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I was in a pub the other night, and I happened to notice the address, so I asked the Brits at the table, "Do you know the Muffin Man?"

And I found out that none of them had ever, ever heard of the rhyme. Eight people.

So the fact that we were on Drury Lane was lost on them.

muffin man? :confused:

*is a brit too*

The Muffin Man?

Beware the Ganja Man, my friend, for he has many faces... :eek:

The Muffin Man

First Verse:
Oh, do you know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Oh, do you know the muffin man,
That lives on Drury Lane?

Second Verse:
Oh, yes, I know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Oh, yes, I know the muffin man,
That lives on Drury Lane.

who the hell is the muffin man
from the name im guessing he is like a muffin version of homer when he went on trial with the devil for his soul and the devil turned his head into a doughnut

The Muffin Man

First Verse:
Oh, do you know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Oh, do you know the muffin man,
That lives on Drury Lane?

Second Verse:
Oh, yes, I know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Oh, yes, I know the muffin man,
That lives on Drury Lane.
wow i really missed something there...

now i can die happy

muffin man? :confused:

*is a brit too*
*slaps some culture on J00 fools*
Oh, do you know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Oh, do you know the muffin man,
That lives on Drury Lane?
And then there is a second verse, but it is exactly the same as the first verse which begs the question of why the second verse exists in the first place.

Well, Lord knows.

Did you know that the Star Spangled Banner (the American national anthem) actually contans four verses, and the one that is sung at sports games and such is only the first verse?

Well, Lord knows.

Did you know that the Star Spangled Banner (the American national anthem) actually contans four verses, and the one that is sung at sports games and such is only the first verse?
Well, I'm an American, and I've known all four verses since I was a kid.

I was in a pub the other night, and I happened to notice the address, so I asked the Brits at the table, "Do you know the Muffin Man?"

And I found out that none of them had ever, ever heard of the rhyme. Eight people.

So the fact that we were on Drury Lane was lost on them.

Welcome to the world outside of the US. I hope our ignorance of your oh, so important cultural minutiae causes you less indignation in the future.

Welcome to the world outside of the US. I hope our ignorance of your oh, so important cultural minutiae causes you less indignation in the future.
The verse was written here in the UK.

Then I guess you are one of the more enlightened of us yankees, because most Americans think only of the first as the entire anthem.

But, then again, a significant portion of Americans can't find America on a map of the world, so go figure. :rolleyes:

Back in the 80s, the Muffin Man was one of the most infamous child molestors in Estonia.

I know the Muffin Man, back in the 80s he was one of the most infamous child molestors in Estonia.

That bastard!

But, then again, a significant portion of Americans can't find America on a map of the world, so go figure. :rolleyes:
But there is only America...how could they not see it?

The verse was written here in the UK.
meh, i'm not too clued up about standard british culture either... not having english parents...

The verse was written here in the UK.

Cultural minutiae know no boundaries as to originality. Take the "Sweden has a high suicide rate" falsity. It's really unknown here.

I've heard the Muffin Man ryhme before, and I'm 14 and have only stepped foot on British soil once in my life to change planes en route to Italy. I figured it was just another one of those "Mother Goose" ryhmes that we're told as little kids.

Heard it before, wasn't one of my favorites as a kid.

I prefered Loony Toons over nursery ryhmes, come to think of it.

I've heard that rhyme before, but it went slightly differently.

Instead of 'Do you know the muffin man?' it went 'Have you seen the muffin man?'

I know the muffin man, but he is as much a stranger to Italy as he is to England.

Although, me and Muffy go way back, we're good friends.

whatever happened to the gingerbread man?

whatever happened to the gingerbread man?

A fox ate him.

Do you know the Muffin man?
The muffin man?
The muffin man!
Yes..I know the muffin man. who lives on Drury Lane?
She's amrried to the muffin man..
The muffin man?
THE MUFFIN MAN!!!

*laughs*

A fox ate him.
bastard.

though better than getting mugged by the muffin man, i suppose...

whatever happened to the gingerbread man?

He became an invalid after Lord Farquad tortured him to find the muffin man.

He became an invalid after Lord Farquad tortured him to find the muffin man.
haha :p (i love john lithgow! :D)

Actually, in Shrek 2, his leg is repaired, I believe. Watch the movie, if you haven't seen it.

Actually, in Shrek 2, his leg is repaired, I believe. Watch the movie, if you haven't seen it.

I thought he still used a crutch in that one.

Originally Posted by Deep Kimchi And I found out that none of them had ever, ever heard of the rhyme. Eight people.

8 ppl hadnt heard of the muffin man!!!!!! :O!! omg!!!!! everyone knows the muffin man!!!

maybe they were just really drunk, cos everybody knows the muffin man!

Maybe the Muffin Man moved from Drury Lane?

Maybe the Muffin Man moved from Drury Lane?
Heh! funny!

I thought he still used a crutch in that one.

No, he's got a new leg attached with frosting. Here's a link to a pic.

http://www.shrek2.com/downloads/wallpaper_story/gingy_1280.jpg

honestly as a US citizen I've only heard that rhyme from a commercial about butter or margerine or soemthing many years ago and had no idea it existed outside of that commercial.