11-03-2018, 05:41 PM
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Re: Leisurely Scribbles (part 5)
Yes it’s a good job you don’t have to listen to me Dublin accent Gummy, you’d never figure out what I’d be saying, there are only a few real Dubs left now, In another two generations the accent will have disappeared for good, in the meantime I’m hanging in there with the last breath.
I can of course change my accent at the drop of a hat, like when I had classes on goldsmithing in many different counties up to a few years ago, that was a nice little earner for a retired chap, I used to use my Richard Harris accent for them jobs, but the pupils copped on when I accidently left my cake out in the rain. However I feel most comfortable using me own native Dublin accent, and one must be faithful to one’s origins.
"MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh no!"
All the old street games have gone now, marbles, skipping, releavio, kick the can, jack stones, beds, the moul, scutting buses, etc.,everything moves on and one wonders where the human race is heading, my guess is that we reach a peak then the whole thing collapses caused by some huge disaster, then someone creeps out from under a rock and we all start from scratch once again, how many chances have we been given to get on with each other and still we keep making a balls to it, sooner of later the big fella will get cheesed off with the whole game and blow us all away forever.