Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted August 4, 2016 #676 Share Posted August 4, 2016 I prefer to eat an ice cream rather than putting my left foot in it and then taking it out again.:p Originally that song/dance was the Hokey Cokey. Not sure how/when it morphed to Hokey Pokey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell21 Posted August 4, 2016 #677 Share Posted August 4, 2016 When Cocaine became illegal, believe it or not at one stage it was legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted August 4, 2016 #678 Share Posted August 4, 2016 When Cocaine became illegal, believe it or not at one stage it was legal. It has nothing to do with cocaine. It's actually from an old British folk dance, dating from the early 1800s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted August 4, 2016 #679 Share Posted August 4, 2016 It has nothing to do with cocaine. It's actually from an old British folk dance, dating from the early 1800s. Sounds like a dance that a Coke addict would do and coke has been around for centuries if not longer.:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted August 4, 2016 #680 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Sounds like a dance that a Coke addict would do and coke has been around for centuries if not longer.:p It was actually at its peak during the Music Hall era, apparently. It was one of those silly dances that was a good ice-breaker at parties where there is dancing. I can actually remember doing it at my parents 25th wedding anniversary party - I was about 9 at the time. I think it became a party tradition way back then, and the evenings always finished with Auld Lang Syne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted August 4, 2016 #681 Share Posted August 4, 2016 It was actually at its peak during the Music Hall era, apparently. It was one of those silly dances that was a good ice-breaker at parties where there is dancing. I can actually remember doing it at my parents 25th wedding anniversary party - I was about 9 at the time. I think it became a party tradition way back then, and the evenings always finished with Auld Lang Syne. All these foreign songs from the old country. I prefer Aussie songs from great Australian bands like Crowded House, Split Enz and Dragon.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs and mrs Posted August 4, 2016 #682 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Don't forget Sharon O'Neil,Mi-Sex,Shonia Laing,Dave Dobbyn and Herbs,just to name a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted August 4, 2016 #683 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Don't forget Sharon O'Neil,Mi-Sex,Shonia Laing,Dave Dobbyn and Herbs,just to name a few. Yep, lots of great ones.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawka Posted August 4, 2016 #684 Share Posted August 4, 2016 It is only rabbit proof and dingo resistant, all other creatures can get past.:rolleyes: the native critters do better when dingos are there they keep the feral cats and foxes at bay but sadly some think otherwise , it has been proven too in docos i have seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell21 Posted August 4, 2016 #685 Share Posted August 4, 2016 It has nothing to do with cocaine. It's actually from an old British folk dance, dating from the early 1800s. That doesn't alter the fact of the name change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs and mrs Posted August 4, 2016 #686 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Dont be a victim. Play it safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs and mrs Posted August 4, 2016 #687 Share Posted August 4, 2016 If a tourist is in trouble we have a special squad,ready to deal with problems. They are easily indentified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted August 4, 2016 #688 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Dont be a victim.Play it safe. More like don't be a tourist:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted August 4, 2016 #689 Share Posted August 4, 2016 If a tourist is in trouble we have a special squad,ready to deal with problems.They are easily indentified. But it can, I have ridden a Roo and an Emu when I was small. I think I must be one of the few who has had taken both animals from our coat of arms for a ride and eaten them (different animals) as well.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted August 5, 2016 #690 Share Posted August 5, 2016 That doesn't alter the fact of the name change. The name morphed from Cokey to Pokey in NZ. It was definitely Hokey Cokey in the 1950s and 1960s. It's possible that people confused the name with the popular ice-cream flavour name and so they ended up the same. Or maybe the Coca Cola company objected to the "Coke" part of the name. Who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdoraBelle Posted August 5, 2016 #691 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Hokey Pokeymon? I'll see myself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell21 Posted August 5, 2016 #692 Share Posted August 5, 2016 The name morphed from Cokey to Pokey in NZ. It was definitely Hokey Cokey in the 1950s and 1960s. It's possible that people confused the name with the popular ice-cream flavour name and so they ended up the