magonigal is in da house

[Chobbersjnr]

what a screen name:Razz

welcome to the board

heck I like this threadster & havn't a clue who it is

awesome

Cjnr

[Gleber2]

Same name as the chiel from Dundee
Who wrote some dreadful poetree.
He could be a rapster now
backed by awful electic row
His records will all go to gold
He'd be a star so wondrous to behold.

Welcome Magonigal

[Kingetter]

Nae bad, nae bad at all!

[golach]

Same name as the chiel from Dundee
Who wrote some dreadful poetree.
He could be a rapster now
backed by awful electic row
His records will all go to gold
He'd be a star so wondrous to behold.

Welcome Magonigal

William McGonnagall wrote
On yoner hill there stands a coo
it must have moved
its no there noo
also
The Tay the Tay
the silvery Tay
wher the fishes swim up
all day all day

[Gleber2]

William McGonnagall wrote
On yoner hill there stands a coo
it must have moved
its no there noo


Far be it for me to argue with such a venerable and venerated geezer such as yourself, Golach, but I think you will find that, although frequently attributed to the pen of McGonnagall, the quoted verse was not written by him at all.:confused

[pultneytooner]

Among the poets of the present day
There is no one on earth who can be possible for to gainsay
But that William McGonagall, poet and tragedian.
Is truely the greatest poet that was ever found above or below the meridian

[Gleber2]

Among the poets of the present day
There is no one on earth who can be possible for to gainsay
But that William McGonagall, poet and tragedian.
Is truely the greatest poet that was ever found above or below the meridian

quality[lol]

[Cedric Farthsbottom III]

quality[lol]

Totally agree.......quality pultneytooner:lol:

[Chobbersjnr]

aye recognised as the world's best worst poet

fantastic & now he's a junior orger

we should feel honoured

[canuck]

... now he's a junior orger ....

Chobbersjnr, where did you get this fantastic bit of information?

[Chobbersjnr]

Chobbersjnr, where did you get this fantastic bit of information?

I noticed that magonigal was the latest to join the board

there's been a few since

I think magonigal was the 2990th orger to join

[Yvonne]

Here is an interesting wee link for you all: http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/centlib/mcgon.htm
I remember my father having a chuckle about McGonagall's poetry when I was growing up. My father hailed from Dundee so naturally I have to be supportive regarding the so-called world's worst poet, but McGonagall's optimism nearly always shone through so I have to smile about that! :D

[golach]

Far be it for me to argue with such a venerable and venerated geezer such as yourself, Golach, but I think you will find that, although frequently attributed to the pen of McGonnagall, the quoted verse was not written by him at all.:confused
I stand corrected G2, and I lived near and worked in Dundee as well, and was brought up on that verse too, ye are niver to owld till learn:D

[Chobbersjnr]

ye are niver to owld till learn:D

or young he corrected me earlier that day on the same verse

& I came through to find magonigal had just joined

[Errogie]

Why isn't there a Macgonnigal day or even an annual festival to celebrate his entertaining brand of poetry and factual recording of events of the day?

He must have passed through Caithness on his way down from Orkney and may even have stayed in Wick and who knows how that could have influenced his subsequent career!

[Chobbersjnr]

Why isn't there a Macgonnigal day or even an annual festival to celebrate his entertaining brand of poetry and factual recording of events of the day?

He must have passed through Caithness on his way down from Orkney and may even have stayed in Wick and who knows how that could have influenced his subsequent career!

staying in wick would aye

heck I've had some nights good & bad in wick