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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Bye, bye, blackbird #87962 11/28/02 03:35 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,029 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,029 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 Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Meleagrine-related words Wordwind 11/27/02 11:51 PM Just a comment Faldage 11/28/02 12:17 AM Re: Just a comment wwh 11/28/02 01:31 AM Re: eagles and turkeys tsuwm 11/28/02 02:13 AM Re: eagles and turkeys wwh 11/28/02 02:28 AM sneak preview of the Thanksgiving wwftd tsuwm 11/28/02 02:34 AM Re: sneak preview of the Thanksgiving wwftd Wordwind 11/28/02 02:56 AM Re: sneak preview of the Thanksgiving wwftd Buffalo Shrdlu 11/28/02 03:06 AM Re: sneak preview of the Thanksgiving wwftd Wordwind 11/28/02 03:30 AM Re: sneak preview of the Thanksgiving wwftd Buffalo Shrdlu 11/28/02 11:55 AM for the sake of completeness wofahulicodoc 11/28/02 01:26 PM Re: for the sake of completeness Buffalo Shrdlu 11/28/02 01:45 PM Re: sneak preview of the Thanksgiving wwftd wwh 11/28/02 03:33 AM Re: sneak preview of the Thanksgiving wwftd WhitmanO'Neill 11/28/02 03:43 AM Re: sneak preview of the Thanksgiving wwftd Faldage 11/28/02 12:21 PM Re: sneak preview of the Thanksgiving wwftd vika 11/28/02 02:54 PM Re: sneak preview of the Thanksgiving wwftd wwh 11/28/02 03:12 PM Bye, bye, blackbird wofahulicodoc 11/28/02 03:35 PM Re: Bye, bye, blackbird wwh 11/28/02 04:59 PM Re: Bye, bye, fake bird consuelo 11/29/02 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 Topics13,915 Posts230,124 Members9,198 Most Online4,270 Aug 30th, 2025 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 1,928 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 24 A C Bowden 16 LukeJavan8 2 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,029 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,968 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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