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People always pass down things not even knowing the origin of them, Ive always found this interesting.i wonder where counting sheep comes from and how far back it could have come from. Can you think of any others?
....dad is great, give us the chocolate cake......
Bill Cosby was hillarious in that routine! "Will you stop touching me!" (lol)
One of the all time comedy classics.
Now back to the question at hand....I'm sure there are some older, but many parts of the bible are considered poetry...though they dont rhyme. Psalms, third chapter of habakkuk....I guess thats not what your asking though...anyone else?Doesnt have to be a rhyme, maybe just a saying or something that was handed down for generations within the language. Its funny how common knowledge such things are yet many of them we never really think of the. origin
well, a humurous one goes,we understand,but other than that, how did you enjoy the play,Mrs Lincoln? Also ring aroung the rosies is supposed to be reference to the black death.
well, a humurous one goes,we understand,but other than that, how did you enjoy the play,Mrs Lincoln? Also ring aroung the rosies is supposed to be reference to the black death.
I've heard that as well, many times. But I've also read that that is an urban legend, so who knows?
Ring around the rosieRaining Cats and dogsThrow the baby out with the bath waterAll from the middle ages
One fine day in the middle of the nighttwo dead boys stood up to fightback to back they faced each otherdrew their swords and shot each otherA deaf policeman heard the noise came and arrested the two dead boysfrom the late 1800's
Well, a humurous one goes,we understand,but added than that, how did you adore the play,Mrs Lincoln? Also ring aroung the rosies is declared to be advertence to the atramentous death._________________Actress
“in wine, truth” or “In vino veritas” -Alcaeus "In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas," i.e., "In wine there is truth, in water there is health."-Pliny the ElderThe Babylonian Talmud (תלמוד בבלי) contains the passage: "נכנס יין יצא סוד", i.e., "In came wine, out went a secret"courtesy of Wikki
"in wine, truth" or "In vino veritas" -Alcaeus "In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas," i.e., "In wine there is truth, in water there is health."-Pliny the ElderThe Babylonian Talmud (תלמוד בבלי) contains the passage: "נכנס יין יצא סוד", i.e., "In came wine, out went a secret"courtesy of Wikki
That's a good one. Now that I think of it, there are probably other Latin sayings that can be dated back to Roman times...."tempest fugit"?
Now back to the question at hand....I'm sure there are some older, but many parts of the bible are considered poetry...though they dont rhyme. Psalms, third chapter of habakkuk....I guess thats not what your asking though...anyone else?
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