Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rabbit rabbit

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The result of the debate was KEEP. -Splash 22:42, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

Rabbit rabbit
Kid show cruft.
 * Delete. Gazpacho 02:35, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Quick as. Moriori 02:42, September 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment - Nickelodeon did *not* invent this one. I can't find much documentation on the web but it goes back to 1940s England at least, and I suspect much further. I don't know if it's exactly notable though, so I won't vote at the moment. FreplySpang (talk) 02:45, September 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * Now Keep - thanks for the rewrite, Starblind! FreplySpang (talk) 23:29, September 6, 2005 (UTC)


 * Keep Interesting cultural tidbit. Isn't really the sort of thing that can be merged anywhere, though I'm open to suggestions.  I know it goes back at least to the mid-80s (in Pennsylvania).  If the comment above is correct, it's a part of human culture for at least 60 years and at least 2 continents. Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd  02:58, September 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep I clearly remember being told about this by my 4th grade teacher when I was a kid-- long before anyone ever thought of Nickelodeon. She explained that was the reason that the first day of the month is known as "rabbit day."  If I remember rightly, she also told us that forgetting to say "rabbit rabbit" could be undone by saying the word backwards while hopping on one foot and rotating counterclockwise.Crypticfirefly 03:17, 2 September 2005 (UTC)  I did a quick check using ProQuest, this superstition is mentioned in the June 4, 1997 issue of the Boston Globe at page A18 as an example of a common superstition.  And according to the May 13, 1992 issue of the Los Angeles Times, it is in a book about children's superstitions called  "One Potato, Two Potato," by Mary and Herbert Knapp.  Maybe that's where Nickelodeon got it?Crypticfirefly 03:34, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * weak keep I wish this article were sourced and accurate (I'm pretty sure this predates Nick, based on my own memory). As it is, it's sort of a wash. Brighterorange 03:20, 2 September 2005 (UTC) (now rewritten; revote below)
 * Keep if sources can be found for it, otherwise delete. Definitely older than Nickelodeon (I heard about it in the 1970s). --Angr/undefined 05:13, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Scource example -- Dornford Yates, in one of the early short-story collections, probably Brother of Daphne --Simon Cursitor 13:14, 2 September 2005 (UTC) Can verify w. page refs if necessary.
 * Badger badger, for the usual reasons. &mdash;RaD Man (talk) 06:42, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - I've learned this saying from my primary school teacher more than a decade ago and ever since then. I haven't forgotten it, especially since I heard it from many different other sources. UniReb 11:51, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Note I have completely rewritten the article, added a lot of material as well as references. This took a huge amount of research (I was almost surprised to find it in actual reference books) but hopefully the concerns about this article have been addressed...it is certainly nothing to do with any kids' show, and is at least a century old, possibly much more.  I still consider the article a work in progress, and I plan to add more and possibly move it to Rabbit superstition or similar, as "rabbit, rabbit" is just one of many key phrases for this folklore. Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd  12:52, September 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * Definitely keep it now; kudos starblind! Brighterorange 13:22, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Even my wife has heard of it. (You should have seen my baffled look when she said it to our kids yesterday.) Al 14:56, September 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, same kind of thing with Bloody Mary in the mirror... wortwhile cultural article. gren グレン 19:31, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. Good folklore article. I added category:folklore, too. MCB 19:55, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Keep &mdash;Ashley Y 07:29, September 5, 2005 (UTC)
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