What town was it? Why did he ride a pony and not a horse? Why did he stick a feather in his cap? Had he watched Peter Pan or Robin Hood and thought it was cool to have a feather in your cap? Why did Peter Pan and Robin Hood also have feathers in their caps?

So many questions, Fair Rie! Six at a blow!

The song, apparently, is an English parody of a Dutch Harvest song which went ‘Yanker dudel doodle down …’. I am not sure what it means but ‘bagpipe’ is ‘dudelsack’ in German and if you recall those harvest pictures by the Brueghels, there is usually a paunchy little man playing the dudelsack somewhere in them.

But I digress.

The song arrived in England around the time when Oliver Cromwell was around and by a process of esquimbulating the words were transmogrified into "Yankee Doodle came to town ..". Yankee, it is related, is a mispronunciation of the Dutch word Engels, meaning Englishman and a doodle is, of course, a silly person, hence ‘Stupid Englishman’. He rides upon a pony because country bumpkins ride on ponies, not horses. He sticks a feather in his hat to look (as he thinks) smart and up to the fashion of the day. So why does he call it macaroni? Surely not because it rhymes with ‘pony’? No indeedy! In them thar days there was a Gentlemans Club for the idle rich where the young dandies vied to dress in as outrageous and colourful manner as possible. This club was named after an exotic food, recently imported from Italy, called Macaroni. Hence for the dandy bumpkin, Yankee Doodle, to stick a feather in his hat was, he thought, outrageous and clever and so he called it macaroni.

At the time of the Revolution (the American one, no less) the British troops remembered this song and used it to pour scorn and ridicule on the colonials, who they considered to be mere bumpkins (who grew pumpkins and were, perhaps, assisted in this task by the Fairy Dimmock – recently reincarnated as a proper charlie … but I digress). Thus far we have the story of Mr Yankee Doodle and his holey noodles. (See ref. 1)

You wish to know also, why Peter Pan and Robin Hood also had feathers in their caps? Then I shall attempt an elucidation.

At reference 2, please observe the genuine article in a rather off shade of Lincoln Green with Scarlet trimmings (as modeled by a rather nervous man from the Accounting Department of SillyJokes). Now, this same article is sold, slightly beaten about, as the Tyrolean Hat (check the link at the side). Same pukey green, same scarlet trimming, a size smaller and … oops … same Mervin from Accounts. Hah! How do we change a Tyrolean hat into a Robin Hood hat? Simple! By the application of a little piggery-pokery and a 10" Turkey Feather … bootiful!

Peter Pan also has a very similar hat to Robin Hood. In fact the same article is sold by many outlets as a Peter Pan/Elf/Robin Hood hat. (Reference 3 shows just one style – this time closer to Lincoln Green). My surmise is that the feather is added so that the passing customer doesn’t exclaim "Oh, look at that lovely green bicycle saddle cover! Just the thing for Graham!"

I hope that I have flumbagated your question correctly, Fairy Snodquillop, and have delivered thee with a fair and rumbuginous answer.

It’s basically a drawing pad, but it consists of two plastic layers over cardboard. By pressing on the top layer (like a plastic stylus), one can doodle or write on it. And erasing consists of just pulling up the top layer.

I just cannot think of what those things are called… and it’s bugging me.

Please help.
Nah, not the magnetic kind… the kind where it was just plastic on another kind of plastic, on cardboard. You can still find them in grocery store toy sections, sometimes… but I can’t recall the name.

Its called a Mystic Writing Pad.

I am flying from houston to jacksonville and want to take my schnauzer. She weights 15 lbs. The most comfortable carrier for her i think is a large sherpa. Has anyone traveled with a 15lbs dog? What carrier did you use? Was it comfortable, did it fit? I am traveling continental air.

my dear little mutt was about that size when I flew her from DFW to San Francisco. Not sure what size a "large Sherpa" is, but we used a Doskocil (now called Petmate), I think a medium size. Dog has to be able to stand up and turn around; not good to have it too much bigger than dog itself. Put her blanket and "lovey" in so she will be comfortable, may be better if you skip feeding her morning of the flight. Am sure you know you need to let CO know you will be bringing her!

