, 2000) -- Ip dip sky blue, Who's it, not you. Not because you're dirty, Not because you're clean, My mum says you're the fairy queen, So out you must go, 'cause my mum said so. (Wellington, 1970s; Auckland, 2000) -- It dit dog shit, Who stood on it. (Christchurch, 2002; Arrowtown, 2006) -- It dit, dog shit, Which one will I pick? (Oxford, 1978) -- It dit dog shit, You stood in it. What colour was it? (Blenheim, 2004) -- It dip bird shit, You are not it. (Tapanui, 2003) -- Ink pink, dog shit, You are not it. (Tauranga, 1990s) -- Background Info: With a 'dip' the person, rather than be selected for a game, is eliminated. The selected person must stand aside, and allow the remainder to face the ordeal. This can be an anxious, drawn out process. Variations in Turner, 1978:9 include: Ick shit, Dick shit, Out. (Melbourne, 1973) == Opie,1984:31 records the counting-out dip: Ip, dip, sky blue, Who's it? Not you. God's words are true, It must not be you. == Keywords: scatological Location: Various NZ Group size: 3 Incidence: 35