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Why is the hokey pokey offensive to amputees?

The Hokey Cokey, Okey Cokey, Hokey Pokey, Hokey Tokey, or Cokey Cokey is a participation dance with a distinctive accompanying tune and lyric structure. It is well known in English-speaking countries. It is of unclear origin, with two main traditions having evolved in different parts of the world.

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  • Trace
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    Are you a complete and utter idiot? Don't answer that because you are.

    Person 1 (missing left arm)

    Person 2 (not missing anything)

    Scene: Bored at the park

    Person 2: Dude, lets play the hokey pokey!

    Person 1: What's that?

    Person: It's this awesome song and dance thing. Just follow my lead. Okay so (cue music) "you put your right arm in (they both do so), you part you right arm out, you put your right arm in and you shake it all about. You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around, that's what it's all about it!"

    Person 1: This is awesome! Keep going!

    Person 2: Okay! (cue music) "Now you put your left arm in" (pauses)...oh. $hit dude, sorry..."

    Person 1: (glares at person 2)

    The end.

  • 1 decade ago

    .... wow im not sure this question really requires an answer....

    It could be because those people dont have a limb or two needed for that song/dance.

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