..wrote: shout in unison "Cor blimey Hello Mrs Jones, how's your Bert's lumbago" I am now delivered from ignorance. All this time, I had heard the Universal lyric as "hallo Mrs Jones how's your _bird's_ lumbago?" -- wrongly assuming that the singer was inquirying in a neighborly fashion after Mrs Jones' beloved budgie or parakeet. Right, what, I thought that "lumbago" would be a rare disease afflicting budgies I suppose. (the OED says that it's a term for "pain in the lumbar region, such as develops after a particularly unsuccessful 'soul spin.'") Michael/Boston np Fontana Bass "Surrender" ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ______________________________________________ Faster, stronger and able to send millions of emails in one click: the new Topica site! http://www.topica.com/t/14
