Talk:Moses supposes his toeses are roses

== I propose that the original tongue twister was accompanied by a gesture of pointing to one's nose when reciting the line "Moses, he noses his toeses... Aren't roses! (with a disgusted look on their face) as Moses supposes his toeses to be." ==

I propose that the original tongue twister was accompanied by a gesture of pointing to one's nose when reciting the line "Moses, he noses his toeses... Aren't roses! (with a disgusted look on their face) as Moses supposes his toeses to be." 24.68.252.137 (talk) 04:49, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

From the Oxford Nursery rhyme book 1974...
In this book we find another version, maybe the best known? "Moses supposes his toeses are roses,   But Moses supposes erroneously;    For nobody's toeses are posies of roses    As Moses supposes his toeses to be." 2001:999:408:79CB:801B:6527:DE58:635 (talk) 22:40, 26 April 2024 (UTC)


 * The variation I offer includes pantomime. The action of pointing to one's nose, then feet, then pinching their nose with a look of disgust on their face, solicits laughter from the audience. This aids in it being memorable. I know this from personal experience when I have recited this poem, introduced to me by my uncle. Pantomime was a was a major part of rhymes such as these being passed down orally, and to, eventually, to end up in compilation books such as the Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book.
 * I am firm in my position that Moses "noses" his toeses. 24.68.252.137 (talk) 14:59, 26 May 2024 (UTC)