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by gwegers on February 19th, 2011

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Why are nursery rhymes so evil and depressing? Humpty Dumpty dies, Jack and Jill fall, Rock a Bye Baby? all very depressing.

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  • by jls on February 19th, 2011

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    They were meant as cautionary tales. Rhymes were use because it made them easier to remember because, "knowing is half the battle."

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  • by Pith-y on February 19th, 2011

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    Once upon a time...

    Society didn't try to wrap children in a protective covering of falsehoods and fakery.
    Life was tough and we didn't pretend otherwise.
    Stupid choices had terrible consequences.
    And they didn't worry about harming little Jack's self-esteem by telling him to be nimble and quick so as not to burn his ass on the candlestick.
    These days the rhyme would be more like:

    Jack be lazy and be a half wit
    The fire department will handle the candle stick.

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  • by einsteinwasright0116 on March 7th, 2011

    einsteinwasright0116

    I have a suggestion...Mother Goose. You can even listen to the full original
    prose selection by Frank L. Baum, if you know where.
    Fables and nursery rhymes ya got to remember get pared down and abridged
    and condensed...a lot. And people love to use those pared down versions for
    their own evil purposes.
    BTW, if you read Mother Goose, there is a whole story or fable behind the
    one stanza.

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  • by Shemarq the Wamama on February 21st, 2011

    Shemarq the Wamama

    Alot of these nursery rhymes were actually based on true events (in some cases a bit loosely).

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  • by Aisha1950 on February 21st, 2011

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    on a serious note....and that is odd for me...most of these rhymes were written almost like little editorials about leaders, or tragic events of the times. Ring Around the Rosie was in reference to the plague....

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  • by MrX on February 19th, 2011

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    Ring around the rosie's the worst one. It's about people dying of plague. I guess song helps people through ugly parts of history. Plus, kids are very cruel in their honesty and innocence.

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  • by rwashburn on February 19th, 2011

    rwashburn

    some times good things come from bad...for instance...Humpty Dumpty's fall was able to bring all the kings horses and men together for a common, nobel cause.

    After Jack fell...Jill came tumbling after...sounds like love to me.

    as to the baby cradle and all....there were no reported injuries...it's a maricle

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  • by WABOO on February 19th, 2011

    WABOO

    This is planted in the subconscious of mind of babies/children ready to explode when they turn into mean adults.

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  • by iCringe 4 Love on February 19th, 2011

    iCringe 4 Love

    London Bridge is falling down!

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  • by drweet on February 19th, 2011

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    Yeah they are, the kid who drowned the cat in the well (forgot the name and rhyme)! So mean!

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  • by celticmoonlight on March 7th, 2011

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    a lot of nursey rhymes were actually not intended for children but were a means of social commentary, ring a ring o roses was about the black death and so on.

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