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May-19-2008 16:27

It's beyond that time, isn't it? I kinda think so.

The Premise: Take an existing nursery rhyme, and make it Sleuthy.


The Rules:

* Each person can put in as many entries as they like, but each person can only do one entry per nursery rhyme - no doing "Little Boy Blue" twice.

* PLEASE use the title of the original nursery rhyme, even if it is not mentioned in your new "Sleuthery Rhyme". Hehe...I coined a phrase!

* And, remember: spell check is your friend!


The Example:

Mistress Mary, Quite Contrary (a.k.a. Mary, Mary, etc.)

Mistress Mary, quite contrary,
Why did you kill your bro?
Not for his money, as you think -
He missed two birthdays in a row!


The Prizes:

First Prize - 100,000 Sleuth dollars if you are subbed, OR
1 month sub and 50,000 Sleuth dollars if you are not subbed

Second Prize - 50,000 Sleuth dollars if you are subbed, OR
1 month sub and 25,000 Sleuth dollars if you are not subbed

Third Prize - 25,000 Sleuth dollars if you are subbed, OR
1 month sub and 10,000 Sleuth dollars if you are not subbed


The Time Period: Contest starts... well, now. That's right, as soon as you read this post, you can start figuring out ways to give your toddlers nightmares. :-D Entries must be posted by 11:59PM SERVER TIME, May 31, 2008. Any entries posted after the deadline will be enjoyed by all, but not considered part of the contest. Winners will be posted after the judges have a chance to judge, and when I have a chance to post.


For anyone who needs to refresh their nursery rhyme memories, try this site:

http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/

May-25-2008 00:42

Up and Down the Sleuth Streets (All Around the Mulberry Bush)

Up and down the Sleuth streets
The detective chased the villain.
The detective thought 'twas all but fun.
Flee! goes the villain.

A bullet for a gun barrel,
A bullet for a killin’.
That's the way the victim goes.
Flee! goes the villain.

In and out the city streets,
The killer gets a thrillin’,
That's the way the victim goes.
Flee! goes the villain.

Kill ‘em once, or kill ‘em twice,
Leave the blood a-spillin’,
Clean it up and make it nice,
Flee! goes the villain.

May-25-2008 00:43

This is the Victim that Jack Killed (This is the House that Jack Built)

This is the victim that Jack killed.

This is the knife
That slay the victim that Jack killed.

This is the wife,
That took the knife
That slay the victim that Jack killed.

This is the dam,
That killed the wife,
That took the knife
That slay the victim that Jack killed.

This is Pam,
Who broke the dam,
That killed the wife,
That took the knife
That slay the victim that Jack killed.

This is the hat,
That was worn by Pam,
Who broke the dam,
That killed the wife,
That took the knife
That slay the victim that Jack killed.

This is the brat,
Who found the hat,
That was worn by Pam,
Who broke the dam,
That killed the wife,
That took the knife
That slay the victim that Jack killed.

This is the rat,
That bit the brat,
Who found the hat,
That was worn by Pam,
Who broke the dam,
That killed the wife,
That took the knife
That slay the victim that Jack killed.

This is the cat,
That chased the rat,
That bit the brat,
Who found the hat,
That was worn by Pam,
Who broke the dam,
That killed the wife,
That took the knife
That slay the victim that Jack killed.

This is the lady,
That owned the cat,
That chased the rat,
That bit the brat,
Who found the hat,
That was worn by Pam,
Who broke the dam,
That killed the wife,
That took the knife
That slay the victim that Jack killed.

This is Shady,
That was paid by the lady,
That owned the cat,
That chased the rat,
That bit the brat,
Who found the hat,
That was worn by Pam,
Who broke the dam,
That killed the wife,
That took the knife
That slay the victim that Jack killed.

May-25-2008 09:53

Georgie Porgie-Sleuth Version

Georgie Porgie was a bad guy
so when he killed the girls on the sly,
he went to the woods hiding from the boys.
Behind a log he sat, making no noise.

May-25-2008 11:23

Who will Judge this contest?
When will it expire?

Dear Lilagel for sure you will have the 1st place ... excellent ...really excellent and congrats !

May-25-2008 13:27

Over the River and through the Woods- Sleuth version

Over the river and through the woods,
To find the villain that had fled.
He went and hid quick,
Behind a big rick
Then he heaved a great big sigh,
for he thought he thought had gotten away
for detectives are so sly
that we caught him!
We were so skim!
That villain was so stupid!

Over the river and through the woods,
Back we went to Sleuthville
turning him into jail,
getting cash through mail.
We completed that hard case
by going over the river and through the woods
very hard work that was done.
Hurrah for rewards!
This will go down in the records!
And all by going over the river and through the woods!

May-28-2008 21:33

no more takers?

Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
To fetch out her holster and gun
But when she got there
The Cupboard was bare...
And she just kinda laughed, as she realised she was already wearing them, and wrote it off to old age and a long day chasing down bad guys. 'I mean c'mon, I'm eighty for Pete's sake', she says to herself. 'I should be sitting down with a nice cup of tea and my knitting. I should have a dog!! But no, I'm self-employed and have to contribute to my own supeannuation scheme. Hmph.'

May-31-2008 06:50

last day folks, surely we can get more reading for the community! ;-)

May-31-2008 08:24

Hush-a-bye, Shady,
in the tree top.
When the wind blows,
the cradle will rock.
When the bough breaks,
the cradle will fall,
And down will come Shady,
cradle and all.

May-31-2008 23:43

There's still a short amount of time left - I *think* - before the contest closes, but I wanted to post while I still have my internet connection. It has been very fickle for the past four or five days, cutting out at the worst times and often for hours at a stretch. Thank goodness for repairmen and Monday... in the meantime, I may not be posting the winners until after they fix the issue.

Thank you to everyone who entered. You've all done some wonderful writing and this will be, as usual, not an easy judging.

To VS: I never announce judges beforehand, it is always done when the winners are announced. Also, as noted in the initial post... Entries must be posted by 11:59PM SERVER TIME, May 31, 2008. Sorry I didn't answer sooner (please see above griping about DSL disconnections).

Jun-2-2008 21:06

This is a late entry but I'll try to have some fun :

Hickory, Dickory, Dock ( Sleuth Version )

A murder near the docks,
It happened twelve o'clock
The clock struck one
The victim down
A murder near the docks