I have a bevy of uncles, but no Toms. Was I agreeing with Jane? Was I
misreading? Both, probably. Sometimes I think the entire history of
literature is based on creative misreadings.
All the best
A
On 9/19/06, mairead byrne <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> This is the sort of post that would have got me sanctioned on Poetics.
> Sigh! The good old days .....
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> On 9/18/06, mairead byrne <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > But why is it funny Jane? Is Uncle Tom Cobbley very well known in
> Britain? I don't think he's well known in Ireland. Not as well known as my
> Uncle Tom McCreesh anyway. We have an Uncle Tom in America too. His last
> name wasn't Cobbley.
> > Good old Uncle Tom Cobbley!Mairead
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 9/18/06, Jane Holland' <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:31:52 -0400, mairead byrne <
> [log in to unmask] > wrote:
> > >
> > > >I thought Alison was agreeing with you, Jane.
> > >
> > > Was she? Were you, Alison? Perhaps I am the one guilty of misreading
> then. Ah well.
> > >
> > > >
> > > >But seriously, I'm not joking about Uncle Tom Cobbley. I had an Uncle
> Tom
> > > >myself, in Crossmaglen, well really a great-uncle, but he was McCreesh.
> I
> > > >am *not* joking. HELP!
> > > >
> > > >Mairead
> > >
> > > I knew you weren't joking, Mairead. That's why it was hilarious, I'm
> afraid.
> > >
> > > Pass the Salt.
> > >
> > > JH
> > >
> > >
> > > www.janeholland.co.uk
> > >
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