Friday, 30 September 2011

Rich man, Poor man, Beggar man, Rapist

I've just eaten 27 olives. I remember my auntie's rhyme of 'tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor' but it only goes up to 8. So I've come up with my own Turkish version:

Tinker
Tailor
Soldier
Sailor
Rich man
Poor man
Beggar man
Thief

Shoe shiner
Taxi driver
Mussel seller
Fez maker
Raki drinker
Tea bringer
Ageing singer
Cop

Nut adjuster
Goods duster
Simit baker
Watch maker
Breast enlarger
Over-charger
Ahmet's father
Quack

Rubbish trawler
Street bawler
Belly dancer
Tourist stalker
Footballer
Kerb crawler
Loud talker
Pimp

...result! What were the chances of landing on the only bird?

3 comments:

Dianka said...

Brilliant!!

Roving Jay said...

Here's my Bodrum Peninsula Travel Guide verse:

Tourist
Expat
Local
Visitor
Holiday
Traveling
Leaving
Soon

Would be sung at a cafe, whist eating olives, and trying to assess the status of the person at the next table.

Tailor Made Turkey Tours said...

Beautiful... It is very nice rhyme words.....