Cheer Up - It's Christmas

[liam stephens]

Recent postings on the Forum have been mainly all Doom and Gloom, so let’s lighten up with a Christmas card from the bard, our good old friend the “ Prof “ - Albert Profili.


OUTRAGEOUS

“Too late, too late!” there comes the cry,
“A Happy Christmas? And it’s all by! “
But, ne’erthless, sir, now I’m here
I wish you a draughty, checkered year.
Please don’t be cross, I beg of you,
If Fife slipped up : I’ve lots to do.
Were Ryan Octopus I vow
I would have surfaced long ere now.
In my corner I’ve been doubled
Up with work and sorely troubled.
I’ve had my back against the dyke –
A posture that I do not like.
At last from work I’ve come unstuck:
Cor Blimey ! Nailor love a duck !
My Muse is back: let’s have a riot:
It doesn’t Souter to stay quiet.
(I cannot Boston my account:
I centre word “Produce, O fount !”
Delivered in a plaintive voice:
She cooked up this – I had no choice.)
Is she called Alma? Pun my soul,
It does not Mater to this scroll.
To tell the truth – this may sound silly –
Her name is really Coultry Tillie !
What did you say? Go curry it?
Go boil my Edinburgh it?
Waterloo sand screwy end
To wish on me, your faithful friend !
Now let’s have Dundee reader, please,
And let me guide you with Hall Lees
And switch you to a gentler thought
Like “ Have a stroke !” or “Go get shot !”
No doctors then would come aroun’
“Take that man off – go one man down.”
Ah, how your eyes both twin Kelso;
You’ve Made me Mill itant, you know.
Have I no friends? Am I ill-used?
I’m just the Laird a Lady refused
(She was a lass from Glasgow but
She chose another – bless the mutt !!)
Which is why YOU get this card
From Rabbie’d rhymester SCOTTISH BARRED.

[Ingo_Zachos]

Good Idea!

Here r my wishes for Christmas:

1. Peace on Earth (can Santa wrap THAT up ?),
2. Peace among checker players (can THEY wrap that up?),
3. A refutation of the Chinook "proof",
3. A bid for the Durdyeva-Mortimer match may materialize,

Anyway:

Frohe Weihnachten!

Merry Christmas to all of you,

Ingo Zachos

[kiwinurse]

Um, theyre already had it.Where were you Ingo?Greetings to all and i hope you all have a great Christmas, regards Jan

[liam stephens]

Christmas Greetings Ingo.

" Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage,
Ruhmet, was heute der Hochste getan!" (JSB)

[tommyc]

MY WISH FOR THE NEW YEAR.

THAT THE WCDF GET THE RATINGS SOON
AND LEAVE BEHIND BILLYS DOOMN GLOOM

AND RON KING MAKES THE MEDINA SHOWDOWN
AT LEAST IN TIME FOR THE .........3RD ROUND

MAYBE ALEX WILL QUIT THE WEED AND
LOSE A STONE OR TWO INDEED

AND SHANE OR HUGH GETS TO BEIJING
SO LONG AS NEITHER TRY TO SING

ITS ALOT TO ASK THAT I KNOW
THATS WHAT SANTA TOLD ME SO

BUT ALAN MIGHT MAKE UP WITH DON
AND HUGH WITH IRISH CHAIRMAN CON

AM I ASKING TO MUCH FOR 2008 OR
AM I MANY LIGHT YEARS TOO LATE

BUT MOST OFF ALL I WISH YOU LUCK
WHEN YOUR EXPECTATIONS COME UNSTUCK

TOMMY CANNING

[liam stephens]

Wow ! Tommy, absolutely Brill.
Hope all your good wishes come true and a Happy New Year to you also.

PS - Did you sort out that London Telephone directory?

[tommyc]

No sure Joe Dolans dead.....................we dont need it now.!!!1

[liam stephens]

A sad occasion, indeed. Many fans attended his funeral in Mullingar, yesterday.
Joe Dolan was a much loved entertainer whose music will forever conjure up many memories of the showband days.
On stage, the world over, Mullingar was part of his show.
Requiescat in Pace.

[tommyc]

Yes Liam when i was a yng man in Birmingham and if im correct he was originally in a showband at that time with the Swarbrigg brothers also from that part of the country..i wonder is that true??

[tommyc]

."A bid for the Durdyeva-Breen match may materialize",?????

Have you been on the hooch, Ingo.??

[john reade]

Ingo, Did you get my email about Hugh Devlin? John.