For Voy…Voy and the Bucket From Nantucket!

[Netsuke]

Recently, Our Voy posted something about a place called Nantucket and my immediate thought was oh yes, There was an old man from Nantucket…..etc. There are a number of limericks about Nantucket both laundered and um-laundered, I can’t remember where Voy’s Nantucket post is, so I give you you this….

There was a young man from Nantucket
Kept three mastiff dogs in a bucket.
The neighbours heard growling,
And send them off howling,
And as for the bucket? Nan took it.

There was a young man from Nantucket
Who fed all his hens from a bucket
When one of them died
He cheerfully cried
'Does anyone know how to pluck it?'



There once was a man from Nantucket,
Who kept all of his cash in a bucket,
But his daughter, named Nan,
Ran away with a man,
And as for the bucket, Nantucket.

But he followed the pair to Pawtucket,
The man and the girl with the bucket;
And he said to the man,
He was welcome to Nan,
But as for the bucket, Pawtucket.

Then the pair followed Pa to Manhasset,
Where he still held the cash as an asset,
But Nant and the man
Stole the money and ran,
And as for the bucket, Manhasset

Of this story we hear from Nantucket,
About the mysterious loss of a bucket,
We are sorry for Nan,
As well as the man—
The cash and the bucket, Pawtucket

[Voy]

ouch. that's all. just ouch.

[Voy]

ouch. that's all. just ouch.

[Netsuke]

Nancy Wake was a New Zealand born, raised in Australia girl who became one of the best spies of WWII. She was in the SOE (Special Operations Executive) they had certain codes to use, but had to have the key to a code. She liked a bit of fun did Nancy, the key would be known only to the SOE and Nancy or the person decoding. Many used a quote from the Bible or Shakespeare. Not Nancy. The Key to Her Code Was - 

“She stood right there in the moonlight fair
The moon shone through her nightie
It lit right on the nipple of her tit
Oh Jesus Christ almighty”

The man looked quite surprised when she gave him this. He didn't say a word but he was surprised. And Nancy said 'Well I don't think the Germans will know that, do you?' and he said 'No, I don't think so.'"

[Voy]

Now that one gets a " Oh Yeah" - She was a truly amazing woman, and I love this detail about her, thanks !