Super
in its tongue-twisting,
Unusual
length and cadence, this
Precocious
word
Encourages
playful patience.
Regardless of
its history,
Children
see no mystery in
A
word that makes one
Laugh.
It’s really not atrocious.
In
a college newspaper from 1931, a
Feisty,
smart librarian happened upon a
Rib-tickling
And
liver-pickling,
Gimmicky,
full of mimicry
Iteration
of the
Lengthy
locution.
In
1937, a boy was enjoying
Summer.
At camp he heard
The
silly word, then forgot
It—what
a bummer— until he and his bro
Composed
a song for Mr. Disney.
Enraged
(you can fill in the
X-rated
terms) were the music duo
Parker
and Young; their copyright
Infringement
case
Against
the Shermans and Walt was
Later
thrown out. No doubt
It
was based on too many
Differences
in the loony
Orthography
and tuneful
Chords.
So…
If
you like the sound
Of
it, I
Understand
completely; it
Sums
up your uniqueness totally and quite neatly.
Before
this word made a hit in the 1964 film Mary
Poppins, “Supercalafajalistickespeealadojus” was a song released in 1941 by
Gloria Parker and Barney Young. Slightly different spelling and different tune.
In 1931, the spelling “supercaliflawjalisticexpialadoshus” appeared in the
March 10th edition of Syracuse University’s student newspaper the Daily Orange.
In any case, it was a fun challenge.
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