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Mount Seymour wrote:

Indeed. And Then There Were None, in fact, is... the last line of this rhyme (the title was originally a different, much more problematic phrase from it). It's a major part of the book's plot. Certainly the rhyme itself is racist and should not be used as a nursery rhyme or folk chant today, but in this context -- a poll about mysterious murders -- it's clearly a Christie reference, so I'd say it's okay.

Oh now I understand. It’s not really racist then, simply bad taste, as you could’ve just as easily say and then there were none. Sorry