"Macaroni" was a fancy ("dandy") style of Italian dress widely imitated in England at the time. So by just sticking a feather in his cap and calling himself a "Macaroni" (a "dandy"), Yankee Doodle was proudly proclaiming himself to be a country bumpkin, because that was how the English regarded most colonials at that time.
2006-08-26 00:36:57
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answered by Sherlock 6
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Macaroni" was a fancy ("dandy") style of Italian dress widely imitated in England at the time. So by just sticking a feather in his cap and calling himself a "Macaroni" (a "dandy"), Yankee Doodle was proudly proclaiming himself to be a country bumpkin
2006-08-26 00:38:10
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answered by imasurefire 2
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Hallucinogenics?
2006-08-26 00:55:22
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answered by Anonymous
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He was starving to death on that horse and beginning to hallucinate. He ate the hat.
2006-08-26 00:40:11
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answered by dh1977 7
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they felt like it.
2006-08-26 00:38:25
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answered by . 3
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why not?
2006-08-26 00:47:01
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answered by Kipper 6
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