same. Or maybe the Coca Cola company objected to the "Coke" part of the name. Who knows? Well I'm a '44 model myself and we did the dance when I was very young, and I can assure you that in Australia it changed to "Pokey" a lot sooner than you are suggesting, maybe the NZ people were just a bit slow catching up with the rest of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodyren Posted August 5, 2016 #693 Share Posted August 5, 2016 (edited) Maybe in the 50's- 60's NZers just had as bad a problem correctly pronouncing their consonants as they have today with their vowels. :p:p Edited August 5, 2016 by woodyren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted August 5, 2016 #694 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Well I'm a '44 model myself and we did the dance when I was very young, and I can assure you that in Australia it changed to "Pokey" a lot sooner than you are suggesting, maybe the NZ people were just a bit slow catching up with the rest of the world. Maybe in the 50's- 60's NZers just had as bad a problem correctly pronouncing their consonants as they have today with their vowels. :p:p I realise Australians have difficulties, but what you are now talking about is the Hokey Tokey.Its a dance.:D Lyrics You put your right arm in. You put your right arm out. You put your right arm in and you shake is all about. You do the Hokey Tokey and you turn yourself around. That 's what it 's all about! CHORUS Oh Hokey, Hokey Tokey Oh Hokey, Hokey Tokey Oh Hokey, Hokey Tokey And that 's what it 's all about! You put your left arm in... CHORUS You put your right leg in... CHORUS You put your left leg in... CHORUS You put your whole self in... CHORUS And that 's what it 's all about! And that 's what it 's all about! Yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell21 Posted August 5, 2016 #695 Share Posted August 5, 2016 (edited) I realise Australians have difficulties, but what you are now talking about is the Hokey Tokey.Its a dance.:DLyrics You put your right arm in. You put your right arm out. You put your right arm in and you shake is all about. You do the Hokey Tokey and you turn yourself around. That 's what it 's all about! CHORUS Oh Hokey, Hokey Tokey Oh Hokey, Hokey Tokey Oh Hokey, Hokey Tokey And that 's what it 's all about! You put your left arm in... CHORUS You put your right leg in... CHORUS You put your left leg in... CHORUS You put your whole self in... CHORUS And that 's what it 's all about! And that 's what it 's all about! Yeah! Really? Is it? Well I'll be damned, aren't we lucky to have someone so intelligent that they can tell us it's a dance, and they still can't get the name correct. But then again they are a Kiwi, or maybe they were having a bit of Smokey Tokey. Edited August 5, 2016 by Russell21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted August 5, 2016 #696 Share Posted August 5, 2016 I realise Australians have difficulties, but what you are now talking about is the Hokey Tokey.Its a dance.:DLyrics You put your right arm in. You put your right arm out. You put your right arm in and you shake is all about. You do the Hokey Tokey and you turn yourself around. That 's what it 's all about! CHORUS Oh Hokey, Hokey Tokey Oh Hokey, Hokey Tokey Oh Hokey, Hokey Tokey And that 's what it 's all about! You put your left arm in... CHORUS You put your right leg in... CHORUS You put your left leg in... CHORUS You put your whole self in... CHORUS And that 's what it 's all about! And that 's what it 's all about! Yeah! Same song same dance but was Hokey Pokey all my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted August 5, 2016 #697 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Wikipedia, that great source of incorrect information, indicates that Corey, to key and pokey are used in different countries. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokey_cokey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted August 5, 2016 #698 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Really? Is it? Well I'll be damned, aren't we lucky to have someone so intelligent that they can tell us it's a dance, and they still can't get the name correct. But then again they are a Kiwi, or maybe they were having a bit of Smokey Tokey. More than happy to help our Ozzie mates out anytime.:D:D Its always best to get things right.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted August 5, 2016 #699 Share Posted August 5, 2016 (edited) Well I'm a '44 model myself and we did the dance when I was very young, and I can assure you that in Australia it changed to "Pokey" a lot sooner than you are suggesting, maybe the NZ people were just a bit slow catching up with the rest of the world. It could also have been different in different parts of NZ. That was quite common until the advent of TV, which didn't arrive in NZ until around 1960. Anyway, Hokey Cokey, Hokey Tokey, Hokey Pokey - who cares, as long as they don't put hokey cokey or hokey tokey in the ice-cream. :D Edited August 5, 2016 by OzKiwiJJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell21 Posted August 5, 2016 #700 Share Posted August 5, 2016 The way some political parties would have things it could end up that way JJJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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