The ending is the "best" bit - that's where he makes his Springer-esque moral conclusion.

'It must have been an awful sight,
To witness in the dusky moonlight,
While the Storm Fiend did laugh, and angry did bray,
Along the Railway Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay.
Oh! ill-fated Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay,
I must now conclude my lay
By telling the world fearlessly without least dismay,
That your central girders would not have given way,
At least many sensible men do say,
Had they been supported on each side with buttresses,
At least many sensible men confesses,
For the stronger we our houses do build,
The less chance we have of being killed.'

It's as true today as it's ever been.

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on January 21st 2006 at 21:33:36

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Amusing article on IED's spiritual ancestor in The Guardian today ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 21, 21:05:29
- haha (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jan 21, 21:22:34
  - The ending is the "best" bit - that's where he makes his Springer-esque moral conclusion. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 21, 21:33:36
    - men confesses (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jan 21, 21:42:33
- lol..."the worlds worst poet" (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Jan 21, 21:14:47
- And I always thought he was a creation of Spike Milligan! (n/m) (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Jan 21, 21:11:21
  - Sadly not. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 21, 21:17:54
    - 'The complete Spike Milligan'... (General Chat) - Small, Jan 21, 21:20:39
      - Milligan is an absolute legend - his Room 101 was hysterical ... (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 21, 21:44:57

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