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rydawg5
Posts: 2,639
Nov 16, 2010 7:02pm
"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.
What the hell does this even mean, who wrote it, and think about the lyrics for a second.
THE4RINGZ
Posts: 16,816
Nov 16, 2010 7:03pm
Those are not the original lyrics to the song. Rather some child inspired parody of the original song.
redfalcon
Posts: 1,088
Nov 16, 2010 7:04pm
It was wrote by the British during the Revolution to mock the colonists.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Nov 16, 2010 7:08pm
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]
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rydawg5
Posts: 2,639
Nov 16, 2010 7:08pm
OH... well the tune is stuck in my head and I don't like it.
Apple
Posts: 2,620
Nov 16, 2010 7:08pm
since when does rydawg get philosophical?
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
Nov 16, 2010 7:13pm
This thread needs to die in a fire.
brutus161
Posts: 1,686
Nov 16, 2010 7:14pm
Helen Keller went to town
riding on a pony, stuck a feather
in her cap, and called it aauufsgdjdksj
riding on a pony, stuck a feather
in her cap, and called it aauufsgdjdksj
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
Nov 16, 2010 7:17pm
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.
brutus161
Posts: 1,686
Nov 16, 2010 7:18pm
hoops23;561476 wrote:You're insensitive.
You're welcome.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Nov 16, 2010 9:43pm
brutus161;561467 wrote:Helen Keller went to town
riding on a pony, stuck a feather
in her cap, and called it aauufsgdjdksj
LOL
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Nov 16, 2010 9:46pm
brutus161;561467 wrote:Helen Keller went to town
riding on a pony, stuck a feather
in her cap, and called it aauufsgdjdksj
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bigkahuna
Posts: 4,454
Nov 17, 2010 12:28am
LJ;561808 wrote:
This is making me LOL. I used to love this show.
Firad
Posts: 1,525
Nov 17, 2010 3:45am
Apple;561456 wrote:since when does rydawg get philosophical?
Philosophy. Shmilosophy.
lets_go_devils
Posts: 434
Nov 17, 2010 9:28am
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.