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Thread #123229   Message #2715828
Posted By: Tattie Bogle
03-Sep-09 - 08:03 PM
Thread Name: Meaning: I'll dye my petticoat
Subject: RE: Meaning: I'll dye my petticoat
Wasn't the yellow flag flown on ships to indicate there was infectious disease on board - "the quarantine flag"?
And the song "Tie a yellow ribbon" was in hope that the lover would come back from the war?