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trinkie
04-Apr-05, 07:35
'Twas in a southern city school
(No matter where it be) -
Around the map of Scotland stood
A Class in Standard Three

"We'll take the shire of Caithness now!"
The teacher cried, and rapped
A table with his cane, and then
That northern county tapped.

"What town is this?" - with pointer up -
"Thirsa!" rang out with joy;
"What! Thirsa! No sir; try again."
"It's Thirsa," urged the boy.

"No, not Thirsa but Thurso, sir;
"Repeat it after me, -
"Now Thurso - see you catch it right!"
"It's Thirsa," still said he.

"Here boy! What stupid freak is this?"
The laddie grat and then -
"Ma faither is a Th-Thirsa man,
An' p-please sir, He should ken!"

John Horne.

ŠAmethyst
04-Apr-05, 12:23
hehe, me likes!