A site called Uncyclopedia has a cute section on nursery rhymes that for some reason includes the Lizzie Borden doggerel. Lyrics Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done She gave her father forty-one. Origins This famous children’s rhyme was inspired by a girl’s alleged…
A very strange but true story of a young man who killed his neighbor appears on CourtTV news. “Convicted teen killer knew tragedy, drugs early in life, but was considered gentle”. MARTINEZ, Calif. — Scott Dyleski was a 16-year-old college student, animal rights’ activist and budding artist when he woke up one morning last fall…
In the Maptech Embassy Guide for Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, 5th Edition (2001), there is a blurb about Fall River which includes mention of the Borden murder case. Let me share the text with you. Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done…
A seller on eBay has this explanation for the exorbitant shipping being charged for their auctions: Don’t get sticker shock over the shipping cost. Obviously, I’m factoring in a base starting price to save on fees. Can I do that? Well, others do. Let’s see what happens. (Can you tell I’m new to selling?) haha…
While doing an image search for Lizzie Borden, I came across a most unusual hit. The photo is of the BTK killer, but the caption in Google images is Lizzie Borden. While murder is not a laughing matter, I thought this photographic faux pas to be HI-larious.
Ever want to know what Lizzie’s numerology was? Well, here is a site that purports to lay it out for you. I wonder if since they got her real name wrong, it invalidates the author’s results. Thanks to Intrepid Reporter for this link!
Check this out: a Lizzie Borden quiz online. There is no way to score 100% however as one of their questions does not offer any correct choices as a response. See if you can guess which one they fouled the results with.
In the vol. 174, 2002 of Military Law Review, posted on jagcnet.army.mil website, is a curious reference to Lizzie Borden. Or should I say “Lizzy” Borden. In what appears to be the text of a speech presented on November 21, 2002, on “Constitutional Dignity and the Criminal Law,” Judge James E. Baker, from the United…
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