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Thursday, May 19, 2022

Nursery Rhyme Backstory: Jack and Jill

Seven daughters and a son
had Captain Basil Brassington.
His heir apparent Jack was named;
some seven sisters Jack proclaim'd.
     First, Sydney (short for 'Saint-Denys'),
then Signe (means 'new victory'),
then Sigrid and Simone, the twins 
(call'd 'Sig 'n' Simo' for their sins).
     Then Silvie and Sigourney (whom
you've seen on TV, I presume),
and, last (nor least) the baby, Jill,
who, with her brother, climb'd that hill.

Hope; or, This Too Shall Pass (A Repost)

Drumpf glowers a nd glowers.  For hours and hours... and hours. Der Fuhrer's fasc Drumpf scours. (This lad ain’t Adenauer’s.)  Drumpf t...