A couple of weeks ago, Debbie Smyth from Travel with Intent added a most interesting door to Thursday Doors. In her description, she said, “This doorway, with solid artificial curtains, is an odd thing to find on London’s Drury Lane.”
It was an interesting door, but “Drury Lane” stuck with me. I asked my wife, “why do I remember Drury Lane?” because wives know these things. Sure enough, she responded, “it’s where the Muffin Man lives.”
Do you know the muffin man?
The muffin man, the muffin man.
Do you know the muffin man
Who lives in Drury Lane?
I remembered the nursery rhyme, but then I asked:
“Do you suppose that’s what happened to the Pillsbury Doughboy, he became the Muffin Man?”
I think I see a resemblance.
This bit of bad humor is part of Linda G. Hill’s fun weekly series One-Liner Wednesday. If you would like to join in on the fun, you can follow this link to participate and to see the one-liners from the other participants.
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Fun Wednesday post, and I like seeing Maddie without a coat. Spring is coming. :-)
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Spring is coming, Judy. I just told her, “let me answer a few comments and then we can go.”
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The Editor has quite the recall. It sounded familiar to me, too, but I would not have remembered without reading your post.From the photo of the river, it looks like you have had a fair amount of rain, too. Spring is coming, surely!
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Yeah, I would have had to look that up. We have had rain and we are going to have more rain. I hope the river can manage to stay within its banks.
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It’s always good to see the flag waving back at us!!
I’m glad your wife had the answer to your question about Drury Lane, that would have bugged me!!
All the animals are enjoying clear, warmer weather I see.
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Everyone is waking up to spring, GP. Drury Lane was driving me nuts. When we got to the park, The sun was shining down through the flag. I made the artistic attempt. I’m trying to get a nice collage for Memorial Day.
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Brilliant idea!!
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I had a visit planned for this year’s post (actually for last year’s post) but the venue still isn’t open.
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This has gone on way longer than most ever suspected.
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Often been down Drury Lane, Dan. It’s in the Covent Garden area of London, one of my favourite places. full of activity, though now very quiet with the whole Covid situation. The Muffin man is quite a story, although, truth and folklore are so mixed you’re not sure what is real or not.
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Thanks for that, Don. I did read some of the writ-ups in the Internet about the Muffin Man. I guess a mix of truth and folklore make for a good nursery rhyme. I’ve only been to London once, and to tell you the truth, I got lost, twice, while trying to walk around.
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I didn’t know Drury Lane was a real place!
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I didn’t either. According to Don (above) it’s a happening place :)
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The Muffin Man! Yikes.
https://sarahcottrell.medium.com/do-you-know-the-muffin-man-he-was-a-serial-killer-who-preyed-on-kids-eaf12c90a8d1
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Awwww, not the doughboy…say it ain’t so.
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I never trusted that little fat guy….
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Hahaha!
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I couldn’t place Drury Lane until you mentioned The Muffin Man!
Hooray our flag is no longer flying half mast. I love your idea for a flag collage for Memorial Day.
Maggie’s fur looks so silky shiny in the spring sunshine……happy to be free of her winter coat.
Looks like Arnold remembered his way to the Peanut Factory. As much as I love Smokey, this last photo of him gave me the creeps Dan when I enlarged it!
Love the shadow photo. Yes, you guys are definitely shrinking. Lol.
Rain coming today and likely to finish up as snow (&/@$£#]+=€) tomorrow. Sigh…..
Happy Hump Day!
Ginger
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Thanks Ginger. Sorry about the scary Smokey. There are three or four black squirrels here. One is not shy, He gets very close. I don’t think he’s mean, but I see what you mean with that photo.
Maddie and I walked early today to beat the rain. It’s going to be wet for a few days, but I hope it stays liquid. I pulled my stakes out and I was getting ready to start raking the yard, not snow blowing,
Maddie is happy to be walking in nice cool weather, although she really likes that buffalo plaid coat. I call it her Superman coat. She gets all excited when I put that on.
