tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post6838475317379197455..comments2024-03-26T18:01:57.609+00:00Comments on Inky Fool: Folk NumbersM.H. Forsythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-37174259082416034432021-09-03T05:38:15.572+01:002021-09-03T05:38:15.572+01:00[em]I made four garlands for her head,
And bracele...[em]I made four garlands for her head,<br />And bracelets two, and foxglove lone;<br />She look'd at me as she did love,<br />And made sweet moan.[/em]<br />MJEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11744953263930877734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-73024470449783824602012-06-19T12:43:05.037+01:002012-06-19T12:43:05.037+01:00Ta, I have been wondering about other languages. I...Ta, I have been wondering about other languages. It would be nice to imagine a place that has an alternative to 'The 12 days of Christmas'..<br /><br />Another number thing I have noticed is about the lives of cats. Mine have 9. Many Euro cats get just 7. I wonder if this is about assonance or just a terrible misunderstanding!Megan_Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-1073650175678297532012-06-18T05:06:36.174+01:002012-06-18T05:06:36.174+01:00In Latvian folklore the number 9 seems to be a mag...In Latvian folklore the number 9 seems to be a magic number. For instance if the hero rides over nine rivers it means he has gone to the ends of the Earth. And a popular folk song mentions songs being sung in nine regions - in other words everywhere.maximilian matthewshttps://www.facebook.com/maximilian.matthews?ref=tn_tnmn#!/maximilian.matthewsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-18821999933134255252012-06-14T09:42:41.134+01:002012-06-14T09:42:41.134+01:00And the long tall Texan (with the 10 gallon hat) a...And the long tall Texan (with the 10 gallon hat) also rides a Honda 125 in the version of the song that I know.Megan-Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-32780734730489051212012-06-14T08:32:18.514+01:002012-06-14T08:32:18.514+01:00The Mustang was the P51 and was the 'Cadillac ...The Mustang was the P51 and was the 'Cadillac of the sky' - There was also a twin-fuselaged version that saw service during the Korean War as a night-fighter. Known by its' nickname of The Black Widow, technically the F82 Twin Mustang.....<br /><br />Laurie -StourbridgeRantBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425410359312882937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-68677285454472673482012-06-14T08:02:16.475+01:002012-06-14T08:02:16.475+01:00... nor its price other than in guineas!... nor its price other than in guineas!Fourwheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05369914260364594606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-82961440891352546822012-06-14T01:26:58.056+01:002012-06-14T01:26:58.056+01:00I had always believed the line from T.S. Eliot'...I had always believed the line from T.S. Eliot's "The love song of J. Alfred Prufrock" was - "Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets, the muttering retreats...."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-53754776837722034802012-06-13T16:23:39.397+01:002012-06-13T16:23:39.397+01:00Hands are still around, but usually just for horse...Hands are still around, but usually just for horses. You never hear a horse measured in metres!CarrieVShttp://www.47-5.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-29294211458013454662012-06-13T14:07:52.347+01:002012-06-13T14:07:52.347+01:00Ok, so hands not so much these days... but they s...Ok, so hands not so much these days... but they should be brought back!Megan_Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-28609119584615110642012-06-13T14:04:54.794+01:002012-06-13T14:04:54.794+01:00And don't get me started on imperial vs metric...And don't get me started on imperial vs metric. I live in a metric country but imperial - hands and feet - that is what people are. The numbers make sense and sound right in a way metric never will. Imperial is way more user friendly.Megan_Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-24370397128184194802012-06-13T14:01:39.817+01:002012-06-13T14:01:39.817+01:00Well observed. Maybe this is why 'Green Grow t...Well observed. Maybe this is why 'Green Grow the Rushes O' has survived 1500 years. How many songs last that long? <br /><br />It is solid numbers and many of them now very obscure. The apostles and commandments ok but some of the others, I have read, no one knows what they are about anymore.Megan_Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-72114507269826021522012-06-13T13:30:46.091+01:002012-06-13T13:30:46.091+01:00The whole nine yards comes from WWII
The ammo belt...The whole nine yards comes from WWII<br />The ammo belt on the machine guns for the P59 Mustang was 9 yards long, so when a pilot used up the entire belt on a single target he gave them the "Whole Nine Yards"Richard Irwinhttps://www.facebook.com/#!/richard.irwin.37noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-2619264924114913742012-06-13T12:18:30.965+01:002012-06-13T12:18:30.965+01:00divided even!divided even!Maximilian Matthewshttps://www.facebook.com/maximilian.matthewsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-79480002737140721132012-06-13T12:17:21.531+01:002012-06-13T12:17:21.531+01:00I sometimes wonder about phrases like - the whole ...I sometimes wonder about phrases like - the whole nine yards. Why yards? And indeed, why nine. A nine day wonder - why nine days? In our system days are dived into batches of seven - so why nine? I am sure Mark has the answer!Maximilian Matthewshttps://www.facebook.com/maximilian.matthewsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-26440289455184196702012-06-13T11:56:15.237+01:002012-06-13T11:56:15.237+01:00I wonder if (2) links with the use of isopsephy in...I wonder if (2) links with the use of isopsephy in the past in Greek, Hebrew and Arabic, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopsephy<br />where numbers sometimes meant words and so had extra meaning?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com