Terrible scansion, that’s why

“we shoot burglars” is a headless iamb followed by a trochee

“We shoot billionaires” is an iamb followed by dactylic/trochaic expansion

Very particular about their metrical analysis, the Norwich faithful, I’m surprised they haven’t pelted you with carrots

Posted By: Old Git on February 19th 2026 at 16:09:16

Message Thread

Given the we shoot burglars song about Tony Martin (not the one on here) (NCFC) - footymadman, Feb 19, 14:46:52
- I bizarrely had a weird TM related encounter a month ago (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Feb 19, 17:57:16
  - My brother in law was his duty solicitor when he was brought in (n/m) (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, Feb 19, 20:09:18
  - Oh cool (n/m) (NCFC) - footymadman, Feb 19, 19:40:34
- I've been changing that to "we shoot billionaires" for years (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 19, 14:51:29
  - Or just tax them would be nice (n/m) (NCFC) - footymadman, Feb 19, 19:39:50
  - Terrible scansion, that’s why (NCFC) - Old Git, Feb 19, 16:09:16
    - But they sing "We shoot burgerlarz" not "burglars" (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 19, 16:36:53

Reply to Message

In order to add a post to the WotB Message Board you must be a registered WotB user.

If you are not yet registered then please visit the registration page. You should ensure that their browser is setup to accept cookies.