Alison
Believe it or not I've just been to the bog on
which I thought those very words 'grog on'
but not knowing what they meant
other than drink and never repent
I delayed my response and now you pre-empt,
leaving me with bloody great frog on
Geraldine
(I shall regret putting this on in the morning)
-----Original Message-----
From: Alison Croggon <[log in to unmask]>
To: British-Poets List <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, February 03, 2000 05:43
Subject: Re: Heaney - There's More
>I don't want to flood cyberspace with discussions of
>my fascinating surname, but I'm surprised that none of
>you tipplers has suggested "groggin'" or "grog on",
>which haunted my schooldays. Perhaps they're just
>Australian expressions?
>
>There must be enougn material for a fairly
>scatalogical limerick by now. Though I'd be more
>interested in the naboggans.
>
>Best
>
>Alison
>
>
>--- Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]>
>wrote:
>> & in a musical I'm sure we could rhyme it with "snog
>> on": but, for good
>> taste, I shall desist from offering an example
>>
>> Lawrence
>>
>> | The only thing that Croggon rhymes with is
>> toboggan.
>> | I'm not sure what significance to attach to that,
>> | although it gives me an uneasy vision of
>> careering
>> | down a steep slope.
>> |
>> | Best
>> |
>> | Alison
>> | _____ >>
>> |
>>
>>
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