I want a dog that is mostly golden, but has the low shedding gene of a poodle. I don’t like the hyperness factor of the poodle either. Have any of you bred in the poodle just to get the coat and then successfully bred back to Goldens for a couple of generations and been able to keep the nicer coat intact? or Are you working on this? My golden is almost ten now, and we are looking to the future. Do you know a breeder who has been able to solve the shedding problem while keeping the wonderful temperament? Obviously I am interested in the dog’s coat and temperament not it’s pedigree.

no i really dont but i wish u good luck with your dog.

what should i buy for it when i get it. like what toys are good for them and such? please and thank you

well a bed toys to chew on my poms like plush toys better than squeaky ones go to a dept store n look around.i buy mine 2 toys a week they got 3 boxes full of different kinds of toys.since its a puppy buy small ones.get it a collar n leash shampoo for baths.be sure you get a shot record with it.

I Want to find Yankee doodle as a free piano sheet music. I would like it to be HARD. I am a very good pianist and would like to play Yankee doodle, but not a baby version!

http://ffpianomelody.com

http://thechopincollection.blogspot.com

Might not be the specific ones you are looking for but… You can find plenty of sheet music for download there. They have over 1000+ of them. Good luck!

Some games i like:Facebook,ragdoll lite,zippo,paper toss,text plus,heat pad,bubble wrap,skee ball,water slide,fake caller,cookie doodle,iSoda,power pegs,bounce down,hangman,hersheys chocolate milk,Flick-a pop,x-ray,glow stick,iTools,blowfish poppers,&uno

Some of my Favorites:

Tap Tap Revenge 3 – Free
TapDefense – Free
Flick Fishing – $.99
Air Coaster – $.99
WildWest Pinball – Free
The Deep Pinball – Free
Dr. Awesome – Free
StoneLoops of Jurassica – $.99
Topple (Or Topple 2) – Free
The Moron Test – $.99
Mr. Aahh – $.99, But the lite version is just as good
Pet Playpen – $.99
Skee Ball – $.99
Epic Pet Wars – Free
Touch Pets Dogs – Free

Hope this helped!

The situation with air travel security is that the process has become more strict with more detailed inspections and an increasing number of rules about what you can and cannot take onto an airplane. It has gotten to the point of having to take off your shoes.
So with this kind of scruteny will a man having a full beard run into problems with airport security personnel? Can it result in someone being refused boarding his flight? Are people being profiled or ending up with records in some government office for having a beard?

Traveling with a full beard does not cause problems with air travel security. I have a full beard and have been traveling worldwide for the last 5 years and I have not been hassled once for it anywhere. The only time that it may take a few minutes longer is when you are clearing immigration and your passport photo shows you without a beard and now you have one. They will pretty much do a "double take" to make sure that it is you and then they will allow you to pass by the government.

Having a full beard is not a reason to be refused to board an aircraft and if you have a beard, you aren’t being profiled in any database record.

my bf has an application for his phone which is not a blackberry.. but verizon like mine. i want to get something like his its a doodle pad.. i know yahoo messanger has one but because yahoo on the phone is just contacts and im’s it wont pull up theirs.. which sucks. anyone have any suggestions or something like that?

SpinPen is available, and it’s free:
http://www.syncpedia.com/blackberry/spinpen_personal_edition_.html

They wont let mee!!!!! Ughhhh! How am i gonna live with my self…!! They are saying that its a "designer dog".. whatever that is. So, what do I do??

<Rolls Eyes>
Did your parents let you get one??
Its a joke guys.. relax lol.
Lol. I dont understand why people dont take the time to educate themselfs..

Tell ‘em ewe will breed it to my micro pocket schmugglemuffindoo and ewe can make lotz of moneez!!! Then ewe will be $rich$.