Who was Yankee Doodle and why did he stick a feather in his hat and call it macaroni?

Flynn_17

He was trying to imitate Macaronies - the 'chav' of they day. All dressed up, full of themselves, and nowhere to go... Mar 06 05, 3:08 PM

Blakey1990

An american nickname by the British, and he stuck a feather in his hat was slang that he was friends with the Native Americans Mar 06 05, 4:56 PM

Baloo55th

I thought quite a few of the Native Americans fought on the side of the British. I've always taken the rhyme to indicate a certain ignorance of fashion on the part of the colonials. Mind you, I take very little notice of fashion. Sooner or later it will catch up with me...... Mar 06 05, 5:10 PM

MaggieG 5

Sooner or later?? Mar 06 05, 5:17 PM

peasypod

It's true Maggie. You should see this picture I have of baloo wrapped up in tinsel. Mar 06 05, 5:24 PM

Baloo55th

It was a very cold day and I'd left my red scarf at home. Tinsel is quite warm, actually.... Mar 06 05, 5:34 PM

gmackematix

It's a bit itchy though, I find. Mar 06 05, 5:43 PM

MaggieG 5

I wore a lot of it once at our Christmas party. I had to take it off as it was so hot. Mar 06 05, 5:52 PM

robboy

Americans seem to have always had a sense of self-deprecating humor, which becomes particulaly effective when held up against the arrogance and pomposity of those who've come up with the short straw in altercations with us. And, luckily, we've managed to confine tinsel dressing to certain parts of the Left Coast. Mar 06 05, 5:59 PM

lammas

Apparently the British too can have a nice sense of fun in their use of clothing. When they captured Washington in 1814, they flew a pair of President Madison's white pantaloons from the flagpole above the White House (as it was later named). Meanwhile, being somewhat hungry after the day's exertions, they helped themselves to his dinner downstairs. Mar 07 05, 10:24 PM

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