a burning question

[sawahthehippi]

Why, exactly, did the weasel "pop" in "pop goes the weasel"?

Was he eaten? (Do monkeys eat weasels??)

Was he shot?

Did he spontaneously combust?

Comments

thank you, wikipedia

[sawahthehippi]

nevermind:

InterpretationsDue to the obscure slang and cryptic reference 'pop goes the weasel' in the rhyme there is considerable controversy over its meaning

[earn_my_wings]

Hahaha, it's posts like these that remind me how valuable lj is to my life :)

I really don't know the answer to that, though. I'm sorry it's going to bother you until you know, isn't it? haha.

[anonymous]

the monkey grabbed him and blew him up like a balloon