ID: 342
Date: 1978 - 2006
Title: Boys are rotten
Gender: Male and Female 
Classification: Tease 
Rhyme: 

Girls are weak,
Throw them in the creek.
Boys are strong,
Like King Kong.

(Ashburton, 2006)
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This is what they told me,
Boys are rotten,
Made out of cotton,
Girls are sexy, 
Made out of Pepsi, (Blackball, 2002)
Ishy wishy lollipop,
Ishy wishy wooo,
The boys love YOU!

(Timaru, 2000; Taradale, 2002)

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Boys are rotten,
Made out of cotton,
Girls are sexy, 
Made out of Pepsi,
Boys go to Jupiter,
To get more stupider,
Girls go to Mars,
To get more bras.

(Blenheim, 2000)

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The boys go to Jupiter,
To get more stupider,
The girls go to Mars,
To be superstars.

(Tapanui, 2003)

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Boys are sexy, 
Made out of Pepsi,
You may be flat chested,
But I'm sure not.

(Christchurch, 2003)

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Boys are spastic, 
Made out of plastic, 
Girls are sexy, 
Made out of Pepsi.

(Christchurch, 1990s; Auckland, 2000)

--

Boys are ugly, 
Made out of rugby.
Girls are sexy,
Made out of Pepsi.

(Kawerau, 2002)

--

Boys play rugby to get more ugly.
Girls take showers, to give them powers.

(Whangarei, 2000)

--

Boys are weak, chuck 'em in the creek,
Girls are strong, like King Kong.

(Blenheim, 2004)

--

Boys are rotten,
Made out of cotton,
Girls are sexy, 
Made out of Pepsi,
Boys go to College 
To get more knowledge,
Girls go to Jupiter, 
To become stupider.

(Invercargill, 1978-80)

--

Boys go to College 
To get more knowledge,
Girls go to Jupiter, 
To become stupider.

(Hastings, 2002)

--

Boys go to Mars
To get flash cars.
Girls go to College 
To get more knowledge.

(Wellington,2000)

--

Boys are clever, made forever.
Girls are rotten, made out of cotton.

(Christchurch, 1990s)

--

Boys have got the muscles,
Teachers have the brains,
Girls have got the sexy legs,
So they win all the games.

(Waimate, 2000)

--

Boys have showers to get their powers.

(Wellington, 2001)

--

Boys are 'er,
Girls are sexy made out of Pepsi.

(Auckland, 2000)

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Boys are rotten, made out of cotton,
Girls go to the gym, to get more slim.
Boys go to rugby to get more ugly.

(Christchurch, 1990s)

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Background Info: Variations in Factor, 1988:140.

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Variations in Turner, 1978:95 include;

Boys are strong,
Poo, they pong.

(Melbourne, 1973)

Boys are blue
And girls are pink;
But boys let off
A terrible stink.

(Melbourne, 1967)

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See also "Girls are weak..." in this collection.

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Keywords: gender differences, commercial product, 
Location: Various NZ, 
Group size: 2 
Incidence: 19