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1. Qsilv wrote: Sing a song of sixpence, Pocketful of rye... 4 and 20 blackbirds were baked inside a pie... When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing... Wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the king? |
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2. coho wrote: MMMMMthat pie looks good! |
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3. pollyesther wrote: Oh i love that one, reminds me of grandma singing me to sleep. cute birds! |
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4. marg wrote: LOL, Qsilv.. poor little hatchlings - but they look like they're singing alright ! |
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5. Login wrote: Ha,ha,ha, ... there's more drama to come! The king was in the counting-house, counting out his money. The queen was in the parlour, eating bread and honey. |
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6. Login wrote: The maid was in the garden, hanging out the clothes. Along came a blackbird and pecked off her nose. |
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7. Login wrote: I wonder who composed that ... and why! It is a good pie ... the pastry looks like a delicious shortcrust. |
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8. Normal wrote: Great pie & birdies! Read that at some historicl point, they DID tuck birds into the crust to fly out for delight (??) of guests. AFTER the pie was baked. |
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9. Qsilv wrote: It would be easy enough to just set a baked top onto a shell filled with live birds. More likely tho' is that someone made a charming automaton. http://www.antiquorum.com/html/vox/v ox2003/vox_julliet/private_collectio n/collection.htm |
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10. Qsilv wrote: (remember to remove any spaces in that URL after you've pasted it) Wonderful pic of tiny watch-works in a bird, just over halfway down the page. |
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11. Login wrote: I removed spaces but it didn't work, Q. |
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12. Qsilv wrote: hm... it just worked for me (and on another computer). Double check that you got both spaces but did NOT remove any underlines? |
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13. Login wrote: Ah thanks! I had missed the second space ... what a fascinating site. |
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14. indigo wrote: ADORABLE! |
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15. Qsilv wrote: I notice the auction site link doesn't have the bird anymore. Try these-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLEMV vNWZWg (and related ones of course) plus http://www.automatomania.com |
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