tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post2081311234339938582..comments2023-09-21T08:53:42.554+01:00Comments on blethers: SymphonyChristine McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-41565861140648000932007-08-08T12:47:00.000+01:002007-08-08T12:47:00.000+01:00No. They were both female.Sois sage.No. They were both female.<BR/>Sois sage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-13832670936463231102007-08-08T10:23:00.000+01:002007-08-08T10:23:00.000+01:00Got it now. Was one of them perchance named after ...Got it now. Was one of them perchance named after a king beloved of certain Protestants? <BR/>And as for Matins/Mattins - I have always wondered, but note that my spellchecker does not care for the latter.<BR/>And now for the monastery ...Christine McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-55061793600991085582007-08-08T00:25:00.000+01:002007-08-08T00:25:00.000+01:00Move the last letter to the beginning; take the no...Move the last letter to the beginning; take the now 2nd & 3rd letters to the end. Ecce cognomen!<BR/>I hesitate to spell it out in full, in case, by some awful chance, the persons in question (there were two of them - identical twins)have somehow acquired computing skills and come a-hunting.<BR/>Apart from one pupil sociopath encountered in my career, they are the only ones with the power to make my skin positively creep when I think of them. I know I shouldn't... but.... ugh.<BR/>On a happier note, have a fruitful weekend! (Question: Why are some Matins Mattins?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-13401993353450800912007-08-07T22:49:00.000+01:002007-08-07T22:49:00.000+01:00Well, see accountants ...abf, you lost me, kid. Gi...Well, see accountants ...<BR/><BR/>abf, you lost me, kid. Give's a clue?Christine McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-15430865714085843202007-08-07T18:42:00.000+01:002007-08-07T18:42:00.000+01:00One of the minor pleasures & coincidences of my te...One of the minor pleasures & coincidences of my teaching career was finding that the surname of a particularly repulsive pupil was 'leprous'. I smiled for days. (Work out the original for yourself.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-71828939795423147132007-08-07T14:51:00.000+01:002007-08-07T14:51:00.000+01:00This may jar against your artistic sensibilities.....This may jar against your artistic sensibilities... but I remember an accountant telling me the sheer pleasure he experienced when a column of figures he was working on added up to £1234567.89 :-)<BR/><BR/>It is often simple coincidences like that bring us pleasure.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614417017549146281noreply@blogger.com