Archive for May, 2010
MORE REALLY BAD POETRY
May 20th
There is definitely great pleasure to be got from reading truly awful poetry and here is another master of the genre. The poet Adam Lindsay Gordon lived from 1833 until 1870 and gave the world some unique poetry during that time. One of his more memorable poems was entitled “The travails of war”. Here are four lines from the work which will , hopefully, put a smile on your face:
“Flash ! flash ! bang ! bang ! and we blazed away
And the grey roof reddened and rang
Flash ! flash ! and I felt his bullet flay
The tip of my ear, flash ! bang !”
These lines, and several other treasures are to be found in Stephen Piles wonderful work, THE BOOK OF HEROIC FAILURES which is warmly recommended. It is published by Futura books.
THE WORST EVER BUS SERVICE
May 19th
In 1976 it was reported that buses on the Hanley to Bagnall route in Staffordshire, England no longer stopped to pick up passengers.
This came to light when one of them, a Mr.Bill Hancock, complained that buses on the outward journey regularly sailed past queues of up to 30 people !
When questioned on the matter Councillor Arthur Cholerton said that if these buses stopped to pick up passangers they would disrupt the timetable.
THE WORST POET EVER
May 18th
It is generally agreed that the 16th century poet George Wither was the worst poet of all times. Of course you will now want a small sample of the work of this great man. This is a short extract from one of his masterpieces called “I loved a lass”:
She would me ‘Honey’ call
She’d – O she’d kiss me too
But now alas ! she’s left me
Falero, lero, loo
Hope it gives you as much enjoyment as it has given me. If only I could find a book of the man’s work…but so far only this gem !
How to Play “Whiskey in the Jar”
May 11th
Continuing this series of video tutorials, here’s Whiskey in the Jar! See below for lyrics.