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increase in skull fractues causes shortages of vinegar and brown paper
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PluckyMunky
offlineMemberi had never thought about the uphill bit. still, it is a story, really,Ram, not a piece of history. i'm still a dab hand with v and b-p, though. the old treatments are still the best. i am wearing a slug poultice on my shoulder and it's doing a world of good.
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'Fractues' isn't a proper word (sorry, I just can't help but mention it). Anyway, it's a crap rhyme 'water / after'. I think they were sent 'to fetch a pale of laughter' (like apprentices get sent to fetch a tin of elbow grease). So 'up the hill' is part of the joke. I can't imagine 'water' used to be called 'wafter'.
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The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberDealing with the overcrowding issues raised at the old woman who lived in a shoe's house.
Posted 3 years ago # -
Stan Laurel
offlineMemberHave you considered the possibility that J&J were trotting up the hill to fill a bucket from a pure hillside spring?
Pah, townies!
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PluckyMunky
offlineMemberit is interesting to note that jack was probably a king, as he wore a crown. jill was clearly a circus performer or a gymnast as she 'tumbled' after jack. the whole thing is a morality tale about attempting to sever class differences. the water is a symbol of the purity of class and the spilling of it is nemesis.
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Zadok the second
offlineMemberI want to know - does the pail refer to the bucket itself, or the contents of the bucket (ie a pailful)? If the former, then these two acne'd asbos went to "fetch" a bucket. The bucket must therefore have be left at the top of the hill on a previous visit.
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Stan Laurel
offlineMemberRubbish! You’re often tumbling over, Plucky. That doesn’t make you a member of the circus fraternity.
Posted 3 years ago # -
ramblesid
offlineMemberNo Plucky, I didn't mean that, it was way before my time on here as well. No one would expect you to know what was posted on here two years ago. Take your apology down immediately.
I think digging that piece up from the past was Ed's little tribute to your excellent sub and the top quality discussion it engendered.Posted 3 years ago # -
PluckyMunky
offlineMemberThanks for that, Ram, although I am not sure about the 'top quality discusssion' that my piece engendered! I can't take down the apology, though, as I still haven't worked out how to delete things in this new home.
I trust all the Rams are well. All is generally fine here, except my falling out of bed last night. I am beginning to worry that something Freudian is going on. Fortunately, the falling out of bed incident seems to indicate the the bones are healing, as I haven't had more pain, as a result. I see the physio and the consultant, next week, so I will soon find out.
Miss Munky is nearly on her way to South Africa. The dog has gone, which is a start and the boyfriend is already there. I hope she likes it out there.
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The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberA friend who works in a nursing home, has often suggested the taking of viagra immediately before sleep as a good way to stop residents falling out of bed.
I'm not quite sure what she means...
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