Random thoughts on nursery rhymes

Every now and then, I like to post about random subjects and today is one such random occasion. Today's random subject is nursery rhymes, and to start things off here are a couple of criticisms of one famous nursery rhyme in particular.

1) Rock-A-Bye Baby is a nursery rhyme about a baby in a cradle on a treetop.

On reflection, it seems like a foolish decision
to look for water at the top of the hill.

Firstly, which idiot thought it was a good idea to put a baby in a cradle at the top of a tree? Surely that's just asking for trouble!

Secondly, just as I warned, when the wind blew, the cradle and the baby fell to the ground. You have to wonder, which idiot thought it would make a nice children's tale to have a nursery rhyme about a baby falling to its death from the top of a tree!?




2) Since water doesn't flow uphill, there's a good chance that Jack and Jill were heading in the wrong direction.

Funny sports quotes (part 3)

From time to time I like to feature amusing quotes on the Charles Fudgemuffin blog, and this week I take a look at funny quotes from the world of sport.

Bonus point to anyone who can guess what sport this is.

Editor's note: "Charles, why has the goalkeeper got three arms?"
Charles: "Because AI can't count."

Football:

1) "When a player gets to 30, so does his body."
...Glenn Hoddle



2) "There's no in between. You're either good or bad. We were in between."
...Gary Lineker

The Hypocrite Awards (part 2)

I'm not a hypocrite or anything, but people who start sentences with 'I'm not a hypocrite or anything,' really annoy me!

On a related note, this week the Charles Fudgemuffin blog highlights another batch of some of the many hypocrites found in the world.

1) Hypocritical run

Here's a mini marathon where the organisers are encouraging people to 'run for gender equality'.

Credit: ifunny

If you're interested in entering, the men's race is 10 km, and the women's race is 5 km.