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#244
A spoof of William MacGonagall of Tay Bridge fame?
The Tay Bridge Disaster
Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silv’ry Tay!
Alas! I am very sorry to say
That ninety lives have been taken away
On the last Sabbath day of 1879
Which will be remember’d for a very long time.
‘Twas about seven o’clock at night,
And the wind it blew with all its might,
And the rain came pouring down,
And the dark clouds seem’d to frown,
And the Demon of the air seem’d to say –
“I’ll blow down the Bridge of Tay.â€
[Etc., etc.]
http://www.orangecow.org/pythonet/sketches/mcteagle.htm
The Tay Bridge Disaster
Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silv’ry Tay!
Alas! I am very sorry to say
That ninety lives have been taken away
On the last Sabbath day of 1879
Which will be remember’d for a very long time.
‘Twas about seven o’clock at night,
And the wind it blew with all its might,
And the rain came pouring down,
And the dark clouds seem’d to frown,
And the Demon of the air seem’d to say –
“I’ll blow down the Bridge of Tay.â€
[Etc., etc.]
http://www.orangecow.org/pythonet/sketches/mcteagle.htm
Last edited by Novocastrian; May 7th 2009 at 8:31 am.
#245
If you could see your way to lending me sixpence.
I could at least buy a newspaper.
That's not much to ask anyone.
To Ma Own beloved Lassie.
A poem on her 17th Birthday.
Lend us a couple of bob till Thursday.
I'm absolutely skint.
But I'm expecting a postal order
and I can pay you back as soon as it comes.
Love Ewan
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St John Limbo - Poetry Expert: Since then, McTeagle has developed and widened his literary scope. Three years ago he concerned himself with quite small sums - quick bits of ready cash:" sixpences, shillings, but more recently he has turned his extraordinary literary perception to much larger sums - fifteen shillings, four pounds twelve and six... even nine guineas... But there is still nothing to match the huge swoop... the majestic power of what is surely his greatest work: 'Can I have fifty pounds to mend the shed?'...
Can I have fifty pounds to mend the shed?
I'm right on my uppers.
I can pay you back
When this postal order comes from Australia.
Honestly.
Hope the bladder trouble's geting better.
Love, Ewan
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Voice Over: There seems to be no end to McTeagle's poetic invention. 'My new cheque book hasn't arrived' was followed up by the brilliantly allegorical 'What's twenty quid to the bloody Midland Bank?' and more recently his prizewinning poem to the Arts Council: 'Can you lend me one thousand quid?'
Last edited by iaink; May 7th 2009 at 8:40 am.
#246
#247
on the ning nang nong
where the cows go bong
and the monkeys all say boo
theres a nong nang ning
where the trees go ping
and the tea pots jibber jabber joo
on the nong ning nang
all the mice go clang
and you just can't catch 'em when they do
so its ning nang nong
cows go bong
nong nang ning
trees go ping
nong ning nang
mice go clang
what a noisy place to belong, on the ning nang ning nang nong.
where the cows go bong
and the monkeys all say boo
theres a nong nang ning
where the trees go ping
and the tea pots jibber jabber joo
on the nong ning nang
all the mice go clang
and you just can't catch 'em when they do
so its ning nang nong
cows go bong
nong nang ning
trees go ping
nong ning nang
mice go clang
what a noisy place to belong, on the ning nang ning nang nong.
#248
I must go down to the sea again,
To the lonely sea and sky
I left my vest and socks there,
I wonder if they're dry?
The late great Terence "Spike" Milligan
To the lonely sea and sky
I left my vest and socks there,
I wonder if they're dry?
The late great Terence "Spike" Milligan
#249
Today I saw a little worm
Wriggling on his belly
I asked him if he'd come inside
and see what's on the telly.
Wriggling on his belly
I asked him if he'd come inside
and see what's on the telly.
#250
Things that go bump in the night
Should really not give you a fright.
It's the hole in each ear
That lets in the fear,
That and the absence of light.
#251
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Ah, thanks Novo and Iain. McGonagal I know. McTeagal I now appreciate and rank him up there with Tolstoy and Pushkin.
I met Spike Milligan once.
I met Spike Milligan once.
#253
said hamlet to ophelia
i'll do a sketch of thee
what kind of pencil should i use
2b or not 2b
i'll do a sketch of thee
what kind of pencil should i use
2b or not 2b





