Sunday, May 20, 2007

My Upmarket Dunny Comments

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At dawn one day I told my honey
'I'm in a hurry for the Dunny.'
Which meant, of course, I am confessing
that matters were, inside me, pressing
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Herbert Nehrlich
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Now if anybody else tried to pull this off it would be full of crap. :) t xxx

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Alison Cassidy 20 May 2007

Dear Herbie, Dunny is one of my very favourite Australian words and this poem is a fine tribute to same. I recall my mother's story about the family 'outside dunny' when she was a child. Apparently her brother tickled the naked bottom of Annie, their unfortunate governess, with a chook feather and terrified the wits out of her. She resigned her post shortly afterwards. The story always made me laugh, as does this clever poem. love, Allie xxxx

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