Braingle: 'Decoding Rhymes' Brain Teaser

Decoding Rhymes

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Puzzle ID:	#24693
Fun:	(2.94)
Difficulty:	(0.73)
Category:	Language
Submitted By:	stormtrooper
Corrected By:	cripple1315

Decode this well known nursery rhyme:

A small number of child laborers were attempting to traverse a more elevated position in a vain attempt to procure a quarter of a rundlet of a hydrogen and oxygen compound. Half their number experienced an uncontrollable descent that resulted in severe damage to the pate. And soon it came to pass that the rest of the labor force followed suit, but with far less serious consequences.

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froggygg Jul 20, 2005	Very creative teaser! I had to laugh at the thought of a parent sitting down with a child and reciting Jack and Jill your way!
lycanthrope Jul 20, 2005	Good job stormtrooper! Having had an English teacher for a father that loved big words; I really enjoyed this! Added to my favorites.
ginny322 Jul 20, 2005	hahahahaha!! that's hilarious!! what a great teaser
gilco Jul 20, 2005	Wow this is a great one! I added it to my favorites! Good job!
Kit99 Jul 21, 2005	Loved It!!! You have to come up with more of these!! It definately took me a while to figure it out--you did a great job! Very Creative!
lizardqueen Sep 10, 2005	thats great! i liked that one. too many big words for my little head l l
smarty_blondy Sep 22, 2005	Good one, keep them coming!
Vigo95 Mar 25, 2006	that was good but i got it before i even finished the first line !
marching_xc May 28, 2006	That was brilliant. Seriously. Even though it was fairly easy to guess, I definitely had to give that one full marks for "fun."
Madelulabelle May 11, 2007	That was a great - if easy - teaser! Ya' made my favorites!
Rach_ May 11, 2007	I love these nursery rhyme teasers
coolpainter May 11, 2007	A no-brainer...but fun to see a simple nursery rhyme transformed into an intelligent story.
cloughme May 11, 2007	Excellent!
MurfQ May 11, 2007	I had it figured out by the time I got to "more elevated position" but I still thought it was nifty. Fun stuff!
kitty728 May 11, 2007	First HANSEL AND GRETAL came to mind.. then voila...... JACK AND JILL of course... GOOD one....
puttumup May 11, 2007	very nice and very well written..very seldem is there a teaser on this site worth doing and this is a great one...
bradon182001 May 11, 2007	Nice and easy. I can't imagine too many not getting this one. Good teaser for everybody.
coolguy5678 May 11, 2007	I never thought of Jack and Jill as child labourers. As far as I'm concerned, they're just 2 random people. Where does it say that they're child labourers?
saxman May 11, 2007	Good one! Easy, but fun, nonetheless. Jack and Jill went up the hill Each of them had a quarter. Jill came down with fifty cents. ...... And Uncle Saxman cannot continue with such a lewd nursery rhyme.
Corina May 11, 2007	Who else could possibly find a lewd ending to Jack and Jill? It was fun...nursery rhyme was all I needed to decode it. Please keep creating these!
jcann May 11, 2007	This was fun! I love big words, too, and Nursery Rhymes. Has anyone ever written a book of Nursery Rhymes in words like these$ Would be a fun book for a graduation gift. I guess they were child laborers because they had to go up the hill to fetch water.
Yorkshire-Boy May 11, 2007	loved it...easy but fun...Hey Saxman, I'm from England, and a 'crown' was a form of currency in years past, so the 'lewd' version of Jack and Jill my Dad always recited was.... Jack and Jill went up the hill, to fetch a pail of water, Jill came down with half a crown, ...but not for fetching water.
njm84 May 11, 2007	This is great!
2ndhandrose May 11, 2007	Saxman might consider changing one of the vowels in his name. Tx Yorkshire Boy for your funny rhyme! I got this one" cause of the Hydrogen,Oxygen part & brain injury. Very very creative. Pls write more like this.
babycee May 11, 2007	this may be the new politically correct version of Jack N Jill. great teaser.
lmurray May 11, 2007	YOUR EFFORTS ARE LAUDATORY, BUT PERMIT ME TO SUGGEST TRYING TO BETTER DISGUISE THE RHYME SO AS TO OFFER A BIT OF A CHALLENGE TO ALL OF US. A STORY. MAYBE SOMETHING LIKE ONCE UPON A TIME.... SOME PEOPLE IN THE COURSE OF THEIR.... ENCOUNTERED SOME DIFFICULTY AND SUFFERED BODILY HARM...... I DON'T KNOW, I'M A CRITIC, NOT A WRITER. BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME.
locutus13ds May 11, 2007	Yeah jack and Jill-- Mother goose would be proud!
speedqueenkmw May 11, 2007	great use of the English language
pengzoid May 11, 2007	hey "coolguy", doing any kind of physical work is labor. very creative teaser, keep em coming.
auntiesis May 11, 2007	Loved this one, but I never heard Saxman's version before. Very funny, but why leave out the punch line? Only kidding, some things are better left unsaid.
Badger May 11, 2007	Easy, but fun and well-written! Thanks for submitting. PS: Yorkshire's version is new to me... Very funny!
Brock May 11, 2007	awsome esay but cool
katjojo May 11, 2007	Great job!! Fun to figure out.
Stupidenator May 11, 2007	great! I got it at the beggining.
I_Write_Books May 11, 2007	Not bad...but really easy.
cooltigerr1 May 11, 2007	haha i liked it. a good teaser for everybody =] i didnt get it right though haha.
Dreamchaser May 11, 2007	A fun one! Keep 'em coming.
reganmonkey94 May 11, 2007	that was super easy
nerdyiscool May 11, 2007	I love these...
djskds May 11, 2007	clever!! i think it is so fun to read these things .
Brock May 11, 2007	Thats great keep them comin
Shikamaru May 11, 2007	thats a great one. and i got it right away to.
jabdr May 11, 2007	I think I'm the only one who didn't get it. (I really really need a grandchild) But I loved it. Gave me a big smile.
TheSmartest May 11, 2007	This is great!!! I loved it! I love talking in "smart language" or "Cliffese" as I've seen it called on here (Cliffese- not using a smaller word when a larger one would work). I really liked it! Didn't get it... But I liked it!
lilronmax May 11, 2007	That was so much fun!! I want more!!!
breathesunshine May 11, 2007	This reminds me of a story a friend once sent me "Politically Correct Little Red Riding Hood". Hilarious! More of these would be great!
grams60 May 12, 2007	very very good teaser. i loved it. took me a while to solve it but i did it. many more please.
grams60 May 12, 2007	lmurray, you are very good at criticizing other people when they submit a teaser. why have i NEVER seem a teaser submitted by you?
j9mattfield May 12, 2007	Very well written. Thanks!
oddrey May 14, 2007	nicely done.
dasione1 May 16, 2007	great one and i got it too
patiencewithaP May 14, 2010	Easy but still fun! Good job!
auntiesis May 14, 2010	Still fun.
precious1026 May 14, 2010	No matter how its said, it's still old "Jack & Jill" fetching a pail of water. Someone fell down breaking their crown and the other comes tumbling after. Its a great teaser. keep them coming.
Babe May 16, 2013	Another easy one! At least I can get the easy ones.
HABS2933 May 16, 2013	Had it by the 2nd line, easy but an interesting idea.
cutebug May 16, 2013	Knew it before finishing the first sentence. The only reason they were there, Jack was to cheap to connect to the city waterline.
dfamina May 16, 2013	The bit about child laborers made me smile.