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This is neither clever nor funny, but is one of the many verses exploring
the peculiarities of English spelling and pronunciation. |
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These are from the original work, but updated for C21 by the author. Item
22.1 derives from "erratic dyslexic". |
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I'm trying to reconstruct the original first page here. When I have all the
1.nn's I might assemble them at the top (depending on how good they are).
The shoe box archive is a few hundred pieces of 2" by 3" paper with each
word in every verse getting a separate sheet. I'll look for 1.1 and add that
to a page as an example - see below. These bits of paper will be worth their weight in
silver in years to come. |
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gruesome added to the original 10th Feb 2002 |
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If
I had been paying any attention in those days, I would have Done Something
about this pair. Rules are hard to define, but neither verse is really worth
a place. |
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If
you're really daft you can read a lot more into these verses than is really
there. #18, for example, could be taken as an explanation of most pre C20
conflicts. #67 is perhaps even closer to
encapsulating the impact of Aids in its middle period (initial ignorance,
intermediate safety, tertiary revival through medication). |
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I
am tempted to make that "threeodolites" |
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An
early example of word association football |
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There are a few examples of this "take a well-known name and add rhymes"
oeuvre, some better than others. I like the Beethoven, but only include the
Marx and Powell as examples because they are there. I think such verses
should be encouraged and feel free to recycle names. |
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In
my first significant trawl through the archive, I have come across several
entries with a page number of infinity. I cannot recall why I did that. |
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Normally it's one word per line, but this seemed excessive. |
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I
find it difficult to believe that this was not in the original, but I can't
spot it in the filing system, so I might as well grab it before someone else
does. This raises a point, what if a new contributor submits an entry which
was in the original, but haven't posted yet? Damned if I care. |
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I'm not sure whether
I like these. 62 started with the track Pepper from a
Butthole Surfers album and 61 followed on. They might disappear. |
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Adapted (i.e. pinched) from I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, first broadcast 25th
Nov 2002 |
