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    A very popular nursery rhyme features a fibrous membrane which serves to support the weight of a cows head. What is the song, what is the item in question and how does it relate to a (particular) man in a crumpled trenchcoat?

    Question #72884. Asked by peasypod. (Dec 03 06 3:44 AM)


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    		The song is This old Man and the item is a paddywhack. The man in question is Columbo

    A paddywhack is a strong elastic ligament or tendon in the midline of the neck of a sheep or cattle which relieves the animal of the weight of its head. It is pale yellow in colour.

    This Old Man is a nursery rhyme and song, heavily parodied in popular culture and used as a motif in the U.S. television program Columbo.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Old_Man

    Dec 03 06, 9:09 AM
    peasypod

    		Certainly is SM, and the Golden Banana is coming your way. Er, do you need instructions?

    Dec 04 06, 3:45 PM

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