Via Rod Dreher, Iowahawk immortalizes the temporizing of the Archbishop of Canterbury in verse. Any of a sensitive disposition should be forewarned that there are occasional crudities, but otherwise, well, I split my sides laughing.
An excerpt:
41 Sayth the libertine, "'tis well and goode42 But sharia goes now where nae it should;
43 I liketh bigge buttes and I cannot lye,
44 You othere faelows can't denye,
45 But the council closed my wenching pub,
46 To please the Imams, aye thaere's the rub."
47 Sayeth the Bishop, strokynge his chin,
48 "To the Mosque-man, sexe is sinne
49 So as to staye in his goode-graces
50 Cover well thy wenches' faces
51 And abstain ye Chavs from ribaldry
52 Welcome him to our communitie."
Comments (2)
Just brilliant. My favorite bit: lines 15-16:
All sondry folke urbayne and progressyve
Vexed by Musselmans aggressyve...
Now *that's* a rhyme!
Posted by Steve Burton | February 14, 2008 2:41 PM
That is indeed one of the finest turns in an uproarious piece.
The best part, I suppose, is that I'd now like the reread the Canterbury Tales, which I've not read in a long while.
Posted by Maximos | February 14, 2008 2:47 PM