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To: sandintoes who wrote (19480)	6/7/2000 11:05:00 AM
From: silversoldier a/k/a SI Sy	Read Replies (1) of 28311

Beautiful Rudi, my sources confirm Ron's answer. The preferred version is that "Ring Around The Rosie," a/k/a "Ring o' ring of roses," most likely had its origins in the pneumonic plague of London during the mid 17th century, rather than the Black Death bubonic plague of the early 14th century. the words more nearly describe two of the symptoms manifested by the former. One is a violaceous (no, I never knew of this word before...and one source misspelled it) discoloration around the eyes and the other is sneezing. The other is the corruption "ashes, ashes, all fall down." It seems that the original words were: "A-tishoo A-tishoo! We all fall down." The savants among you will note the obvious additional derivation of the word describing Kleenex and Puffs products. Sources supplied on request. I am pleased to advise that Go2Net is one. Great Satan

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