Comments on: Wikipedia is on my side. Are you?

By: Becca

Becca — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:54:21 +0000

About “Ring aroung the Rosie”:
The song IS about the bubonic plague. (Just because it wasn’t PUBLISHED until 200 years later doesn’t mean that it was not still VERY much in the mindset of the European peoples. Sorry to disagree with what you were told/read Sarah. The lyrics of the song:
Ring around the rosie: the plague was characterized by spots on the skin that are red at first and then turn black.
Pocket full of posies: They carried posies (a small bunch of flowers) to mask the smell of the rotting bodies. (Bubonic plague actually causes your body to rot away while you are still alive.)
Ashes, ashes:
They had to burn the bodies. There were so many of them, that there was no way to bury them. They went into communal burn pits.
We all fall down: We all die. The Black Death (one of the bubonic plague outbreaks-the most famous one-killed between 1/4 to 1/2 of the population of Europe. An exact count could never be made, because the bodies were burned so fast.
Yes, children are morbid little creatures. For that I only have to look back to my elementary school days, and all of the “baby in a blender” jokes.

By: ML

ML — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:01:34 +0000

he jumped in bed and bumped his head. Thus, you shouldn't jump on the bed... .-= ML´s last blog ..I'm her people =-.

By: Kia (Good Enough mama)

Kia (Good Enough mama) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:58:34 +0000

If you watch Little Bear, I believe it’s “He went to bed with a bump on his head and he won’t get up until morning….”

By: mountainmomma18

mountainmomma18 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:23:10 +0000

My husband and I have an ongoing argument about pat-a-cake. We have different lyrics and both are quite adament that we are correct. but wikipedia has different lyrics altogether from what we each have. Oh well I guess it is a fight that will never be solved. .-= mountainmomma18´s last blog ..I hope this doesn’t go the Steve Irwin route. =-.

By: Joe @ Irrational Dad

Joe @ Irrational Dad — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:20:25 +0000

First off… I didn’t know there were more than two lines to that “song”. I just thought it was “It’s raining, it’s pouring, the old man is snoring.”

Secondly… wife and I got into a pretty intense debate on the “Pop goes the weasel” rhyme. According to Wikipedia, we were both right.
.-= Joe @ Irrational Dad´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday v. 12 Months =-.

By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:48:43 +0000

Having bumped my head nearly every night, when I was a kid, getting into bed, I had no problems with the logic of that nursery rhyme.
.-= Diane´s last blog ..Cry Laughing =-.

By: Shannanb aka Mommy Bits

Shannanb aka Mommy Bits — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:02:23 +0000

You raise some good points here. My mother sang a song to me as a baby - that while it had a good tune - I later realized as an adult was about a guy kidnapping a little girl!!! These songs are crazy. .-= Shannanb aka Mommy Bits´s last blog ..Our New Baby Has Four Legs =-.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:01:22 +0000

I always sang it, "he bumped his head and went to bed." sorry I also sing, "if he hollers let him go." I don't plan on catching any tigers by the toe, though. .-= Kim´s last blog ..Strawberry Pickin' =-.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:05:42 +0000

I am with you!

This song came up in conversation the other day when my 8 year old explained to another adult that it meant he died when it says “he couldn’t get up in the morning.” Somewhat morbid. I guess I never thought about it that way.

By: magpie

magpie — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:38:58 +0000

you’re right, he’s wrong.