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ronlyre · 13-01-2007, 09:58 PM

Dear Jobee,

I have to admit that I have never ever read anything like the stuff you continually bombard this site with. Are you or have you ever been a fan of Mr McGonagall (or even related?) If not I suggest you research this man at once. I hope this (Below) helps.

He may have been born in Edinburgh but Dundee is the city where William Topaz McGonagall's work flourished. A handloom weaver by trade he is world renowned for his disjointed poetry that simply doesn't scan.

Whether he was an ingenious buffoon or a shrewd entertainer (McGonagall extracted fees of between 5 and 10/- (50p) from the crowds who gleefully attended his public humiliations) is open to debate. Whatever the case, one cannot fail to admire McGonagall's eternal optimism-this is the man who walked from Dundee to Balmoral to present a volume of his treasured verse to his beloved Queen Victoria only to be told at the gates of the castle to go away.

For more information on William Topaz McGonnagal please visit:

McGonagall Online

13-01-2007, 09:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
ronlyre The Stratford Strumpet Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: stratford upon avon Posts: 110	Jobee McGonagall - one and the same? Dear Jobee, I have to admit that I have never ever read anything like the stuff you continually bombard this site with. Are you or have you ever been a fan of Mr McGonagall (or even related?) If not I suggest you research this man at once. I hope this (Below) helps. He may have been born in Edinburgh but Dundee is the city where William Topaz McGonagall's work flourished. A handloom weaver by trade he is world renowned for his disjointed poetry that simply doesn't scan. Whether he was an ingenious buffoon or a shrewd entertainer (McGonagall extracted fees of between 5 and 10/- (50p) from the crowds who gleefully attended his public humiliations) is open to debate. Whatever the case, one cannot fail to admire McGonagall's eternal optimism-this is the man who walked from Dundee to Balmoral to present a volume of his treasured verse to his beloved Queen Victoria only to be told at the gates of the castle to go away. For more information on William Topaz McGonnagal please visit: McGonagall Online __________________ Ron Lyre shakespeare wuz ere (Editor: Ted de Stratford. Ron's cousin)