March come in like a lion and out like a lamb
As the day lengthens, the cold strengthens
Culture
Street Rhymes 1
Two snatches of old street rhymes keep running through my head. I wonder if someone could put me out of my misery by completing them both.
‘Skinny melink,
Melojin legs,
Two banana feet…
And
‘.. he drank all the water
He ate all the soap
Last night he died
With a bubble in his throat.’
And the riposte when someone speculated on what might have been,
‘If ‘ifs and ands’
Were pots and pans
There’d be no call left for tinkers!’
I’d be grateful for any more you might remember too!
Chew the Fat
Thatched roofs were certainly warm in winter and cool in summer. These advantages were welcome to other creatures than man. The canopied bed came into existence to protect the sleeper from bugs and insects dropping from the thatch.
Phrases and Explanations
The origin of a few common expressions explained: ‘Don’t throw out the baby with the bath water!’
Mayday
Tomorrow week [I write on Fri 23 April] is Mayday, traditionally one of the chief dates in the Irish calendar of olden customs.