Such a clever poem! A definite chuckle to start the weekend, and it appears the joy of playing on words has been going for such a long time. A pun-ster's delight! Best wishes, Rose > From: alnic@polka.co.za > To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 18:52:33 +0200 > Subject: [ZA-EC] Surnames - Poem from The South African Commercial Advertiser Jan 1824 > > Not sure if this has been posted before but thought it might amuse for the weekend! > Originally appeared in The South African Commercial Advertiser Wed Jan 14 1824. > > Surnames > > Men once were surnamed from their shape or estate, > ( You all may from History- worm it) >t surnames ever go by contraries. >