January 20th, 2011 -- by Bacchus
Dildos, Merkins, And Marigolds
Marigolds? Not what you probably think.
Stiff-standing Dildoes did they make
and put in Earthen-Pots;
With other things, a shame to speak
made by these foolish sots;
Which when they shamelessly had done,
they threw them o’re the Wall,
Their honest Neighbour to torment,
and vex her therewithall.
The marigolds? A euphemism for little female genitalia made of cloth, which would be the “other things, a shame to speak” mentioned in the poem.
It’s complicated. Fortunately, it’s all explained at the The Hairpin.
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Err… I guess you have to have been there?
(Oh, yeah, I read the link…)
I always thought of “marigolds” as a british nickname for rubber dishwashing gloves? Which could tie in actually…