James James Morrison Morrison Weatherby George Dupree Took great Care of his Mother, Though he was only three. James James Said to his Mother, "Mother," he said, said he; "You must never go down to the end of the town, if you don't go down with me."
James James Morrison's Mother Put on a golden gown. James James Morrison's Mother Drove to the end of the town. James James Morrison's Mother Said to herself, said she: "I can get right down to the end of the town and be back in time for tea."
King John Put up a notice, "LOST or STOLEN or STRAYED! JAMES JAMES MORRISON'S MOTHER SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN MISLAID. LAST SEEN WANDERING VAGUELY: QUITE OF HER OWN ACCORD, SHE TRIED TO GET DOWN TO THE END OF THE TOWN - FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD!"
James James Morrison Morrison (Commonly known as Jim) Told his Other relations Not to go blaming him. James James Said to his Mother, "Mother," he said, said he: "You must never go down to the end of the town without consulting me."
James James Morrison's mother Hasn't been heard of since. King John said he was sorry, So did the Queen and Prince. King John (Somebody told me) Said to a man he knew: If people go down to the end of the town, well, what can anyone do?"
(Now then, very softly) J.J. M.M. W.G.Du P. Took great C/O his M***** Though he was only 3. J.J. said to his M***** "M*****," he said, said he: "You-must-never-go-down-to-the-end-of-the-town- if-you-don't-go-down-with-ME!"
Makes you wonder what’s going on at the end of town! Maybe it’s like Edinburgh in the Middle Ages…town was 1 square mile, with a wall around it, and beyond that marauding hoardes!
We are in Maine, having a grand time with 4 grands. The eldest has her permit and got to drive Grandad’s new truck yesterday. Today is the long awaited retirement party. We will have the whole family together for a photo, excepting one DIL who will be tending babies in the NICU today…though she made an AMAZING cake for the party. Lemon with blueberry cream filling.
It was a VERY nice Retirement party. We were expecting all the kids and grands and two of our three DILs. (The third had to tend babies in the NICU, but made an amazing cake for the party as her contribution. Lemon cake with blueberry cream!)
However, Youngest, one DIL and three grands couldn't come after all because their youngest (age 3) had a croupy cough and may have an ear infection. Then DIL had an allergic reaction to Lobster Compost! She can eat lobster, but discovered she is allergic to the shell!
Two Russian generals killed near Kherson, says Ukraine
“Russian forces frustrated in Donbas,” says UK
In Mariupol, Putin now rules a wasteland pitted with mass graves; the inevitable end to the brutal siege shows Russia’s logistical strengths – but also why invasion is ultimately so futile
Make that two and a half Russian generals killed--a third is in critical condition. Presumably they continue to broadcast their locations by using unsecured cell phones.
Kremlin accidentally publishes the number of military casualties in Ukraine [Click] Report 116 dead and more than 100 missing in sinking of heavy cruiser Moskva. 13,414 soldiers dead, about 7,000 missing. That is only two types of casualties—wounded and sick would add to the total—the proportion depending on quality of medical care. So total casualties would add up to at least 25% of the attacking force—enough to disable the remaining forces.
Well, for Ukraine it seems to be a matter of not counting chickens. Meanwhile, the Russian announcement of the ambition to conquer all of south Ukraine and open a route to both Crimea and the break-away portion of Moldova lays out an agenda that was too ambitious to succeed. So, it was not the execution that failed; the ambition was just too great. Poor Putin, the little man with great aspirations!
I am still very impressed by the report that after the previous time the Russian oil pipelines were shut down [in 1989, when the USSR collapsed] it took about THIRTY years to completely restore them, WITH the help of Haliburton and other western oilfield service companies (which have now left Russia). I'm not clear on whether changes in pressures and temperatures of natural gas pipelines have the same deleterious effects on welds as in oil pipelines, but think I heard it is so. Putin seems to be Russia's worst enemy since WWII.
First-ever US Air Force trial of a general finds William Cooley guilty of sexual misconduct [Click] If I am not mistaken, the punishments detailed are those appropriate to the offense of conduct unbecoming an officer. “Maj Gen William Cooley faces up to seven years in prison, a dishonorable discharge and the loss of his air force pay and benefits at a sentencing hearing scheduled for Monday.”
Curious Number Of Russian Oligarchs Have Died Since Invasion Of Ukraine [Click] Oh, and a few others as well.
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DeleteThis is how you keep people quiet.
A.A. Milne
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James James
Morrison Morrison
Weatherby George Dupree
Took great
Care of his Mother,
Though he was only three.
James James Said to his Mother,
"Mother," he said, said he;
"You must never go down
to the end of the town,
if you don't go down with me."
James James
Morrison's Mother
Put on a golden gown.
James James Morrison's Mother
Drove to the end of the town.
James James Morrison's Mother
Said to herself, said she:
"I can get right down
to the end of the town
and be back in time for tea."
King John
Put up a notice,
"LOST or STOLEN or STRAYED!
JAMES JAMES MORRISON'S MOTHER
SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN MISLAID.
LAST SEEN
WANDERING VAGUELY:
QUITE OF HER OWN ACCORD,
SHE TRIED TO GET DOWN
TO THE END OF THE TOWN -
FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD!"
James James
Morrison Morrison
(Commonly known as Jim)
Told his
Other relations
Not to go blaming him.
James James
Said to his Mother,
"Mother," he said, said he:
"You must never go down to the end of the town
without consulting me."
