[madison10]

You know, to get all that sexual garbage from nursery rhymes one has to have a sewer level mind.

[Androcles]

Not really - much of it is genuine and has been extensively researched before. I have problems with this collection because several of the associations made have been proposed and debunked extensively before.

I wish had my reference books available (They're in storag) or I'd post an example or two.One I always liked is the old "Sing a song of sixpence, a pocketfull of rye..." which was actually a Privateer/Pirate recruiting songs giving wages, shares, term details, etc.

Overall though, this author reads to me like they heard of some of the genuine ones and have dashed off a quick coffee table book which pretends to greater research credentials than it has. Still I could be wrong - I'll have to look at it when it hits our library.

[Eala]

You know, to get all that sexual garbage from nursery rhymes one has to have a sewer level mind.

My thinking too -- but one suspects it is coupled with a desperate need for fame.

[hunter112]

You know, to get all that sexual garbage from nursery rhymes one has to have a sewer level mind.

Or incredibly powerful drugs. These clowns are pulling our collective leg, aren't they?