Phil Hartman, but I dont think he was on the show at the time, I know he had his own show News Radio when it happened.
The new trivia thread.
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Urban legend, completely false.
CC, your postings are interesting, but your lack of facts backing them up is ruining the fun.
Many people believe that Ring Around the Rosie first originated after the horrifying experiences of people with the bubonic plague. Some say it is in reference to the Great Plague of London in 1665.
Ring Around the Roise meaning was in reference to the circular rose colored rash seen on the skin of those who were infected by the bubonic plague. A Pocket Full of Posies was in reference to the sweet herbs that were collected in pockets or pouches. These herbs were carried around to prevent the disease, as the people believed it was transferred by bad smells. Thus, posies helped ward off evil and protect one against infections.
Ashes, ashes/ We all fall down refers directly to death. These ashes were direct indication of the dead who were cremated. It was seen that 60% of the population was wiped off by the bubonic plague infections. It was the Great Fire of London in 1666 that burned out all the rats to ashes that were carriers of the plague
Ring Around the Roise meaning was in reference to the circular rose colored rash seen on the skin of those who were infected by the bubonic plague. A Pocket Full of Posies was in reference to the sweet herbs that were collected in pockets or pouches. These herbs were carried around to prevent the disease, as the people believed it was transferred by bad smells. Thus, posies helped ward off evil and protect one against infections.
Ashes, ashes/ We all fall down refers directly to death. These ashes were direct indication of the dead who were cremated. It was seen that 60% of the population was wiped off by the bubonic plague infections. It was the Great Fire of London in 1666 that burned out all the rats to ashes that were carriers of the plague
And they are wrong.
http://www.childrens-books-to-love.com/ring-around-the-rosie.html
Snopes can back this up too. It's got nothing to do with the plague.
The plague coincided with the popular activity of burning cats,which were thought to be incarnations of evil or the devil. Eliminating cats which led to a rat population explosion and a proliferation of fleas who spread the infection to humans they bit.
