A morbid observation
last nite, kathy and I were chatting over dinner, and the oldies song by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs titled " little Red Hiding Hood" came on.
She then mentioned, at that moment, that she never realized how morbid was the nursery rhyme "This Little Piggie."
I asked "You just now noticed that? Goodness, I'm surprised it took so long. And you make fun of me for watching Soylent Green.
Afterwards, I mentioned that Soylent probably meant originally Soy and Lentil agribusiness corp, at least initially ( only to find out this morning that I was probably right, or at least on to something).
Anyway, with cannibalism, I mentioned that after the United States outlawed the importation of slaves on January 1, 1808, that the Americans began to rely on internal, domestic slave trading. I recall on an FSTV presentation that the traders would often document and report their profits and transactions as "livestock", a sickening reference ( &imo = an admission of guilt). Then I mentioned the term "long pig" and it's definition, and ventured, if these facts were put together, that perhaps the rhyme concerns slaves.
1 - This little piggy went to market,
2 - This little piggy stayed home.
3 - This little piggy had roast beef,
4 - This little piggy had none.
5 - And this little piggy went "Wee! Wee! Wee!" all the way home.
opinions? I'm especially interested in yours, kittikattie