There was a young man from Dun Laoghaire
Who propounded an interesting thaoghaire:
That the language of Erse
Has a shortage of verse
'Cos the spelling makes poets so waoghaire.
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Redefining the Status Quo
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~ Napoleon Bonaparte
~ Napoleon Bonaparte
Richard said...
I don't quite get it, please translate into Queen's English.
:)
May 27, 2008 at 1:10 PM
Heather said...
Dun Laoghaire ( pronounced Dun Leary) is an Irish town; Thaoghaire and waoghaire are pronounced the same way as Dun Laoghaire. Erse is another name for the Gaelic languages.
May 28, 2008 at 2:56 PM
Cherrypie said...
Ah, I get it now too!
May 29, 2008 at 4:59 PM
Adam Dawson said...
I got before I checked the comments! *smug* :-P LOL
June 4, 2008 at 10:56 PM
Heather said...
Congratulations Mada.
June 12, 2008 at 10:50 AM