If it hadn't been for Monty Python I doubt that any one would have
heard of the place, Boggleswode as I like to refer to it. But it has
a railway station in whose car park my car has not yet been
vandalised ...
Yes, it's the the noxious fumes that are getting to you, Piers :-)
Chris
On 6 Mar 2008, at 17:30, Piers Hemy wrote:
>
> Well, I think I have now seen it all on this list, Chris, with a
> mention of
> Po'n - where that is not an apostrophe, but an indication of a glottal
> (glo'l) stop.
>
> For those who need local orientation, the Monty Python sketch with
> mention
> of the "mad woman of Biggleswade" comes to mind. Potton is maybe
> five miles
> from Biggleswade (yes, there *is* such a place), and by comparison,
> Biggleswade is a veritable metropolis (albeit one that early in the
> year can
> be shrouded in a veil of the delectable aroma of rotting brussels
> sprouts
> from the surrounding market gardens).
>
> Am I dewy-eyed from the feeling of nostalgia, or is the hydrogen
> sulphide
> taking effect?
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