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Miss Etticoat (Posted on 2006-10-06)

Little miss Etticoat,
In a white petticoat,
And with a red nose.
The longer she stands,
The shorter she grows.

Who or What is she?

No Solution Yet Submitted by Samuel Ballard

Rating: 4.1667 (12 votes)

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re(2): solution?

| Comment 21 of 43 |

(In reply to re: solution? by claudia krysiak)

i agree with you it is a candle for the longer it stands, burns, the shorter it gets

Posted by Kalathandra on 2006-11-10 13:20:14

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