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rydawg5

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Nov 16, 2010 7:02 PM
"yankee doodle went to town riding on a pony, stuck a feather in his cap and called it macoroni"

What the hell does this even mean, who wrote it, and think about the lyrics for a second.
Nov 16, 2010 7:02pm
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THE4RINGZ

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Nov 16, 2010 7:03 PM
Those are not the original lyrics to the song. Rather some child inspired parody of the original song.
Nov 16, 2010 7:03pm
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redfalcon

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Nov 16, 2010 7:04 PM
It was wrote by the British during the Revolution to mock the colonists.
Nov 16, 2010 7:04pm
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LJ

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Nov 16, 2010 7:08 PM
THE4RINGZ;561440 wrote:Those are not the original lyrics to the song. Rather some child inspired parody of the original song.

not even close
As a term Doodle first appeared in the early seventeenth century,[4] and is thought to derive from the Low German dudel or dödel, meaning "fool" or "simpleton". The Macaroni wig was an extreme fashion in the 1770s and became contemporary slang for foppishness.[5] The implication of the verse was therefore probably that the Yankees were so unsophisticated that they thought simply sticking a feather in a cap would make them the height of fashion.[6]
Nov 16, 2010 7:08pm
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rydawg5

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Nov 16, 2010 7:08 PM
OH... well the tune is stuck in my head and I don't like it.
Nov 16, 2010 7:08pm
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Apple

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Nov 16, 2010 7:08 PM
since when does rydawg get philosophical?
Nov 16, 2010 7:08pm
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hoops23

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Nov 16, 2010 7:13 PM
This thread needs to die in a fire.
Nov 16, 2010 7:13pm
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brutus161

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1,686 posts
Nov 16, 2010 7:14 PM
Helen Keller went to town
riding on a pony, stuck a feather
in her cap, and called it aauufsgdjdksj
Nov 16, 2010 7:14pm
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hoops23

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Nov 16, 2010 7:17 PM
brutus161;561467 wrote:Helen Keller went to town
riding on a pony, stuck a feather
in her cap, and called it aauufsgdjdksj

You're insensitive.
Nov 16, 2010 7:17pm
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brutus161

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Nov 16, 2010 7:18 PM
hoops23;561476 wrote:You're insensitive.

You're welcome.
Nov 16, 2010 7:18pm
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Laley23

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Nov 16, 2010 9:43 PM
brutus161;561467 wrote:Helen Keller went to town
riding on a pony, stuck a feather
in her cap, and called it aauufsgdjdksj

LOL
Nov 16, 2010 9:43pm
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LJ

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Nov 16, 2010 9:46 PM
brutus161;561467 wrote:Helen Keller went to town
riding on a pony, stuck a feather
in her cap, and called it aauufsgdjdksj

Nov 16, 2010 9:46pm
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bigkahuna

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Nov 17, 2010 12:28 AM
LJ;561808 wrote:


This is making me LOL. I used to love this show.
Nov 17, 2010 12:28am
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Firad

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Nov 17, 2010 3:45 AM
Apple;561456 wrote:since when does rydawg get philosophical?

Philosophy. Shmilosophy.
Nov 17, 2010 3:45am
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lets_go_devils

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Nov 17, 2010 9:28 AM
LJ;561808 wrote:

I can't stop laughing. Great medicine for a bad morning. Thanks LJ lol.

Btw...I love the show too, even brought the first couple seasons on DVD. Classic.
Nov 17, 2010 9:28am