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Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

Not sure what I mean?

"Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall, Humpty Dumpty Had a great fall" - So Yeah, he's dead now

"It's raining, it's pouring!,the old man, went to bed, bumped he head,and didn't wake up in the morning" - So yeah, he's dead too.

"Ring o ring of roses, a pocket full of poses, ashes ashes we all fall down" - That's about the black death, (or plague).

"Rock a bye baby on the tree top, When the wind blows the cradle will rock, When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, And down will come baby, cradle and all." - Huh? So baby is dead now, after that   fall.

"Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a bucket of water~ // Jack fell down and broke his crown~ // And Jill came tumbling after."

The crown is the top part of your head.

I don't know if you heard of any of these,but they are pretty popular.

Yeah so, people attaully sing these things to their kids? I mean WTH, it's crazy, alot of them are about death.     

So am I right? are these morbid? or are they just me?

Last edited by Echo! (Sep 27 2011 2:36:48 pm)

Oturan

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

I dont find them morbid.

Tako

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

So am I right? are these morbid? or are they just me?

Those specific rhymes you chose are morbid, yes, but there are several others that are not.

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Yeah, well, you know that's just like, uh, your opinion, man.

plat aka kingpooultra

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

They don't explain the gore to much, and no where does it say they are dead (but we can assume they are because most of these things can cause death) and its not like young kids can understand it anyways, I don't find it that morbid, but that's my opinion; not yours. So my conclusion is no, I don't think they are that morbid, depending on the way the person thinks about these rhymes.

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

I love morbid things. Especially when sung in a la scale. Especially when creepy little girls sing it. Mwahaha.
Look, even Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is creepy!
I love eet.

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Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a bucket of water~ // Jack fell down and broke his crown~ // And Jill came tumbling after.

The crown is the top part of your head.

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Oturan

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

Yay someone other than me love morbid things! and that song was so beautiful, especially with the video~

Echo!

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

Is zoey the only one who understands O-o *Adds to post"

Tachyonic

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

"Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a bucket of water~ // Jack fell down and broke his crown~ // And Jill came tumbling after."

It should have gone like
"Jack, Jill and the Beanstalk went up the steep incline to fetch a full gallon of crystal-clear water~ // Jack tumbled over the incline and rapidly span around whilst hitting the ground hard, which then the brain was compressed to the side of the skull which caused Jack to bleed from the inside. The top of his head fell off and there he lays with his brain touching the cold, blue air~ // And Jill with the Beanstalk came down and fell on him, thinking he would be a soft cushion that she could land on, so she wouldn't have to tread down carefully, turns out she was wrong and she then died from collapsed lungs."
I'm not trying to offend anybody, by the way.

Last edited by Tachyonic (Sep 27 2011 3:13:03 pm)

treejoe4

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

ring of roses isnt about the black death, qi to the resuce!

Echo!

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

^ Yes it is.

treejoe4

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

QI is the source of all knowledge, your wrong im afraid.

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

"went to bed and didn't wake up TILL morning"

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Echo!

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

QI is the source of all knowledge, your wrong im afraid.

I'm afraid you're talking out your ****.

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

There are still a ton more that aren't morbid.

http://www.rhymes.org.uk/hey_diddle_diddle.htm
http://www.rhymes.org.uk/mary_mary_quite_contrary.htm
http://www.rhymes.org.uk/mary_had_a_little_lamb.htm
http://www.rhymes.org.uk/little_miss_muffet.htm
http://www.rhymes.org.uk/little_bo_peep.htm
http://www.rhymes.org.uk/jack_be_nimble.htm
http://www.rhymes.org.uk/itsy_bitsy_spider.htm
http://www.rhymes.org.uk/hickory_hickory_dock.htm
http://www.zelo.com/FAMILY/NURSERY/eeny.asp
http://www.zelo.com/FAMILY/NURSERY/overtheriver.asp
http://www.zelo.com/FAMILY/NURSERY/patacake.asp
http://www.zelo.com/FAMILY/NURSERY/pop.asp

etc etc

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Yeah, well, you know that's just like, uh, your opinion, man.

Echo!

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

Yeah I know, I was just naming a few. Jee..

Tako

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

Yeah I know, I was just naming a few. Jee..

few = a lot?

alot of them are about death.

False statement. That is all I'm proving.

Last edited by Tako (Sep 27 2011 3:48:03 pm)

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Yeah, well, you know that's just like, uh, your opinion, man.

Sabrillian

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

My mom is exactly like this; she's told me she never sang those rhymes to my brother or me when we were both younger. I don't find them that bad, but I don't really like them, either.

treejoe4

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_a_Rin … rpretation
here echo

Echo!

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

That proves jack. It proves you're right, but thats still jack.

D-rock2308

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_a_Rin … rpretation
here echo

With your source being WIKIPEDIA, I don't trust it at all. It's just that too much matches up with the plague.

Jeremifier

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

Ring O' Ring O' Roses is about the Black Death...

Wow, rhymes are morbid. o_o

Echo!

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

^I know, Well half the population think its about the black death, so yeah it must be.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_a_Rin … rpretation
here echo

With your source being WIKIPEDIA, I don't trust it at all. It's just that too much matches up with the plague.

Lol Thanks!

Slawthe

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

"Rock a bye baby on the tree top, When the wind blows the cradle will rock, When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, And down will come baby, cradle and all." - Huh? So baby is dead now, after that   fall.

Well this one isn't actually morbid.   It come from Native American tradition I believe, don't quote me on that though, and it was a custom to put there children there while they were out.   Then when it was windy out, the branch would sway the baby to sleep or something.

And the reason there are quite a bit, though not all, of morbid rhymes is because, again just an opinion, the perverse satisfaction in the grotesque.

Can anyone think of anymore?

Echo!

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

"Rock a bye baby on the tree top, When the wind blows the cradle will rock, When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, And down will come baby, cradle and all." - Huh? So baby is dead now, after that   fall.

Well this one isn't actually morbid.   It come from Native American tradition I believe, don't quote me on that though, and it was a custom to put there children there while they were out.   Then when it was windy out, the branch would sway the baby to sleep or something.

And the reason there are quite a bit, though not all, of morbid rhymes is because, again just an opinion, the perverse satisfaction in the grotesque.

Can anyone think of anymore?

That don't explain "When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, And down will come baby, cradle and all"

Slawthe

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Re: Why Are Rhymes Morbid?

True it doesn't lol, there is some speculation that it came from another rhyme though that had to do with apples falling and somehow a baby was involved, like maybe you were with the baby.