Ah, those were the days .... Rambling Syd Saturday lunchtimes ! I, Douglas Smith, will play the part of the tree .... On 27 Apr 2007 at 22:14, Chris & Caroline wrote: > You question on Shoe and Boot makers reminded me of this David > as a Corwainer was a shoemaker [not bootmaker] who made shoes out of new > Cordovan Spanish Leather while a cobbler > cobbled shoes from USED leather! > > Chris > > "Joe he was a young cordwangler, > Monging greebles did he go; > And he loved a bogler's daughter > By the name of Chiswick Flo. > > Vain she was and like a grusset, > And her gander-parts were fine; > But she sneered at Joe's cordwangle > As it hung upon the line. > > So he stole a woggler's moolie > For to make a wedding-ring, > But the Bow Street Runners caught him > And the judge said 'You will swing!' > > Oh, they hung him by the postern, > Nailed his moolies to the fence - > For to warn all young cordwanglers > That it was a grave offence. > > There's a moral to this story, > Though your gander-parts be poor - > Keep your hands off others' moolies, > For it is against the Law. Ian James, Torquay, UK THIS E-MAIL HAS BEEN SWEPT FOR VIRUSES BY NORTON ANTIVIRUS

But I don't think this was Rambling Sid it was long before his time that it was written so I have been informed!! Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: <quantumleap@tesco.net> To: <hampshire-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 1:13 AM Subject: Re: [HAMPSHIRE-LIFE] Shoemakers, Bootmakers and Cordwainders Ah, those were the days .... Rambling Syd Saturday lunchtimes ! I, Douglas Smith, will play the part of the tree .... On 27 Apr 2007 at 22:14, Chris & Caroline wrote: > You question on Shoe and Boot makers reminded me of this David > as a Corwainer was a shoemaker [not bootmaker] who made shoes out of new > Cordovan Spanish Leather while a cobbler > cobbled shoes from USED leather! > > Chris > > "Joe he was a young cordwangler, > Monging greebles did he go; > And he loved a bogler's daughter > By the name of Chiswick Flo. > > Vain she was and like a grusset, > And her gander-parts were fine; > But she sneered at Joe's cordwangle > As it hung upon the line. > > So he stole a woggler's moolie > For to make a wedding-ring, > But the Bow Street Runners caught him > And the judge said 'You will swing!' > > Oh, they hung him by the postern, > Nailed his moolies to the fence - > For to warn all young cordwanglers > That it was a grave offence. > > There's a moral to this story, > Though your gander-parts be poor - > Keep your hands off others' moolies, > For it is against the Law. Ian James, Torquay, UK THIS E-MAIL HAS BEEN SWEPT FOR VIRUSES BY NORTON ANTIVIRUS *************************************** When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow list members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP everything which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the footers which will be put back anyway!) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 000736-2, 04/26/2007 Tested on: 4/29/2007 1:14:00 AM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2007 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com