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asha1nz

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14/05/06 16:28:00

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I am sure it will be well used.

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kennedyflair

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14/05/06 16:41:00

I hope so-lots of sites have sections for games, jokes etc in fact this section could be used for anything non k.d. related (sigs, photos, jokes) This keeps the main purpose of said boards to the fore

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asha1nz

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14/05/06 18:03:00

How do we transfer the games already there.

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kennedyflair

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14/05/06 19:45:00

You can copy and paste the first post into a new thread.

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asha1nz

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14/05/06 19:52:00

a site sent in Max Newmann's newsletter, boss of xtra ISP about nursery rhymes and where they are from. Could make for an interesting game.

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down and broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after.
Up got Jack, and home did trot
As fast as he could caper
He went to bed and bound his head
With vinegar and brown paper.

who were Jack and Jill and what is the nursery rhyme referring to?

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asha1nz

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14/05/06 19:54:00

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Irene-Joebean

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I believe this is about the beheading of King Louis XVI and shortly after his Queen Marie Antoinette was also beheaded. Strange as it might seem, most nursey ryhmes tend to have a gruesome origin.

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asha1nz

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14/05/06 19:56:00

yes, top marks

Jack and Jill story - The French (history) connection!
The roots of the story, or poem, of Jack and Jill are in France. Jack and Jill referred to are said to be King Louis XVI - Jack -who was beheaded (lost his crown) followed by his Queen Marie Antoinette - Jill - (who came tumbling after). The words and lyrics to the Jack and Jill poem were made more acceptable as a story for children by providing a happy ending! The actual beheadings occurred in during the Reign of Terror in 1793. The first publication date for the lyrics of Jack and Jill rhyme is 1795 - which ties-in with the history and origins. The Jack and Jill poem is also known as Jack and Gill - the mis-spelling of Gill is not uncommon in nursery rhymes as they are usually passed from generation to generation by word of mouth.
Death by Beheading!
On the gruesome subject of beheading it was the custom that following execution the severed head was held up by the hair by the executioner. This was not, as many people think, to show the crowd the head but in fact to show the head the crowd and it's own body! Consciousness remains for at least eight seconds after beheading until lack of oxygen causes unconsciousness and eventually death.

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