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shockey80

(4,379 posts) Tue Mar 17, 2020, 09:28 AM Mar 2020

Here's one for Ripley's believe or not. In 1918, children skipped rope to this rhyme.

I had a little bird.

Its name was Enza.

I opened the window and in-flu-enza.

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Here's one for Ripley's believe or not. In 1918, children skipped rope to this rhyme. (Original Post) shockey80 Mar 2020 OP

Ring around the rosy pocket full of posey randr Mar 2020 #1

I think the song Ring around the Rosie is about the black plaque too Beringia Mar 2020 #2

Regular brushing will prevent that. Plague, on the other hand ... nt eppur_se_muova Mar 2020 #3

I have the same problem with using the spelling dezert Beringia Mar 2020 #4

Same as it ever was... nolabear Mar 2020 #5

randr

(12,409 posts)

1. Ring around the rosy pocket full of posey

Reply to shockey80 (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 09:36 AM

Mar 2020

ashes, ashes all fall down
http://www.sewerhistory.org/miscellaneous/the-history-of-a-nursery-rhyme-ring-around-the-rosie/

Beringia

(4,316 posts)

2. I think the song Ring around the Rosie is about the black plaque too

Reply to shockey80 (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 09:37 AM

Mar 2020

Ring-a-round the rosie,
A pocket full of posies,
Ashes! Ashes!
We all fall down

If you look online, some people say it wasn't about the plaque. So I don't know for sure.