Posted by:
Nicky (---.dsl.chcgil.ameritech.net)
Jasper generally doesn't reference anything that recent due to copyright regulations.
A little googling revealed this
nursery rhyme, which I admit I've never heard of. (It's possible Neal Stephenson was referencing the same source.)
As an interesting (well, to me, anyway) aside, there was a Robert Shaftoe in
Michigan Wisconsin (oops!) who named his printing press
Silver Buckle.
Welcome, btw.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/05/2006 04:06AM by Nicky.