Billy, Billy Burst

DESCRIPTION: Game to see who can be silent longest (?). "Billy, Billy Burst, Who speaks first?"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1946 (Withers-EenieMeenieMinieMo)
KEYWORDS: nonballad | game silence
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Withers-EenieMeenieMinieMo, p. 41, "(Billy, Billy Burst)" (1 short text)
NOTES [52 words]: I find it hard to believe that Withers has accurately described this game. My guess is that it is not to be silent longest but in fact to speak first. If you speak first, you aren't "out"; you are SAFE -- that is, you won't be "it" on this turn. This would make for a much faster way of determining who is "it." - RBW
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File: WEMM041A

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