>A friend of mine overheard a remark on a bus that
>might please you, Scott. One woman was bemoaning all
>the things that were wrong with her life, and her
>friend said consolingly "Be philosophical, love, don't
>think about it".
Well, Sheenagh
I think that's almost an 'urban legend' kind of thing. Years ago, in a wee
book of poems, _Abandononed Sofa_, Mike Doyle wrote:
CUT UNDERBRUSH
PILE THE LOGS
KEEP IT GOING
Scots char-
woman, hearing
her friends trouble, sd:
Be feelasawphical,
dearie! Dinna
think aboot it!
(1971), & I see dedicated to listmember, Wystan Curnow...
Douglas Barbour
Department of English
University of Alberta
Edmonton Alberta Canada T6G 2E5
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It's all in books, save the best part; God knows
where that is: I found it once, wasn't looking
John Thompson
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