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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Bye, bye, blackbird #87962 11/28/2002 3:35 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,202 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,202 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA Point well taken. Isn't there also a more allegorical/pointed/satirical/political meaning (as with many other "nursery" rhymes)? It was a particular King that was meant, and the 24 blackbirds were some real noblemen, and such like? Any historians available? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Meleagrine-related words Wordwind 11/27/2002 11:51 PM Just a comment Faldage 11/28/2002 12:17 AM Re: Just a comment wwh 11/28/2002 1:31 AM Re: eagles and turkeys tsuwm 11/28/2002 2:13 AM Re: eagles and turkeys wwh 11/28/2002 2:28 AM sneak preview of the Thanksgiving wwftd tsuwm 11/28/2002 2:34 AM Re: sneak preview of the Thanksgiving wwftd Wordwind 11/28/2002 2:56 AM Re: sneak preview of the Thanksgiving wwftd Buffalo Shrdlu 11/28/2002 3:06 AM Re: sneak preview of the Thanksgiving wwftd Wordwind 11/28/2002 3:30 AM Re: sneak preview of the Thanksgiving wwftd Buffalo Shrdlu 11/28/2002 11:55 AM for the sake of completeness wofahulicodoc 11/28/2002 1:26 PM Re: for the sake of completeness Buffalo Shrdlu 11/28/2002 1:45 PM Re: sneak preview of the Thanksgiving wwftd wwh 11/28/2002 3:33 AM Re: sneak preview of the Thanksgiving wwftd WhitmanO'Neill 11/28/2002 3:43 AM Re: sneak preview of the Thanksgiving wwftd Faldage 11/28/2002 12:21 PM Re: sneak preview of the Thanksgiving wwftd vika 11/28/2002 2:54 PM Re: sneak preview of the Thanksgiving wwftd wwh 11/28/2002 3:12 PM Bye, bye, blackbird wofahulicodoc 11/28/2002 3:35 PM Re: Bye, bye, blackbird wwh 11/28/2002 4:59 PM Re: Bye, bye, fake bird consuelo 11/29/2002 11:22 AM 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 Topics13,916 Posts230,374 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 15 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,202 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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