ID: 990 Date: 1960s-2003 Title: How much wood Gender: Male and Female Classification: Tongue Twister Rhyme: A woodchuck would chuck as much wood, As a woodchuck could, If a woodchuck could chuck wood. (Christchurch, 1960s; Christchurch, 2003) -- How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, If a woodchuck could chuck wood? ( NZ, 1960s; Christchurrch, 1990s; Dunedin, 1990s; Tauranga, 2002) -- Background Info: Opie, 1967:30 records a number of variations of this rhyme including: How many cookies could a good cook cook? How many cans can a cannibal nibble? How much oil can a gumboil boil? == Keywords: tongue twister Location: Various NZ Group size: 4 Incidence: 7