Hi Tony,

>> ...The Victorians
>> changed that to "... a heart full of mirth".

And lets not foget Dr Foster :

Dr Foster 
Went to Gloucester
...
He stepped in a PUDDLE
Right up to his MIDDLE
....

Generations of children have been puzzled by that one. It seems that the 
original word - PIDDLE - used to mean a small stream. When it became slang for 
a bodily function (don't we get hung up on bodily functions in the UK?) the DGs 
in those dys changed it to puddle.

As I mentioned in a previous rant, these people need to get out more :o)


Cheers,
Norman.
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