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SmokeyJock

Starting to Get Obsessed
Oct 4, 2024
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Scotland
Is that the Firth o' the silvery Tay (as William McGonagall put it) that I can see in the distance?
It certainly is! If you know where to look you can just about make out broughty ferry castle in the distance, if you've never read William McGonnagal's autobiography it's available online and is one of the most unintentionally hilarious texts around
 

MisterBadger

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Oct 6, 2024
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Ludlow, UK
It certainly is! If you know where to look you can just about make out broughty ferry castle in the distance, if you've never read William McGonagall's autobiography it's available online and is one of the most unintentionally hilarious texts around
Thanks, @SmokeyJock - I never knew the great man penned an autobiography, and this is splendid news as I am an admirer of his poetic works... I like to recite his 'An Ode To The Immortal Bard Of Ayr, Robert Burns' at Burns Night suppers (until the company begs me to stop).

Anyone reading this who is unacquainted with the bardic genius of William Topaz McGonagall, can sample his Pierian-inspired delights here: