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minus-squarePapaStevesy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoBanana Boat Song is referring to fruit, that’s just not the point of the song. But the fruit is referenced a ton in the lyrics, what did you think the tally man was tallying?
minus-squareMagicShel@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 days agoBanthas? Sandpeople ride single file to hide their numbers, so they can be tricky to tally.
minus-squarePapaStevesy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoOnly if you’re trying to tally them based on their footprints. If you’re watching them go by, being in single file makes them way easier to tally.
Banana Boat Song is referring to fruit, that’s just not the point of the song. But the fruit is referenced a ton in the lyrics, what did you think the tally man was tallying?
Banthas? Sandpeople ride single file to hide their numbers, so they can be tricky to tally.
Only if you’re trying to tally them based on their footprints. If you’re watching them go by, being in single file makes them way easier to tally.