LL-L "Literature" 2004.08.23 (03) [E]

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From: Global Moose Translations <globalmoose at t-online.de>
Subject: LL-L "Morphology" 2004.08.22 (05) [E]

Ron wrote:
> This reminds me of my favorite Inspector Poirot movie stories with two
> elderly sisters and a dog, where the dog (a fox terrier, my favorite, by
the
> way) is accused of murder, his name being "Mr. Bob" ...

Blasphemy! The famous Hercule Poirot was a private detective, not a copper!

In the name of Agatha,
Gabriele Kahn

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From: Ruth & Mark Dreyer <mrdreyer at lantic.net>
Subject: LL-L "Language varieties" 2004.08.22 (06) [E]

John Duckworth

Subject: Language Varieties

Re: 'The Lion & Albert'

> Here is a very humorous poem in a very watered down variety of Lancashire
> dialect. It was written by a man called Marriott Edgar in 1932. This man
> wrote quite a lot of humorous monologues, of which this is perhaps the
best
> known. I wish I could have found you an audio file of someone reading it,
> because it is very funny. I remember hearing it on the radio when I was
> small.

Yes, I heard it too. Thanks for sending the text, I've been looking for it
for a long time.
The Great Stanley Holloway read it. He also did a sequel, in which the lion,
rather revolted, threw the odious little Albert up. Da, who had been
compensated for the loss & would on reflection rather have had the
compensation, passed his son the stick wi' th' 'oss's 'ead 'andle, & sad,
"Lad, goo'n see what th' taagers c'n do."

Can you find us that one too?

Yrs,
Mark

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