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lindylou16 | 16:02 Thu 25th Jun 2009 | Word Origins
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The King is dead. Long live the King
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The previous king had died.
The new king is reigning.

They refer to two different people.
"Le roi est mort. Vive le roi!" is the French original. It refers to the fact that, under law, the dead king's successor is deemed to be king from the very moment of the late king's death and so it proclaims the succession .
Not to be confused with the "wizard of oz's similiar tune"


Munchkins
Ding Dong! The Witch is dead. Which old Witch? The Wicked Witch!
Ding Dong! The Wicked Witch is dead.
Wake up - sleepy head, rub your eyes, get out of bed.
Wake up, the Wicked Witch is dead. She's gone where the goblins go,
Below - below - below. Yo-ho, let's open up and sing and ring the bells out.
Ding Dong' the merry-oh, sing it high, sing it low.
Let them know
The Wicked Witch is dead!
Mayor
As Mayor of the Munchkin City, In the County of the Land of Oz, I welcome you most regally.
Barrister
But we've got to verify it legally, to see
Mayor
To see?
Barrister
If she
Mayor
If she?
Barrister
Is morally, ethic'lly
Father No.1
Spiritually, physically
Father No. 2
Positively, absolutely
Munchkins
Undeniably and reliably Dead
Coroner
As Coroner I must aver, I thoroughly examined her.
And she's not only merely dead, she's really most sincerely dead.
Mayor
Then this is a day of Independence For all the Munchkins and their descendants
Barrister
If any.
Mayor
Yes, let the joyous news be spread The wicked Old Witch at last id dead!
LOL ..........crackerclown....................

priceless!!.......................................you're good fun!

:0)
Just wait till the troll starts its abuse on here yogi.

I don't think that you will be saying that about him then
miss-print
Thurs 25/06/09
18:17
Just wait till the troll starts its abuse on here yogi.

I don't think that you will be saying that about him then

miss-print
Thurs 25/06/09
18:17
Just wait till the troll starts its abuse on here yogi.

I don't think that you will be saying that about him then
missprint! Thats very unladylike of you,what seems to be your problem with me?
Thanks yogi!
Hiya miss-print x

I dont have a clue who crackerclown is, miss-print...........multiple user names etc

but if he starts to give out abuse......................he knows that he'll get it back.......surely!!............ so maybe a change is on the cards!!....................we'll see, eh?

;0)

I have to go, as gigging tonight and need to get spruced up etc.

Hope you all have a great night, peeps........

love the bear xxx

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Hiya miss-print x

I dont have a clue who crackerclown is, miss-print...........multiple user names etc

but if he starts to give out abuse......................he knows that he'll get it back.......surely!!............ so maybe a change is on the cards!!....................we'll see, eh?


That seems to be a very poor unfair judgement on your part yogi,have i done something wrong to upset everyone here?

You're a Dummie....
J

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