Shelly; “If winter comes can spring be far behind ?”
Martin; “Hm… Good question Percy, I’d go for it being Autumn behind rather than Spring though…”
or
Wordsworth ; “O Cuckoo! shall I call thee Bird,
Or but a wandering Voice?”
Martin ; “I’d prefer “Wandering Voice” Willie, bird is so common”
or indeed
Shakespeare; “Who is Sylvia. What is she?”
Martin ; “Sylvia Bill! Goodness ! Of course I knew him as Jack.”
I fully intend to come back to this as soon as I can think of some more.
Anyone out there think of any?……
just thought of another (oral) one
Shakespeare; “Where Oh Where is fancy bred?”
Martin ; “Jeez Shakes I dunno, Have you tried the new Patisserie?.”
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martine joulia
on February 4, 2009The only I can remember is one of Flann O’Brien using a verse of François Villon to illustrate the virtues of his ‘snow-gauge’ :
‘Mais où sont les neiges d’antan?’
‘Right in that bucket, you fool!’
Martin
on February 4, 2009Perfect !
Peter Denman
on February 4, 2009Yeats: Who will go drive with Fergus now?
Martin: He doesn’t need company, just give him a Satnav.
Yeats: Who can tell the dancer from the dance?
Martin: Anyone who has seen me at a disco could.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. . .
Martin: . . . or just tick them off on this copy of the Kama Sutra.
Suckling: Why so pale and wan, fond lover?
Martin: And what’s more, you’ll go blind.
I’d better stop.
Martin
on February 4, 2009Don’t Please.
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