Just All Mothmen, Women, & Children: Nursery Rhyme Origins

This week, Brianne confesses to a heist at the zoo, Melanie taunts us with a potential cameo, Cody is a not-yet recovering huffer, Brianne victim-blames children from the 1500s, leeches have an unconventional application, Brianne wants to live on Pudding Lane, Melanie is the queen of wild notions, we would like to interview Mothman, Brianne still has trust issues from the lightning strike episode, and we begin planning our post-mortem mischief.

Content warnings: harm to zoo animals, deaths of children in the context of nursery rhyme origin stories, cockroaches, choking death, leeches, plague, human sacrifice.

Links:
https://www.tiktok.com/@watch_the_rabbit_hole/video/7163655213377785090?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en&q=the%20muffin%20man&t=1670250938608
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https://www.bustle.com/style/influencers-are-creating-holiday-joy-inspired-by-their-favorite-starbucks-holiday-cups
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https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/great-plague/
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ring-around-rosie/
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https://phoenixghosts.com/arizonas-london-bridge/#:~:text=One%20theory%20is%20of%20the,they%20were%20buried%20at%20all.