Thrippsy pillivinx

Posted on 13 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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:

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7 Comments

  1. shadrach says:
    13 December 2008 at 11:55 AM

    Wot? no gibbet?

  2. Margaret says:
    13 December 2008 at 1:00 PM

    Ecky ecky ecky ecky ptang zoooooom!

  3. Austin says:
    13 December 2008 at 1:45 PM

    Makes more sense than the homily I heard 2 weeks ago…

  4. Janet says:
    13 December 2008 at 1:47 PM

    …waiting hopefully for a translation……..

  5. clinton says:
    13 December 2008 at 3:34 PM

    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.

  6. Margaret says:
    13 December 2008 at 5:19 PM

    Clinton, that was… ineffable.

  7. Mary Conces says:
    14 December 2008 at 7:51 PM

    Thanks.
    I needed to laugh out loud. Was beginning to think I couldn’t anymore.

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