Thread: Speccie: Take Two
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Unread 10-10-2010, 06:53 PM
Susan McLean Susan McLean is online now
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Catherine, a "slow coach" is a stupid person, so I am punning on that in the phrase. Your Betjeman is very entertaining, and I think the combination of him with Romeo makes a lot more sense than my yoking of Browning with Lady Macbeth.

Susan
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