ID: 73
Date: 1990s - 2006
Title: Paper, scissors, rock
Gender: Female 
Classification: Action, clapping 
Rhyme: 

Rock breaks scissors, 
Scissors cuts paper, 
Paper wraps rock 
Paper, scissors, rock- 
DYNAMITE! (indicating the end of the game)

(Gisborne, 2000; Christchurch, 2000; Dunedin, 2000; Gisborne, 2001)

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Tic tac toe
Gimme a yes,
Gimme a no.
Gimme a tic tac toe.
Tic tic toe,
Tic, tac, toe.
(Game ends with scissors, rock, paper type ritual.)

(Whangaparaoa,2000; Auckland, 2000 x 2; Whakatane, 2002)

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Tic, tac, toe,
We're going up,
We're going down,
We're going tic, tac, toe.

(Auckland, 2002; Gisborne, 2000)
(Accompanied by a paper, scissors, rock type action. Winner puts a finger  on the back of the neck of the loser, who has to guess which finger it is. If right, the game ends, if wrong, there is one more chance. If wrong a second time the winner chants "Peanut butter, peanut butter, slap", and slaps the loser's arm.)

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Tic, tac, toe,
Going up, going down,
Going tic, tac, toe.
(Followed by paper, scissors, rock, to decide the winner)

(Auckland, 1990s; Gisborne, 2001; Auckland, 2002 x 2; Auckland, 2004)

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My name is high, low, jigalow,
Jigalow, high, low,
A, B, C, D,
Paper, scissors, rock.

(Christchurch, 2006)

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Background Info: A selection routine with origins in Japan in the late 1800s, known as Janken, Used by both children and adults, sometimes used in sports to determine which team begins.
Rock = clenched fist
Paper = flattened hand
Scissors = a v-shape using middle- and fore- finger.
On the count of three, players select one of these options.
Rock blunts scissors, so rock wins.
Scissors cut paper, so paper wins.
Paper wraps rock, so paper wins.

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Keywords: decision making, counting-out 
Location: Various NZ 
Group size: 6 
Incidence: 16