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I have a slight addition, before admitting that this has *nothing* to do with the header or our usual run of discussions here, and promising to say no more on the subject: The first old lady was Mrs O'Flattery Got her dress flushed into the cavity -- She was there from Sunday to Saturday! Nobody knew she was there ... Judith Anderson Stuart <[log in to unmask]> On Wed, 18 Feb 1998, Julia Bacon wrote: > I seem to remember the next line going something like > 'couldn't get out from Monday to Saturday' but I'm afraid > that's as far as my memory stretches... > > Julia Bacon > > # I hesitate to spoil the effect, but in the early 1960s in England my mother > # would sing a parody of this (indeed very lovely) song that began "Oh dear, > # what can the matter be? Three old ladies locked in the lavatory!" (The > # local pronunciation "lavatree" helps to squeeze all the syllables in :-) > # > # Steven Botterill > # Associate Professor of Italian Literature & Romance Philology > # Chair, Department of Italian Studies > # > # 6303 Dwinelle Hall #2620 > # University of California > # Berkeley, CA 94720-2620 > # (510) 642-6246/642-9884 (FAX) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%