From the estimable Laudator, who always instructs and entertains.
I am reminded of statements of some archdiocesan spokesmen:
Letter of Edward Lear to Evelyn Baring:
Thrippsy pillivinx,
Inky tinky pobblebockle abblesquabs? — Flosky! beebul trimble flosky! — Okul scratchabibblebongibo, viddle squibble tog-a-tog, ferrymoyassity amsky flamsky ramsky damsky crocklefether squiggs.
Flinkywisty pomm,
Slushypipp.Here a copy of the autograph, from Queery Leary Nonsense (London: Mills & Boon, 1911), p. 6:
Wot? no gibbet?
Ecky ecky ecky ecky ptang zoooooom!
Makes more sense than the homily I heard 2 weeks ago…
…waiting hopefully for a translation……..
Father, were you aware that the ICEL version has come out?
Thrippsy pilliperson,
Inky tinky us us we? Unflosky! Awkward unflosky! Okul joyful luv luv me, viddle squibble us-us. Ferrymoyassityperson
no-amsky joyful blah blah ramsky damsky spud * squiggs.
Flinkywisky pomm,
Slushyperson.
*” Crocklefether” was felt to be too obscure and archaic so its poetic equivalent “spud” was substituted.
Clinton, that was… ineffable.
Thanks.
I needed to laugh out loud. Was beginning to think I couldn’t anymore.