La vache qui pleure La vache qui pleure La vache qui pleure is the ninth album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle, released in 2003. It is named after a prehistoric bas-relief (stone carving) near Djanet in the south of Algeria which is pictured on the album cover. Its title "La vache qui pleure" (French for "The crying cow") may also be a joke with the famous French cheese label "La vache qui rit" ("The laughing cow"). It is the sisters' second full album of French songs, following on from their 1980 album "Entre Lajeunesse et la sagesse", while several of their other albums also
La vache qui tache in reference to this game. Ibble Dibble or Ripple Tipple in Australasia is an English variant. It also involves marking people's faces with a blackened cork or a similar substance such as peanut butter. Ibble Dibble is similar, but the name of the person is used instead of a number. For example: "I am Ibble Dibble Kyle with no Ibble Dibbles calling Ibble Dibble Kate with one Ibble Dibble." Another variant is referring to "spots," saying "I'm number one spot, I've got no spots, how many spots has number X spot got?". In 2004 "la vache qui tache" was made