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treeseed commented on the word pig-wig
Is this any relation to the "piggy-wig" of Edward Lear's famous Owl and the Pussycat? The one who supplied the wedding ring?
"They sailed away, for a year and a day,
To the land where the Bong-tree grows,
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood
With a ring at the end of his nose, his nose, his nose,
With a ring at the end of his nose.
"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling your ring?"
Said the Piggy, "I will"
January 27, 2008
treeseed commented on the word pig-wig
I think Lear was visiting the "bong tree" rather too often when he wrote this. But I love it.
January 27, 2008