Ooops!!!
Ignore this -- it escaped before it was finished!!!
R.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin Hamilton" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 5:03 PM
Subject: Transshot
> MONSTER RAMMY FLYTING
>
> (vaguely after BEOWULF ll. 449-558)
>
>
> The big yin got tae Heorot, nae problem:
> "Ahm here fur the monster rammy, but."
>
> "Aye," grunted Unferth intae his beard,
> "Aw we bloody need.
> Soddin mental that yin.
> Think's he's a hard man:
> Aw haw, aw the way frae Brigton."
>
> "So," said Unferth, "come tae deal wi yon
> Grendel bummer, huv yi?"
>
> "Hear yi hid a match wi Brecca,
> swimming or something?"
>
> "Aye," smarmed Beowulf, buffin his nails
> oan his sleeve,
> "No a bad show, that."
>
> So Unferth spoke
> (pittin the semantic heid oan Wulfy):
>
> "See you, yi couldnae swim
> across a puddle in ra fog."
>
>
>
> There wiz Beowulf, face like a midden,
> glowrin somethin awfu --
> till he came back wi a pit-doon:
> "Despite yir gallus wit, Unferth, yir damned."
>
> Then Beowulf spoke:
>
> "See us a pint o heavy, jimmy,
> an Ahl tell youz aw
> how it *really* wiz ... "
>
> TAE BE CONTINUED
>
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