tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post2052597208874225935..comments2024-03-23T18:50:32.902-04:00Comments on Telling Secrets: Ollie, ollie infree! (The Fourth O Antiphon)Elizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-89834069970848888992009-12-21T11:10:56.151-05:002009-12-21T11:10:56.151-05:00You will no longer be a "faggot" or a &q...<i>You will no longer be a "faggot" or a "dyke", but just Mary and Sue</i><br /><br />If you're very lucky, you get to be both Mary and Sue.Mary Suehttp://orderofsantaignora.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-59623628127141494072009-12-20T23:56:55.661-05:002009-12-20T23:56:55.661-05:00yes --we said "aullie aullie oxen free" ...yes --we said "aullie aullie oxen free" --and thought it meant, 'all the, all the outs in free.' Usually used with either Hide 'n Seek, Kick the Can or Capture the Flag.... <br /><br />It pains me to say that even straight allies are told that we are too 'out' there or in their face.... sigh. <br /><br />and my WV: "surch" Ha!! that is both 'out there' and in my face!it's margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577280471100732619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-25069694087747219442009-12-20T17:29:24.980-05:002009-12-20T17:29:24.980-05:00PS - I think the regional thing is absolutely key....PS - I think the regional thing is absolutely key.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-84724269038952681092009-12-20T17:28:50.695-05:002009-12-20T17:28:50.695-05:00Well, you know, Kirke, I think I held my own in th...Well, you know, Kirke, I think I held my own in the 'Sweet Air' of LGBT giants. We'll know better when the program airs.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-69822130891520045602009-12-20T17:23:45.155-05:002009-12-20T17:23:45.155-05:00I wonder if there are geographical differences on ...I wonder if there are geographical differences on the Ollie Ollie. I'm an "Ollie Ollie Oxen Free" person myself.<br /><br />As for which one is "truth," hey, it's like my EFM class. "Salvation history" is not the History Channel! The concept is the key...that all can now come out and be free!<br /><br />I know you don't feel like a worthy stand-in for the Queen of the Soundbite, but I bet you did just fine.Kirkepiscatoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651684515435040529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-19008883385763443362009-12-20T14:27:57.490-05:002009-12-20T14:27:57.490-05:00argh, someone beat me to the "olly olly oxen ...argh, someone beat me to the "olly olly oxen free" punch. But I can add a citation: http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19970422Kirk Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07139811130940325695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-3900145229133508432009-12-20T13:27:46.729-05:002009-12-20T13:27:46.729-05:00Well, textjunkie, I suspect that pieces of all the...Well, textjunkie, I suspect that pieces of all the stories are pieces of 'the truth'. You know. Just like 'the truth' about holy scripture.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-24884646320353115872009-12-20T11:02:13.976-05:002009-12-20T11:02:13.976-05:00just beautiful--that last paragraph really brings ...just beautiful--that last paragraph really brings it all home! How wonderful you could make that work on such short notice! (And fantastic for the State department making a stand like that--God bless 'em!)<br /><br />Though I always heard it as "ollie ollie oxen free", and was told it was from the German "alle alle auch sind frei", which is "all, all are free also!" --though a quick google search says that's apparently a myth. Too bad, I like the derivation. :)textjunkienoreply@blogger.com