Quaker Meeting, or "Quaker's Meeting", is a child's game which is initiated with a rhyme

Rhyme

A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words and is most often used in poetry and songs. The word "rhyme" may also refer to a short poem, such as a rhyming couplet or other brief rhyming poem such as nursery rhymes.-Etymology:...

 and becomes a sort of quiet game

Quiet game

The quiet game is a children's game where children must stay quiet and still. The last child or team to make a noise wins the game. It is usually acceptable for players to make sounds they cannot control, such as coughing, sneezing, yawning, etc., whereas talking, laughing, or giggling would cause...

 where the participants may not speak

Speak

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, laugh, or smile

Smile

A smile is a facial expression formed by flexing the muscles near both ends of the mouth. The smile can also be found around the eyes . Among humans, it is an expression denoting pleasure, joy, happiness, or amusement, but can also be an involuntary expression of anxiety, in which case it is known...

. The rhyme has many variations, but is similar to the following:

Quaker meeting has begun.

No more laughing, no more fun.

If you show your teeth or tongue,

you must pay a forfeit.

Another version is as follows:

Quaker Meeting has begun,
no laughing, talking shall be done.
If you show your teeth or tongue ...

See also

• Religious Society of Friends
  Religious Society of Friends
  The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...
  
   (Quakers)

In Quaker's Meeting you can make absolutely no noise whatsoever. If you do, you LOSE!

External links

• Dreher, Sarah. Shaman's Moon, 1998. p. 184. ISBN 0-934678-91-X 1.

• King, Stephen
  Stephen King
  Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
  
  . The Library Policeman
  Four Past Midnight
  Four Past Midnight is a collection of four novellas by Stephen King, published in 1990. The four stories are "The Langoliers"; "Secret Window, Secret Garden"; "The Library Policeman"; and "The Sun Dog".- The Langoliers :...
  
  , 1990. Chapter 2. ISBN 0-453-00748-1 2.

• Stratton, Jeff. The Courtesy Police, 2004. p. 98. ISBN 0-595-32465-7 3.