the english language is such a fascinating creature
sort of like my brother's uncle amanda
but that's for another blog

don't ever let someone tell you
nothing rhymes with purple

hogwash

hurple rhymes with purple
curple rhymes with purple

hurple is a scottish word.
still used in scotland.
it means to hobble.
or walk with a limp.

curple is a strap under the girth
of a horses saddle
to stop the saddle kicking forward

rhymes with orange, you say?
besides door hinge?
discuss.

what about silver?
kill her.

by the way, Bill Bryson
A Short History of Nearly Everything
was boring.
alas.
not like his book, Mother Tongue
which was brilliant.
brilliant, i tell you.