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Dears!
Would you please tell the history of the children`s rhyme "Liar, liar pants on fire, hang them over the telephone wire"!
And one more thing: do you have any associations with the word combination "rabbits in polka-dotted ties". May be it is connected with some cartoon or something.....??
I appreciate you assistance
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Jane
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Old 18-Apr-2004, 15:47
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Liar: http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/bulletin_bo...sages/932.html

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Dears!
Would you please tell the history of the children`s rhyme "Liar, liar pants on fire, hang them over the telephone wire"!
And one more thing: do you have any associations with the word combination "rabbits in polka-dotted ties". May be it is connected with some cartoon or something.....??
I appreciate you assistance
Thanks
Jane
Rabbits in polka-dotted ties might be a reference to a cartoon. For some reason, it sounds a bit like Alice in Wonderland to me. :wink:
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tdol, MikeNewYork! Thanx very much! :wink:[/list][/b]
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tdol, MikeNewYork! Thanx very much! :wink:[/list][/b]
You're welcome. :D
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