Fakt of the day: Nursery rhymes were used to recruit pirates

[Pielorinho]

That's one of my favorite parts of Snopes. Did you read the article about how Mr. Ed was actually a zebra, but the polarization effect of black&white television hid the stripes?

As for "Ring around the rosie" being a reference to the plague, it's also a false rumor. Sometimes those folks at Snopes are such killjoys....
Daniel

 

[diaglo]

As for "Ring around the rosie" being a reference to the plague, it's also a false rumor. Sometimes those folks at Snopes are such killjoys....
Daniel

true or not. that's what was explained to me when i was a kid.

i just happened to remember the nursery rhyme and what i was told...

 

[Pielorinho]

No problem, diaglo; I think I remember reading an Isaac Asimov story where he cites this legend as gospel, and I believed it for a long time, too. It's a good tale, in any case.

Daniel

 

[Zimri]

yup nothing at all wrong with urban legends. They are merely "morality tales" for the most part.

"Killer in the back seat" admonishes us to not judge a book (the insane looking gas attendant who lures us into the store) by it's cover. Lest we end up dead.

"I'll go for help you stay in the car where it's safe" Is one most gamers should practice in game. ie DON'T SPLIT UP.


Hmmm someone pass the poprocks (or moon rocks) and coke/pepsi. They killed Mikey but I am good to go.

 

[Piratecat]

"Killer in the back seat" admonishes us to not judge a book (the insane looking gas attendant who lures us into the store) by it's cover. Lest we end up dead.

Friends of mine were dating, and were visiting the girl's parents mid-summer. They desperately needed some privacy. Thus they said they were going to a movie, ducked out of the house, and headed behind a closed restaurant to make out.

It was dark and they were sitting in the car, kissing. Then they heard something odd.

"What is that?" They listened.

"Sounds like a chainsaw." The noise stopped.

"Why would anyone be using a chainsaw at this time of night?"

"No idea." The noise started up again briefly, then stopped. They started kissing again, and then both stopped to pull away and look at one another.

"You do realize that if this were a horror movie, we'd be staring at us on the screen and shouting 'Get out of there, you idiots! Get out! He's coming!'"

They laughed, started kissing again, thought about it. . . then started the car and quickly drove away.

 

[Gez]

Well, I know a number of nursery rhymes that were, at first, bawdy songs. For anyone who knows a bit of old slang, it's quite blatant.

 

[Pielorinho]

They laughed, started kissing again, thought about it. . . then started the car and quickly drove away.

Not exactly Pascal's wager, but same basic idea. Great story!

Daniel