P 45 Pazoink In Literature: • World of Warcraft Europe, WOW-Europe.com (2005) Peach, a Plum, a Half a Stick of Chewing Gum Mystique: Children's rhymes resonate with nostalgia. With the phrase a peach, a plum, a half a stick of chewing gum, the innocence of children's voices invokes magical power. Origins: This incantation is part of a children's clapping game. Variations and Incantations: • A peach, a plum, have a stick of chewing gum -- Stephanie Calmenson and Joanna Cole, Miss Mary Mack (1990) In Literature: • "Say the magic word, a peach, a plum, a half a stick of chewing gum." -- T. Berry Brazelton, Touchpoints 3 to 6 (2001) Pee-Times-Co-Que-Time- Contra-Variant-Tensor Facts: This magic phrase is based upon a mathematical equation. In Literature: • "[N]obody -- not even the great Einstein -- can, by covering a yardstick with a piece of cloth, waving a wand, and using some such magic phrase as: 'pee-times-co-que-time-contra-variant-tensor,' turn it into a brand new glittering alarm clock!" -- George Gamow, One Two Three... Infinity (1961) Perciphedron In Literature: • In the poem "Why!" (1981) by Konstantin Pavlov, Perciphedron is a magic word written in white letters on the belly of a magical fish named "Kronzhig," who lies on the bottom of the ocean and emerges from the deep