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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Nuts! #114748 11/03/03 02:55 PM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK D dxb OP Pooh-Bah OP dxb Pooh-Bah D Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK In old England the rhyme referred to a woman, a spaniel and a walnut tree which, I guess, is also related to the pecan. There is a short story by Dornford Yates that uses this verse as a recurring refrain in a dream about a murdered wife. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Nuts! dxb 10/30/03 08:15 PM Re: Nuts! wwh 10/30/03 09:01 PM Re: Nuts! Wordwind 10/30/03 11:25 PM Re: Nuts! Zed 10/31/03 01:34 AM Re: Nuts! wwh 10/31/03 01:10 PM Re: Nuts! of troy 10/31/03 01:17 PM Re: Nuts! dxb 11/03/03 02:55 PM Re: Nuts! Wordwind 11/03/03 07:38 PM Re: Nuts! Zed 11/03/03 11:55 PM Re: Nuts! wwh 11/04/03 12:22 AM Re: Nuts! Wordwind 11/04/03 12:54 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,345 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (A C Bowden), 765 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 21 LukeJavan8 2 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,547 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,918 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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