It seems a couple of readers were somewhat disappointed with my post Forging. Apparently they were expecting something entirely different. Sorry. That post is in the works and will appear at some stage.
A few other readers were bemused with the unimaginative title of the post L for Leather. The title was a (not very clever) play on the twelfth letter of the Cockney Rhyming Alphabet, which is itself, a play on the phrase Hell for Leather.
Following is the full Cockney Rhyming Alphabet for those unfamiliar with it.
A for ‘orses (hay for horses)
D for Kate (defecate)
E for Adam (Eve or Adam)
F for pheasants (effervescence)
G for police (Chief of Police)
H for retirement (age for retirement)
J for oranges (Jaffa oranges)
K for cavemen (cave for cavemen)
L for leather (Hell for leather)
M for sis (emphasis)
N for lope (envelope)
O for the rainbow (over the rainbow)
P for a penny (pee for a penny)
Q for the loo (queue for the loo)
S for you (it’s for you)
T for two (tea for two)
U for mism (euphemism)
V for España (Viva España!)
W for a quid (double you for a quid)
X for breakfast (eggs for breakfast)
Y for a husband (wife for a husband)
Z for breezes (zephyr breezes)
There are many alternative versions. Feel free to submit your favourites!
Jack Plane
I always preferred E for brick (‘eave a brick)
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Your readers should be happy with whatever strikes your whimsical fancy. “Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.”
― Alexander Pope
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You keep writing what ever the hell you like pal.
Very seldom do I think your head is full of pudding.
I enjoy your work.
Thank you
Eric
Kissimmee, Florida
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