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Old 05-31-2005, 02:54 PM   #587
piosenniel
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1420!

Here comes a candle to light you to bed and here comes the chopper to chop off your head...

It's from an old nursery rhyme and a children's game called Oranges and Lemons.

Fun to play and appeals to the more gruesome side of a child's personality.

~*~ Pio
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