I am the very model of a modern Major-General, I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral, I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical; I'm very well acquainted, too, with matters mathematical, I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical, About binomial theorem I'm teeming with a lot o' news, With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse. I'm very good at integral and differential calculus; I know the scientific names of beings animalculous: In short, in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral, I am the very model of a modern Major-General.
I know our mythic history, King Arthur's and Sir Caradoc's; I answer hard acrostics, I've a pretty taste for paradox, I quote in elegiacs all the crimes of Heliogabalus, In conics I can floor peculiarities parabolous; I can tell undoubted Raphaels from Gerard Dows and Zoffanies, I know the croaking chorus from The Frogs of Aristophanes! Then I can hum a fugue of which I've heard the music's din afore, And whistle all the airs from that infernal nonsense Pinafore. Then I can write a washing bill in Babylonic cuneiform, And tell you ev'ry detail of Caractacus's uniform: In short, in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral, I am the very model of a modern Major-General.
In fact, when I know what is meant by "mamelon" and "ravelin", When I can tell at sight a Mauser rifle from a javelin, When such affairs as sorties and surprises I'm more wary at, And when I know precisely what is meant by "commissariat", When I have learnt what progress has been made in modern gunnery, When I know more of tactics than a novice in a nunnery— In short, when I've a smattering of elemental strategy— You'll say a better Major-General has never sat a gee. For my military knowledge, though I'm plucky and adventury, Has only been brought down to the beginning of the century; But still, in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral, I am the very model of a modern Major-General.
Walk to the Lake
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http://www.everydayfiction.com/walk-to-the-lake-by-p-j-monroe/
I had to walk to the lake. I could have walked to the river but the river
was thirty blocks ...
Part 18
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Time for some plain truths. It was exactly 18 months ago today — 4 February
2017, to be precise — that I last left my home and went outside. That was
also ...
Together Again...Forever.
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Sweet Miss Binks was reunited with her Dearest Fluffy on Wednesday, July
8th, 2015, at 9:23 am.
12 and a half years had taken its toll, and her arthrit...
Deliberate Sunshine by Jean Taylor
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Jean Taylor is an Edinburgh based poet, who comes along to one of the
writing groups I facilitate. She's very modest about her talents and I
hadn't re...
Peanut has her wings
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I haven't kept up with posting on here as Peanut had been having health
issues. First she had elevated liver enzymes, then she had a rectal
prolapse. P...
Sherry, Post-Spay
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Sherry’s back from the vet! This is how the surgery site looks like: Sherry
was on the e-collar at first but she didn’t like it. I’ve since removed the
e-c...
Anyone out there...?
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If there is, you can come visit me at my new blog.
http://livelearnrepeatasnecessary.blogspot.com/ There will probably far
less bunnies, but it could be ...
Astronomy Talk and Observatory Viewing
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On tuesday night there was a talk presented on the Curiosity Mars mission,
and was open to the public. It was very interesting, and way more packed
than ...
What Age of Rabbit is Right for You?
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What Age of Rabbit is Right for You? How do you decide what age of rabbit
to bring into your household? Sure, baby bunnies are adorable with their
little w...
The Final Adventure
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*Freckles*
*July 25, 2004 - April 13, 2011*
Freckles: *Deb, will you tell me the story?*
Deb: Of course, I will, my lovely little Freckles. Climb up int...
Mocha : Jaw Abscess!
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This is Mocha. Since 26 Sept, he is having excessive salivation/drooling
and he didn’t touch his food. At first, I thought he was having a
heatstroke. So i...
Halloween Around Here
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Sydney as Lady MacBeth, something about spots, you know.
Tyler is a one eared pirate
Harriet is Rasputin, the mad monk from Russia.
Amelia is Marie Anto...
Bayfield Cottage Kitchen Makeover
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"I am excccccessively fond of a cottage." - Jane Austen, Sense and
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Here's the photos of our kitchen from the previous owners. These were
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13 comments:
Whose the Wiseguy that took my ears!
No I can't hear you. Does it look like I can hear you?
'all I need now is a few black stripes' :)
Bunneh leeps! (and teefs, too.)
Major-General's Song
I am the very model of a modern Major-General,
I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral,
I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical
From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical;
I'm very well acquainted, too, with matters mathematical,
I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical,
About binomial theorem I'm teeming with a lot o' news,
With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse.
I'm very good at integral and differential calculus;
I know the scientific names of beings animalculous:
In short, in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral,
I am the very model of a modern Major-General.
I know our mythic history, King Arthur's and Sir Caradoc's;
I answer hard acrostics, I've a pretty taste for paradox,
I quote in elegiacs all the crimes of Heliogabalus,
In conics I can floor peculiarities parabolous;
I can tell undoubted Raphaels from Gerard Dows and Zoffanies,
I know the croaking chorus from The Frogs of Aristophanes!
Then I can hum a fugue of which I've heard the music's din afore,
And whistle all the airs from that infernal nonsense Pinafore.
Then I can write a washing bill in Babylonic cuneiform,
And tell you ev'ry detail of Caractacus's uniform:
In short, in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral,
I am the very model of a modern Major-General.
In fact, when I know what is meant by "mamelon" and "ravelin",
When I can tell at sight a Mauser rifle from a javelin,
When such affairs as sorties and surprises I'm more wary at,
And when I know precisely what is meant by "commissariat",
When I have learnt what progress has been made in modern gunnery,
When I know more of tactics than a novice in a nunnery—
In short, when I've a smattering of elemental strategy—
You'll say a better Major-General has never sat a gee.
For my military knowledge, though I'm plucky and adventury,
Has only been brought down to the beginning of the century;
But still, in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral,
I am the very model of a modern Major-General.
Please, carrying on as if I had ears....
It's those aliens again, always stealing bunnies' ears...
And while you're out, would you mind so very much picking my ears up at the cleaners?
Well, I always knew this day would come...I've shed my ears off.
I say. I say lady. Do you have a spot of banana for this bun?
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. not a title but that is ridiculously cute.
Confucius say, rabbit with no ears cannot hear.
"The best way to do it is with scissors"
(Alfred Hitchcock quote)
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