2006-09-11 15:29:58 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Stuck a feather in his cap / And called it macaroni - "Macaroni" refers to Italian and French fashion, which the colonist thought he could approximate by sticking a feather in his outdated or bizarre, by European standards, cap. The line might also deride European support for the Colonies against the British.
2006-09-11 17:32:43 · answer #1 · answered by Chef Susy--Cookin it up! 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
History has it that an Italian named Macaroni lived in England in the 1800's and was very famous for his dress. People would copy his fancy dress with a feather in his hat.
2006-09-11 17:27:00 · answer #2 · answered by geoff 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because Yankee doodle had a severe problem with depression and the happy pills they put him on led him to believe that the world was made of pasta, so as he put on his spaghetti jacket, he thought to himself, gee, a macaroni in my hat would just make this outfit right.
2006-09-11 16:20:34 · answer #3 · answered by Answer Girl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because sticking a feather in his hat and calling it Crowned Rack of Lamb didnt sound nearly as good.
2006-09-12 05:10:27 · answer #4 · answered by sportyscott_28 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'cause macaroni is a kind of hat
2006-09-11 15:42:48 · answer #5 · answered by tyreanpurple 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is just a fun nonsense verse. No need to make sense out of it.
2006-09-11 16:26:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause he was going to town riding on a pony. He prob called the pony hashatoni and wanted something that would rhymn.
2006-09-11 15:55:32 · answer #7 · answered by La-z Ike 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
macaroni and cheese :) mmmmm.
2006-09-11 15:32:16 · answer #8 · answered by Caitlin K 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because he was high.
2006-09-11 15:35:25 · answer #9 · answered by retrodragonfly 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
so that he would feel like cheeses
2006-09-11 15:35:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