I’m so naive, I had never thought of that. A whole new twist.
I am just now realising, at 23 years old, that’s not what that means
What’s the evidence for this having a sinister meaning? All the other pigs are just doing random stuff like having or not having roast beef. This just sounds like one of those “think of a possible alternative interpretation, act like it’s the one true meaning” like Tumblr discovering folk etymologies
No, I’m not having it! He went out with his shopping bag and went to Asda. I’m 53 and will never believe anything else🤦♀️
She was not alone
We all did.
The horrors of the adult world far away. The innocence of youth
Our little book of rhymes had a pig skipping along holding a tiny basket so it’s easy to see why we all thought that.
more to the point: why would feed a pig beef?
City kids hearts are being broken. I remember being in reception when the teacher broke this to us. Giving the specific example of pig that we saw at the farm next door.
Should have shared his oats.
Kids don’t like to know where meat comes from, it’s messed the fuck up, until they are used to it, then they are too far in to let it change them
TIL Mid 50s
It’s wild how some things just click later in life. Like, who knew the innocence we had could be shattered by simple truths? It’s all about those little revelations that make you go, “Wait, what?!” It’s both funny and a bit sad how adulthood messes with our perceptions.
“I was today years old”
Jesus Christ.
So did we all… simpler times.
Everyone did, because that’s exactly what Ladybird Books told you what was happening. We were lied to via the medium of illustrated children’s literature.
I have a vague memory of my Nan explaining the meaning to me as a small child.
I only realised this a couple years ago, i had a real light bulb moment, when wiggling my grandsons toes,
I thought it meant the pig was going on a fun adventure!
Remember, nursery rhymes were often used as a means to teach children about serious events in life as a way for the children to remember.
Ring O’Roses, Jack and Jill, Baa Baa Black Sheep and London’s Burning were all brought about by real events. Some would be nonsense, but centuries after the fact we don’t know which ones aren’t historically inspired
Oh. My. God. **We’ve seen this like 20 times this week**
TIL fck 😳
I had a similar revelation but there was a reason behind it. In second year infants (year one), we had a student teacher come in a few times and she’d always read us this poem “Will you walk into my parlour, said the spider to the fly”. We loved it, cos the clever fly didn’t listen to the spider’s flattery and avoided becoming a meal. It was 25/30 years later when I saw the poem in my niece’s poetry book that I discovered there were further verses that the student teacher didn’t read to us. The stupid fly eventually walked into the spider’s parlour and was promptly devoured!
We all did, we all did.
55….oh my word:/
What about the piggy that had roast beef?
There’ll be a few disappointed Corbynistas on here tonight.
that means you were unsecure, and i’m sure it reflected your life
He was shopping at, Market, if the others went to town, eating roast beef, it makes total sense.
Bet the pig walked on hind legs complete with whicker basket
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I’m so naive, I had never thought of that. A whole new twist.
I am just now realising, at 23 years old, that’s not what that means
What’s the evidence for this having a sinister meaning? All the other pigs are just doing random stuff like having or not having roast beef. This just sounds like one of those “think of a possible alternative interpretation, act like it’s the one true meaning” like Tumblr discovering folk etymologies
No, I’m not having it! He went out with his shopping bag and went to Asda. I’m 53 and will never believe anything else🤦♀️
She was not alone
We all did.
The horrors of the adult world far away. The innocence of youth
Our little book of rhymes had a pig skipping along holding a tiny basket so it’s easy to see why we all thought that.
more to the point: why would feed a pig beef?
City kids hearts are being broken. I remember being in reception when the teacher broke this to us. Giving the specific example of pig that we saw at the farm next door.
Should have shared his oats.
Kids don’t like to know where meat comes from, it’s messed the fuck up, until they are used to it, then they are too far in to let it change them
TIL Mid 50s
It’s wild how some things just click later in life. Like, who knew the innocence we had could be shattered by simple truths? It’s all about those little revelations that make you go, “Wait, what?!” It’s both funny and a bit sad how adulthood messes with our perceptions.
“I was today years old”
Jesus Christ.
So did we all… simpler times.
Everyone did, because that’s exactly what Ladybird Books told you what was happening. We were lied to via the medium of illustrated children’s literature.
I have a vague memory of my Nan explaining the meaning to me as a small child.
I only realised this a couple years ago, i had a real light bulb moment, when wiggling my grandsons toes,
I thought it meant the pig was going on a fun adventure!
Remember, nursery rhymes were often used as a means to teach children about serious events in life as a way for the children to remember.
Ring O’Roses, Jack and Jill, Baa Baa Black Sheep and London’s Burning were all brought about by real events. Some would be nonsense, but centuries after the fact we don’t know which ones aren’t historically inspired
Oh. My. God. **We’ve seen this like 20 times this week**
TIL fck 😳
I had a similar revelation but there was a reason behind it. In second year infants (year one), we had a student teacher come in a few times and she’d always read us this poem “Will you walk into my parlour, said the spider to the fly”. We loved it, cos the clever fly didn’t listen to the spider’s flattery and avoided becoming a meal. It was 25/30 years later when I saw the poem in my niece’s poetry book that I discovered there were further verses that the student teacher didn’t read to us. The stupid fly eventually walked into the spider’s parlour and was promptly devoured!
We all did, we all did.
55….oh my word:/
What about the piggy that had roast beef?
There’ll be a few disappointed Corbynistas on here tonight.
that means you were unsecure, and i’m sure it reflected your life
He was shopping at, Market, if the others went to town, eating roast beef, it makes total sense.
Bet the pig walked on hind legs complete with whicker basket
Going chopping
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