DEATH TO THE DESICCATORS ! ! !

Indeed it is....but the real humour lay in the Seinfeldian allusion.

The Drake was a beloved character in Seinfeld...hence the phrase "I love the Drake" was often uttered.


Sadly, after an engagement party debacle with a wide screen television, this changed to: "I HATE the Drake."


So it goes...

An excellent question. I'm in a hurry, but it deserves discussion, perhaps on the Books forum.

It means something, all right:

"Gay go up and gay go down, to ring the bells of London town.
"Oranges and Lemons" say the bells of St. Clements.
"Bull's eyes and targets" say the bells of St. Margaret's.
"Brickbats and tiles" say the bells of St. Giles'.
"Halfpence and farthings" say the bells of St. Martin's.
"Pancakes and fritters" say the bells of St. Peter's.
"Two sticks and an apple" say the bells of Whitechapel.
"Pokers and tongs" say the bells of St. John's.
"Kettles and pans" say the bells of St. Ann's.
"Old Father Baldpate" say the slow bells of Aldgate.
"You owe me ten shillings" say the bells of St. Helen's
"When will you pay me?" say the bells of Old Bailey.
"When I grow rich" say the bells of Shoreditch.
"Pray when will that be?" say the bells of Stepney.
"I do not know" says the great bell of Bow.
Here comes a candle to light you to bed,
Here comes a chopper to chop off your head.
Chip chop, chip chop, the last man's dead. "


Wikipedia on the lines:


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

I just read the signifigance of these lines in 1984. Man, that is one good book.