I hope the rest of the week is good for you. Stay dry (and safe and healthy).
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Ha! You’re a funny man making that connection.
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Thanks. You never know ;-)
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Thanks for bringing up a nursery rhyme that I had forgotten. I only hope the jingle doesn’t stick in my head all day, which makes me think the Pillsbury Dough Boy may serve us best in a pan of sticky buns. With eggs and bacon and a cup of coffee on the side. Mmmmm…
Smokey sure is getting brave. He’ll soon be crawling up in your lap or laying on the cot with Maddie. Enjoy your day, Dan, and I hope you can string a few sunny days together this week.
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Hahaha – yeah, I think the Doughboy was at his best in the form of those cinnamon rolls with that creamy icing on top. Eggs and bacon, well you know I’m up for that.
Our sunny days are over for a while, maybe Friday, but it won’t be warm. March isn’t going out like a lion, but it’s kind of a delinquent little lamb.
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I will have to watch myself with food when I get back out in the community. All the bad things, like cinnamon rolls and cupcakes, are calling my name, but I don’t want to put back on the weight I lost while being good at home. Otherwise I will be the delinquent and chubby little lamb.
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We have had an awful lot of wind and rain recently, but it is definitely warming up. I am definitely ready for spring.
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Wind! Ugh, the wind here has been awful, Mike. Every morning, I have to retrieve our trash cans from a new location. I am ready for warm spring days. I try not to complain, because I’m in no hurry to wake up to those hot and humid days.
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Last Friday was especially unusual, with 83 degree temperatures and gusting 20 mph winds. I too hate the humidity, which we have in abundance in the Washington DC area.
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I visited DC often for work, and mainly during the humid season (which seems to last forever).
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It is miserable, but my dragonfly friends seem to like it, a minor consolation for me. :)
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Looking for the bright side. I like that.
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Haha! Good one, Dan. I think you may be onto something.
That is a cool shot looking up at the flagpole. Nice glamor shots of the squirrels too. Hugs on the wing!
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Thanks Teagan. I’m glad you like my attempt to get an artistic shot of the flag. It’s easy to get the squirrels to pose. Just have a peanut handy.
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Drury Lane was ringing a bell for me, too. You saved me a bit of head scratching on that one, Dan. :)
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Always happy to help. Care for a muffin, bwahaha
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Good one. Especially the spring part.
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Thanks John.
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We used to have a dinner theater in Chicago called the Drury Lane, but I think that’s a different one…
Mary met Poppin’ Fresh’s creator when she was in high school.
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That’s pretty cool. The creator did a god job, the character has had a good run.
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Drury Lane?! And all this time, I’d been singing, “Cherry Lane.” You sure are keeping us straight with the song lyrics, Dan! Is Arnold new? Smokey is my main squeeze so I don’t remember Arnold, but he is a cutie.
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Arnold isn’t new, but he’s only been featured one other time. He’s the only one that stands up on his hind legs and holds his front paws like a boxer. My wife gave him the name. Smokey is still our fav, but don’t tell Arnold, ‘cuz he looks like he might clobber me.
It wasn’t my intention to correct your nursery rhyme memories. Cherry Lane???
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Love that pond! Ponds never get the love they deserve, it’s always oceans and rivers😄
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The pond is interesting, as it only appears when the river can’t take any more water from the highway.
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Then a special treat😃
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I know the nursery rhyme but never knew a muffin man. When I was a kid we had a donut truck come round once a week. I would save some of my allowance to buy a donut, but the best thing about it wasn’t really the donut. No, it was the shiny silver quilted-looking truck bed shell and all the slide-out drawers that once opened you were hit with a warm, and delicious smell of fresh donuts! Oh man, did this post open up my memory file! I can almost smell them now. 😀
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When had one of those trucks come around a couple of places that I worked. The food wasn’t nearly as good as the truck itself. Apparently, the story of the Muffin Man might not be wonderful. If you follow the link Rivergirl left, it’s quite creepy. You’re lucky you didn’t have one.
