r/facepalm 4d ago

What even is this? 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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u/Odd_Age1378 4d ago

“Jack Sprat could eat no fat, his wife could eat no lean, And so between the two of them, they licked the platter clean.”

^ written 1639

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u/RootsRockRebel66 4d ago

Actually, it was written in November 1638.

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u/A1000eisn1 3d ago

Jack Sprat, the famous detective?