Apologies, but I had to write this utter nonsense.
Noel Coward
Said to Frankie Howerd
"With my being that way, and you too,
What do you say to booking into a room with a view?"
Frankie Howerd
Drew breath at Noel Coward,
"No, missus, you've the wrong end of the stick;
What makes you think I'm interested in your...no, no, listen..."
Noel Coward,
Aghast at Frankie Howerd,
"My dear chap, I meant we could go Dutch;
If you don't think that's greasing things too much?"
Frankie Howerd,
Suspicious of Noel Coward,
"So we would have to share the cheques?
Ah, I assumed you were after free and casual...ah, no, naughty, mocking Francis."
Noel Coward,
Quite bemused by Frankie Howerd,
"What you need, my dear, to see you through that prologue
Is a nice and long relaxing..."
Please yourselves.
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Written by Veronica_Milvus (595 comments posted) 24th April 2008 |
oooh, missus, the prologue! no, don't titter. |
The supremely urbane Written by edjones (14 comments posted) 25th April 2008 |
Noel Coward may have made a rare slip of the lip but I doubt if he ever would have allowed himself "How's about..." This my only caveat in an otherwise very witty and amusing poem. I do believe it has made my day. |
Written by Brett (731 comments posted) 25th April 2008 |
Ed, you're right. I have ammended this oversight - thank you. V - ooer, indeed. Cheers |
mad about the Boy Written by fellpony (1580 comments posted) 25th April 2008 |
| Cheeky of you to imagine a meeting between these two. I enjoyed "naughty, mocking Francis". Witty and funny, light and silly, without being at all homophobic (I believe we have some here who worry about these things. Unnecessarily.). Yes, well done. |
PS Written by fellpony (1580 comments posted) 25th April 2008 |
| I just noticed that every stanza is a clerihew. You're at it again, missus. |
Written by Mr_E_Writer (187 comments posted) 25th April 2008 |
Fabulous stuff that very much appealed to my sense of humus. Eric. |
Sorry, Sue Written by Brett (731 comments posted) 26th April 2008 |
A return to the clerihew. In fact my original title was going to be: The Coward / Howerd Clerihew Chronicles. I agree that some people do worry unnecessarily about such subject matter. I could never be homophobic - I love the Iliad (groan!) Too many of my heroes have been friends of Dorothy's - Socrates (then who wouldn't be if married to Xanthippe) Wilde, Coward, et al. And thank you, Eric. Glad it raised a smile to your humus. Cheers |
Fabulous! Written by Katanga (1163 comments posted) 26th April 2008 |
I've still got the helpless giggles over this, and I've read it several times - it just gets funnier and funnier. I confess I had to google 'clerihew' - how clever of you! Particularly like the last line 'Please yourselves.', brilliantly uttered by Frankie Howerd, of course, in every side-splitting episode of 'Up Pompei'. Keep 'em coming, Brett old boy! Cheers! John |
Written by Phil (6645 comments posted) 26th April 2008 |
Enjoyed this, Brett - though I confess to ignorance as far as clerihews go. Never saw that much of Frankie -my straight laced (and very straight) parents didn't approve. Phil |
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