Reality Check by Dave Whamond for May 18, 2021

Ring around, ring around Rose. Touch your nose and blow your toes and mind doing the ring around Rosie Rag.

Thanks for the earworm, Ralph.

Since it was about the Black Death, could this be some sort of threat?

So we have had an offer – a pocketful of posies – and a counteroffer – 5 pocketfuls of posies. How will this negotiation resolve?

I’ve got a pocketful of miracles….

Rosie must be his girlfriend.

Well you don’t have to be an ash about it.

Later on, that pocket of sunshine gave way to a pocketful of kryptonite.

Given the history of that nursery rhyme.. today it would reference a case of N95 face masks.

I’ve got a whole in my pocket.

Consider the inflationary dilution since the Bubonic Plague.

A good Segway for the movie “Falling Down”

Sweeten the deal with a spoonful of sugar.

You can make more bread with a pocketful of rye. And it only costs sixpence.

It’s pocketsful of posies.

oh good to know