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Re: I like Lewis Carroll, too
Posted By: enile, on host 195.54.240.4
Date: Friday, October 1, 1999, at 02:13:08
In Reply To: Re: I like Lewis Carroll, too posted by Darien on Thursday, September 30, 1999, at 20:21:56:

> > Beware the jaberwock, my son, the jaws that bite... the claws that catch... beware the jub-jub bird and shun the frumious bandersnatch.
>
> Heh. A favourite of mine. I especially enjoy the first verse:
>
> 'Twas brillig, and the slithey toves
> Did gyre and gimble in the wabe,
> And mimsy were the borogoves,
> And the mome raths outgrabe.
>
> I love to say that at random intervals, in an extremely overdone, over-dramatic british accent. It's great fun. :-}

You can try it in some other accents too -

try German...
Es brillig war. Die schlichte Toven
Wirrten und wimmelten in Waben;
Und aller-mümsige Burggoven
Die mohmen Räth' ausgraben.

or French...
Il brilgue: les tôves lubricilleux
Se gyrent en vrillant dans le guave.
Enmîmés sont les gougebosqueux
Et le mômerade horsgrave.

...many more on my favourite site for supplying 'greek copy' for design visuals. Enjoy!

enile


Link: Keith Lim's Jabberwocky variations

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