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The poem is written in the voice of an old woman in a nursing home who is reflecting upon her life. Crabbit is Scots for "bad-tempered" or "grumpy". The poem appeared in the Nursing Mirror in December 1972 without attribution. Phyllis McCormack explained in a letter to the journal that she wrote the poem in 1966 for her hospital newsletter. [4]
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Like many nursery rhymes, "Jack Sprat" may have originated as a satire on a public figure. History writer Linda Alchin suggests that Jack was King Charles I, who was left "lean" when parliament denied him taxation, but with his queen Henrietta Maria he was free to "lick the platter clean" after he dissolved parliament—Charles was a notably short man.
During the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show in New Orleans (at which 47th president Donald Trump was in attendance [13]), rapper Kendrick Lamar made a reference to "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" during his performance, in which he said "The revolution ’bout to be televised / You picked the right time but the wrong guy," [14] and then led into his song "Squabble Up".
Kelly Osbourne has addressed her infamous 2015 remarks on 'The View,' when she said: "If you kick every Latino out of this country then who is going to be cleaning your toilets, Donald Trump?"
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