Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 10:01:00 -0500

From: Mark Mandel Mark[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]DRAGONSYS.COM

Subject: ollie, ollie, oxen free



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Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 13:10:04 CST

From: mschildk[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]greens1.elgin.cc.il.us (Marge Schildknecht)

Subject: ollie, ollie, oxen free





I am writing on behalf of an english instructor at our college. He

is

interested in knowing the origin and/or meaning of the phrase "ollie,

ollie, oxen free" (or one of the variations.) We discovered your

list

using Alta Vista to search "children's games" on the web. We have

exhausted the sources available in our library and would appreciate

any information you may have. Thank you, in advance, for your help.



Marge Schildknecht

Reference Librarian

Elgin Community College

Elgin, IL