Fa – the Green Dragon

A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian


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Jobs of Days Gone By #12. – The Scrivener

THE SCRIVENER

Worked on Wills and Deeds

Always writing legibly

Since replaced by Word


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Jobs of Days Gone by #10 – the Sexton

THE SEXTON

A church caretaker

Sometimes dug graves for the dead

Often rang the bells


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An Election is Coming

An Election is coming

Con Donny’s getting fat

put another cheeseburger in the MAGA man’s hat.

Another gram of LDL won’t kill him that’s for sure

Only trouble is, HDL is out the door.

Another dose of hydroxychloroquine

or Panequil as it is known

A Sanofi  investment owned by Con Donny himself

The Stock market has shown.

 


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Obscure words explained 102 – ban sidhe

BAN SIDHE (Banshee)

Old Irish, Fairy

Vengeful if one offends them

Clodhna their Queen


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Obscure words explained 98. – proxemics

PROXEMICS

Study of space needs

of humans and animals

and social effects


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Unusual U.K. place names.81. Baddesley Ensor

BADDESLY ENSOR, Warrickshire

known for its Common

Beautiful views to be seen

Close to Watling Street


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Obscure words explained 83. – hobgoblin

HOBGOBLIN

Something causing fear

a bogy to overcome

an evil spirit


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Unusual UK place names 61. – Over

OVER,  South Gloucestershire

Over Court burned down

The White Lady of Over

Haunts each New Year’s Eve

 

 

 


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Unusual U.K. place names 53. – Kirkcudbright

KIRKCUDBRIGHT, kirlcudbrightshire

Pronounced kirk Coo Bree

Meaning chapel of Cuthbert

He is buried here