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    SMN Publisher The Publisher's Avatar
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    I enjoyed reading those.

    The Ring Around the Rosie rhyme was about the plague,
    Clocks turn clockwise as that is the direction the sun/shadow mark moved on sun dials.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Publisher View Post
    The Ring Around the Rosie rhyme was about the plague,
    Sorry but i'm gonna be pedantic here - to be precise it's Ring a ring a roses. And yeah, it was related to the plague.
    Also if I recall correctly Oranges & Lemons was to do with something as well, but can't remember (is that a sign of getting old???)
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