ladybird books
They bloody started it
I have an old Nursery Rhyme book from Ladybird, the second verse from Jack and Jill states
'Up Jack got and home did trot, as fast as he could caper, To Old Dame Dob, who patched his nob with vinegar and brown paper.'
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lordy lordy,
Sat 8 Mar 2008, 7:16,
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