05-11-2003, 12:06 AM | #1 |
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I would have never known this if I was not a member of this forum, because here is where I learned that the "twoilet" is called a "loo" over there in Europe...so thus the childhood nursery song...
Flies in the Buttermilk, skip to my loo! Flies in the Buttermilk, skip to my loo! Flies in the Buttermilk, skip to my loo! Skip to the loo, my darling! The buttermilk is old or nasty, and has given the singer diarreah!! As a child or an adult...most Americans that I know would never have wondered what a "loo" was....it does not sound like anything, so we ignore that word in the song as a non-word. ROFL!!!
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05-11-2003, 12:13 AM | #2 |
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Well, if that is true, it sure as hell is the cheeriest song about diarrhea I ever heard. Sounds like the person is positively overjoyed that they have the trots. (I always knew those Brits were an odd lot )
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one other thing it's not a nursery song its an old fiddle played barn dance song from the early american settlers for square dancing. but you were real close to the meaning! [ 05-11-2003, 12:34 AM: Message edited by: TheCrimsomBlade ]
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05-11-2003, 12:55 AM | #4 |
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oh, so loo is toilet. now I know.
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05-12-2003, 05:50 AM | #5 |
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LOL
The song all fall down is a strange song too Ring a ring o' roses A pocket full of posies, Atishoo! Atishoo! We all fall down It actually describes a plague A ring o roses refers to small rashy areas that people with the plague had pocket full of posies people thought plagues were caused by the breath of demons, so they would get sweet smelling flowers to ward off the spirits Atishoo! Atishoo! People with the plague were sick and sneezed We all fall down A lot of people did fall down.....Dead.
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05-12-2003, 10:04 AM | #6 |
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I have heard a different version of that one.
Ring around the rosies = Red rings around the eyes Pocket full o' posies = I heard they put the flowers over the eyes of the dead Red bird, blue bird = I have no idea We all fall down. I like your version better.
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05-12-2003, 10:19 AM | #7 |
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That song has a second verse, I've heard it... I know goes like this:
Ring a ring the rosies A pocket full of posies, Ashes, Ashes, Its all burned down Meaning the burning of the plagued asylums and buildings which were put on lockdown to contain the disease. Another interesting one: "London Bridge is falling down Falling down Falling down London Bridge is falling down for the raven's have left the tower..." Was the original version but since it wasn't understood internationally the last line was changed to "my fair lady" which either refers to a woman of english descent, or the celebration of an enemy nation, or a word to the queen either as a joviouse celebration of British defeat or as a word to her in fear. Not too sure on the meaning of that one... In germany there were lots of said rhymes, too many to really count... but I do recall a few of interesting origin: "Stick a kettle to the fires steam the coals put in the tea bags to preven moles add in ardanians hickory beef softens it up its good on your teeth" Some medicinal quackery perhaps? Then there are the American Nursery Rymes, none of which I seem to recall short of the famose Benjamin Franklin's quotes... but I know there are others...
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05-12-2003, 10:55 AM | #8 |
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I heard posies were placed on the dead (in the pocket) to keep the stench down.
Regardless, nursery rhymes are usually pretty morbid. The brothers Grimm were aptly named, too. Down will come baby, cradle and all. |
05-13-2003, 03:28 AM | #9 |
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There is another verse it's
The cows are in the meadow eating all the buttercups Atishoo! Atishoo! We all jump up But I have no idea what it has to do with the rest of the song
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(any Brits out there correct me if i get it wrong) anyway according to legend there was a King Bran, a great warrior and legend among his people, he was eventually decapitated, and where his head was buried the tower of london was built, the Ravens flocked to the tower because it was choice roosting ground (and according to white wolf's game world, because they really wanted to hear what the head had to say) and they've been there ever since (England is supposed to fall if they ravens ever leave the tower, so many of the birds have their wings clipped to ensure they don't leave) I also saw on the disney channel a LONG time ago that there have been something like 4-5 london bridges and they collapsed at various times due to poor acitecture, being overloaded with buildings, burning down, etc, but as disney has a way of "disneyfying" everything with a dark tale and putting a happy if inacurate face on it (try reading the original beauty and the beast, little mermaid, cinderella, etc.) |
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