James James
Morrison's mother
Hasn't been heard of since.
King John said he was sorry,
So did the Queen and Prince.
King John
(Somebody told me)
Said to a man he knew:
If people go down to the end of the town, well,
what can anyone do?"
(Now then, very softly)
J.J.
M.M.
W.G.Du P.
Took great
C/O his M*****
Though he was only 3.
J.J. said to his M*****
"M*****," he said, said he:
"You-must-never-go-down-to-the-end-of-the-town-
if-you-don't-go-down-with-ME!"
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I knew this, one stanza of it, as a campfire song when I was a camp councilor. It has taken me 63 years to find the rest. So glad I did &hearts
DeleteMakes you wonder what’s going on at the end of town! Maybe it’s like Edinburgh in the Middle Ages…town was 1 square mile, with a wall around it, and beyond that marauding hoardes!
DeleteReally a fine song, even without knowing the tune! Thanks for sharing, puddle.
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ReplyDeleteWe are in Maine, having a grand time with 4 grands. The eldest has her permit and got to drive Grandad’s new truck yesterday. Today is the long awaited retirement party. We will have the whole family together for a photo, excepting one DIL who will be tending babies in the NICU today…though she made an AMAZING cake for the party. Lemon with blueberry cream filling.
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We all did Covid tests ahead of gathering.
DeleteAlan in CA4/23/2022 10:37:00 AM
DeleteMaybe the w went down to the end of the town by itself?
LOL!
Alan in CA4/23/2022 10:38:00 AM
Does Grandad's new truck have an automatic transmission?
It does! It makes me not want to drive the truck much, so that I don't mess up when I go back to driving my standard shift Mini Cooper!
We made it there and back again!
DeleteIt was a VERY nice Retirement party. We were expecting all the kids and grands and two of our three DILs. (The third had to tend babies in the NICU, but made an amazing cake for the party as her contribution. Lemon cake with blueberry cream!)
However, Youngest, one DIL and three grands couldn't come after all because their youngest (age 3) had a croupy cough and may have an ear infection. Then DIL had an allergic reaction to Lobster Compost! She can eat lobster, but discovered she is allergic to the shell!
Cambridge University study finds Anglo-Saxon kings were mostly vegetarian [Click]
ReplyDeleteProsecutor drops all charges against Pamela Moses, jailed over voting error [Click] “Moses, convicted last year, was granted new trial in February after Guardian revealed files that had not been given to her defense.”
ReplyDeleteThe left in France must vote against Le Pen – but Macron isn’t making it easy [Click] “In the words of some Mélenchon voters, it is a case of ‘choosing between plague and cholera’”. Ouch.
ReplyDeletePutin’s War Headlines from The Guardian:
ReplyDeleteTwo Russian generals killed near Kherson, says Ukraine
“Russian forces frustrated in Donbas,” says UK
In Mariupol, Putin now rules a wasteland pitted with mass graves; the inevitable end to the brutal siege shows Russia’s logistical strengths – but also why invasion is ultimately so futile
Make that two and a half Russian generals killed--a third is in critical condition. Presumably they continue to broadcast their locations by using unsecured cell phones.
DeleteKremlin accidentally publishes the number of military casualties in Ukraine [Click] Report 116 dead and more than 100 missing in sinking of heavy cruiser Moskva. 13,414 soldiers dead, about 7,000 missing. That is only two types of casualties—wounded and sick would add to the total—the proportion depending on quality of medical care. So total casualties would add up to at least 25% of the attacking force—enough to disable the remaining forces.
ReplyDeleteWell, for Ukraine it seems to be a matter of not counting chickens. Meanwhile, the Russian announcement of the ambition to conquer all of south Ukraine and open a route to both Crimea and the break-away portion of Moldova lays out an agenda that was too ambitious to succeed. So, it was not the execution that failed; the ambition was just too great. Poor Putin, the little man with great aspirations!
ReplyDeleteI am still very impressed by the report that after the previous time the Russian oil pipelines were shut down [in 1989, when the USSR collapsed] it took about THIRTY years to completely restore them, WITH the help of Haliburton and other western oilfield service companies (which have now left Russia). I'm not clear on whether changes in pressures and temperatures of natural gas pipelines have the same deleterious effects on welds as in oil pipelines, but think I heard it is so. Putin seems to be Russia's worst enemy since WWII.
DeleteFirst-ever US Air Force trial of a general finds William Cooley guilty of sexual misconduct [Click] If I am not mistaken, the punishments detailed are those appropriate to the offense of conduct unbecoming an officer. “Maj Gen William Cooley faces up to seven years in prison, a dishonorable discharge and the loss of his air force pay and benefits at a sentencing hearing scheduled for Monday.”
ReplyDeleteI think it also involves being busted in rank to recruit, prior to or at beginning of imprisonment.
DeleteNato Unity - Putin Didn't Expect A Damaging Economic Attack - George Friedman [Click]
ReplyDeletePutin has ignited a new anti-colonial struggle. This time, Moscow is the target [Click] “Belarusian exiles watch events in Ukraine with fear but also hope. Could they too fight back?”
ReplyDeleteRussian Salvage/Rescue ship Kommuna, oldest naval vessel in active service in the world, deployed to raise parts of cruiser Moskva. [Click] The Moskva sank in only 45-50 meters of water; the Kommuna has operated at depths of as much as 2,000 meters. More about the Kommuna here. [Click]
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