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{{wikipediainfo}}'''"Mary Had a Little Lamb"''' was a poem on [[Earth]], written before the [[20th century]]. The poem went: | {{wikipediainfo}} | ||
'''"Mary Had a Little Lamb"''' was a poem on [[Earth]], written before the [[20th century]]. The poem went: | |||
"Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow, and everywhere that Mary went the lamb was sure to go." | "Mary had a little [[lamb]], its [[fleece]] was [[white]] as [[snow]], and everywhere that Mary went the lamb was sure to go." | ||
In [[1877]], [[Thomas Edison]] recited "Mary Had a Little Lamb" to test his [[phonograph]], making it the first audio recording ever. | In [[1877]], [[Thomas Edison]] recited "Mary Had a Little Lamb" to test his [[phonograph]], making it the first audio recording ever. | ||
The [[second voice]] somehow became trapped on Edison's recording, and was able to take over people's bodies by reciting the poem, transferring between bodies and tape. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Ghost in the Machine]]'') | The [[second voice]] somehow became trapped on Edison's recording, and was able to take over people's bodies by reciting the poem, transferring between bodies and tape. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Ghost in the Machine (audio story)|Ghost in the Machine]]'') | ||
[[Jo Grant]] recited "Mary Had a Little Lamb" to counter {{Delgado}}'s [[hypnosis|hypnotism]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
[[The Master]]'s speech during the ritual to summon [[Azal]] in ''[[The Daemons]]'' is "Mary Had a Little Lamb" spoken backwards. | [[The Master]]'s speech during the ritual to summon [[Azal]] in ''[[The Daemons]]'' is "Mary Had a Little Lamb" spoken backwards. | ||
[[Category:Poetry from the real world]] | [[Category:Poetry from the real world]] | ||
Revision as of 13:39, 1 September 2019
"Mary Had a Little Lamb" was a poem on Earth, written before the 20th century. The poem went:
"Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow, and everywhere that Mary went the lamb was sure to go."
In 1877, Thomas Edison recited "Mary Had a Little Lamb" to test his phonograph, making it the first audio recording ever.
The second voice somehow became trapped on Edison's recording, and was able to take over people's bodies by reciting the poem, transferring between bodies and tape. (AUDIO: Ghost in the Machine)
Jo Grant recited "Mary Had a Little Lamb" to counter the Master's hypnotism. (TV: Frontier in Space)
Behind the scenes
The Master's speech during the ritual to summon Azal in The Daemons is "Mary Had a Little Lamb" spoken backwards.