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Oh, I’ll have to go to that link. A lot of our nursery rhymes are or were created by gross and gruesome things. Ring around the rosy was inspired by the plague I’ve read.
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Yes. The stories we were told 😏
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Only knew the first like of that nursery rhyme (but I remembered the melody:)) That’s not bad humor – it’s family friendly!
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Thanks Jesh. This was on one of the Silly Songs tapes we had for our daughter. I’m glad you like the humor.
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With kids there is always humor:) The world would be too serious without them!
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Err, I meant : the first line!
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Excellent, Dan. We used to sing the Muffin Man song in college with a tankard of beer balanced on the head. Why? I have no idea.
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Hahaha – I’m trying to picture that, John
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Got pretty dicey after a few
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Or may you’re trying to pitcher that? :-) I know, I know, I should have resisted, but I didn’t and I don’t care. :-) Just beer with me.
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Hahaha. You are on a roll today, Janet. You have laughing all the way to the fridge. 🍺
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A Pillsbury roll? Crescent roll? 😎 A beer actually sounds pretty good right now but it’s only 2 pm here so I should wait..at least until I finish making my split pea soup. 🥰
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I hope you had that beer 🍺😊
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Had a glass of wine instead. 😉
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That works.
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That it does.
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Who cares why? It would be quite a feat if you could accomplish it. In fact, it makes me think of things that my husband and his rugby team used to do when under the influence. :-)
janet
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Being under the influence has fostered amazing times. I confess 😁
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At least you remember them! :-)
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Oh yeah. The sad part about all my ridiculous behaviors was I remembered everything.I remember saying to myself as a consolation the morning after. “Well no one died.”
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I get that.
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😁
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Hahaha – when that’s the best you have, it was a good night 😏
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😁 Fun to look back, but there were some big headaches that went with all that fun.
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I love the Doughboy and I remember that song clearly. :-) Today the photo that caught my eye and made me laugh was the sign on the back of the truck telling you to keep back 500′. My warped mind always thinks that if everyone did that, no one would ever be able to pass or get anywhere. :-)
See you tomorrow.
janet
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I can see 500′ gif a fire truck, but a street sweeper? That seems a little much. Unless it’s to keep you from doing the town for damages after all the stuff lands on your car b
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A wide range of photo subjects in this post — and I found something I liked about each one.
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I’m glad to hear that.
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Tomorrow is April fool’s day – I wonder what sort of doors will show up – perhaps the Muffin Man will reveal himself behind door number three!
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Hahaha- my doors are pretty bland
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Muffin question, Dan. The blueberry ones have blueberries, the banana-nut ones have bananas and nuts, and so on. So how do we explain the coffee-cake muffin?
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Haha – I am so glad we connected, Paul. You always give me a reason to smile.
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Hi Dan – gosh I’d never heard of the Muffin Man – I suppose it was so appalling that it never crossed our door – but Drury Lane was theatre land to us … I do know other ‘Street Cries’ … short lyrical calls of merchants hawking their goodies as they market them. Lots of history surrounding these.
Brilliant that the weather is improving, though we’re about to cuddle up (freezing Easter weather) – I need a Mimi or Mumu … Excellent to read about Arnold.
Thanks for the link to the Muffin Man – sent me looking … all the best – Hilary
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I’m glad I could share something for you to look into, Hilary. I learned more about the Muffin Man that I might have wanted to know. I think it’s cool to meet people who have been on Drury Lane.
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That is so funny! My Pillsbury Doughboy laugh will always be in the great movie, “Ghostbusters.” I wish they still made movies like that. I love your photo collage, especially the long (shorter) shadows and the flag on top. Happy weekend, Dan.
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I love that laugh! Happy weekend, Jennie.
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Haha! Happy weekend, Dan.
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