Flying Squid@lemmy.world to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoNursery Rhymes for Fighting Times - Book of nursery rhyme parodies about WWI (1914) - link for a scan in the bodylemmy.worldimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1145arrow-down1imageNursery Rhymes for Fighting Times - Book of nursery rhyme parodies about WWI (1914) - link for a scan in the bodylemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
Back cover: Full scan: https://collections.theworldwar.org/argus/final/Portal/Default.aspx?component=AAAS&record=3d56a0c5-b862-4a37-a934-ca2d2627432d
minus-squareParadachshundlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoThere’s an old musical which I forget the name of, where the young woman love interest was named Ermingarde. That one always stuck with me cause it was so outlandish sounding to me.
minus-squaretoynbee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoPerhaps she was the progenitor of the “ermahgerd” meme format.
There’s an old musical which I forget the name of, where the young woman love interest was named Ermingarde. That one always stuck with me cause it was so outlandish sounding to me.
Perhaps she was the progenitor of the “ermahgerd” meme format.
Holy shit I hope so 😆