tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post6964995434455855869..comments2023-12-05T21:07:00.755+00:00Comments on STOP! . . . This is getting very SILLY: Magpie Tales#46Doctor FTSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052101566471519778noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-1208143439360586952011-01-08T10:29:12.620+00:002011-01-08T10:29:12.620+00:00I enjoyed your intro statement as much as I did th...I enjoyed your intro statement as much as I did the poem!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-69858538739189180032011-01-06T21:53:21.658+00:002011-01-06T21:53:21.658+00:00It's obviously not the pronunciation that'...It's obviously not the pronunciation that's a problem but the spelling.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-2239319165577182532011-01-05T16:13:51.785+00:002011-01-05T16:13:51.785+00:00HAPPY NEW YEAR YOUNG SIR!!HAPPY NEW YEAR YOUNG SIR!!Russell CJ Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00519621428036481426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-20978192028634573862011-01-03T10:52:35.619+00:002011-01-03T10:52:35.619+00:00Oh, this is truly entertaining...very witty! I thi...Oh, this is truly entertaining...very witty! I think I would prefer your pronunciation of "move" to the actual one. It's definitely more interesting. Also, thanks for your suggestion about the second line of my piece. I did change it to improve the beat. Happy New Year! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-48028156967487228872011-01-01T02:35:54.428+00:002011-01-01T02:35:54.428+00:00Very clever! Happy New Year!Very clever! Happy New Year!Coloring Outside the Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289093479063221765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-6915073441300942982011-01-01T01:33:39.547+00:002011-01-01T01:33:39.547+00:00Inglish ist goot!
Oive had enoof of
Americanese
a ...Inglish ist goot!<br />Oive had enoof of<br />Americanese<br />a donkey's aperture<br />sounds like a diseaserallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-34764032350887070632010-12-31T21:49:54.689+00:002010-12-31T21:49:54.689+00:00Wigh do yew saigh that Sough? Eye fined it easigh ...Wigh do yew saigh that Sough? Eye fined it easigh enuff!<br />Thanks doc, love it!Stafford Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048757515249725540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-69334079385235040082010-12-31T09:10:17.523+00:002010-12-31T09:10:17.523+00:00This made me smile. It must be very difficult if E...This made me smile. It must be very difficult if English is a second language. Nice Magpie.Sue Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15864986500627496240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-20248457116326567912010-12-31T07:05:45.149+00:002010-12-31T07:05:45.149+00:00I am French so I can mispronounce this as much as ...I am French so I can mispronounce this as much as I want.<br />Happy 365th day.spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-39790694242031154282010-12-31T00:54:04.312+00:002010-12-31T00:54:04.312+00:00Very Clever Doctor.....Happy New Year...stay warm....Very Clever Doctor.....Happy New Year...stay warm...bkmsigned...bkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558304976280070986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-16890566257209718602010-12-30T23:16:46.676+00:002010-12-30T23:16:46.676+00:00Cute one. I read it aloud and ended with "muh...Cute one. I read it aloud and ended with "muhv"!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-66905782876488736962010-12-30T22:35:34.344+00:002010-12-30T22:35:34.344+00:00"How will I get bigh"? We'll he shou..."How will I get bigh"? We'll he should have kept his gloves tied with crazy string! I don't know! Great take on the old lively limerick! Where's "Hove" by Jove? Love the accent! (oh do taperecord this one!)chiccorealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902834462795623856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-5000264337501654052010-12-30T18:37:09.959+00:002010-12-30T18:37:09.959+00:00Lord of the Limerick
strikes again, with a
swat to...Lord of the Limerick<br />strikes again, with a<br />swat to the funny bone,<br />with wit as sharp as a<br />fishbone shard. Thank-you<br />for this foray into funny.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-28450768642588660122010-12-30T18:18:38.092+00:002010-12-30T18:18:38.092+00:00I love a good limerick. This is a fantastic one! ...I love a good limerick. This is a fantastic one! As a Swedish girl who moved to the US in 1974, I was incredulous about how English spelling has more exceptions than rules. Swedish spelling is about 99% phonetic. And thanks so much for stopping and commenting at Life is Good!Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925730745204736744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-52378364075396496632010-12-30T18:05:17.154+00:002010-12-30T18:05:17.154+00:00Why is English spelled so ridiculously?
It never...Why is English spelled so ridiculously? <br />It never makes any cents er I mean sense..<br />Hilariously clever you are!Kathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-48506645474139815802010-12-30T17:24:08.101+00:002010-12-30T17:24:08.101+00:00loved your imaginationloved your imaginationUma Anandanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11529447615364043190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-5726794793226821232010-12-30T16:51:08.339+00:002010-12-30T16:51:08.339+00:00excellent magpieexcellent magpieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-59799731171546907012010-12-30T15:49:54.249+00:002010-12-30T15:49:54.249+00:00Very witty. I quite like reading this and giving ...Very witty. I quite like reading this and giving the words an "accent". Makes me feel "sophisticated". BTW, my accents are always atrocious - My oldest son can do quite a good British one - he has been in many plays that required it... Thank you for the heads up regarding my 2nd Magpie post - I fixed it.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-6110729762340778972010-12-30T11:12:29.783+00:002010-12-30T11:12:29.783+00:00Maybe it wouldn't be as much fun as the one yo...Maybe it wouldn't be as much fun as the one you have posted. Thankyou!Gerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-78752142644715221042010-12-30T07:31:14.535+00:002010-12-30T07:31:14.535+00:00George Bernard Shaw wanted English spelling and pr...George Bernard Shaw wanted English spelling and pronunciation put right, pointing out that "ghoti" should be pronounced the same as "fish" -<br />"gh" as in "cou<b>gh</b>"; "o" is is "w<b>o</b>men", and "ti" as in many. many words such as "dic<b>ti</b>on"Doctor FTSEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052101566471519778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-80976908534605723602010-12-30T03:58:31.974+00:002010-12-30T03:58:31.974+00:00LOL!!! Love it!!
StealthLOL!!! Love it!!<br /><br />StealthStealthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349846108610592206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-47827544581499321632010-12-30T00:54:55.795+00:002010-12-30T00:54:55.795+00:00Oh this is very clever ...and yes, why does the En...Oh this is very clever ...and yes, why does the English language have so many pronunciations of similar spellings.Marilyn & Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851884880790561276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-40213038433872727262010-12-30T00:03:30.007+00:002010-12-30T00:03:30.007+00:00I have a friend who lives in Brighton, well Hove-A...I have a friend who lives in Brighton, well Hove-Actually, I'll ask her to keep a look out for it!<br /><br />(on and by strange co-incidence the word verification that came up was "paired"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-41597537986503807892010-12-29T22:34:58.914+00:002010-12-29T22:34:58.914+00:00I find the incongruity of English to be extremely ...I find the incongruity of English to be extremely funny..but you make something of it!! Very good!Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985979258848310351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478273688536973765.post-27248607708893652542010-12-29T22:07:46.041+00:002010-12-29T22:07:46.041+00:00What Fun! good one- Happy new year!What Fun! good one- Happy new year!izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379007428464069723noreply@blogger.com