George Orwell, in his deathbed diary, wrote:

You're mother's a spinster, say the bells of the Westminster.

Don't keep talking balls, say the bells of St Paul's.

Somehow, these verses did not make it into _1984_, but the idea of churches insulting each other seems worth pursuing. For instance:

Your uncles are fairies, say the bells of St Mary's.

--- Joe Fineman    joe_f@verizon.net

||: A 5-inch melon is twice as big as a 4-inch melon. :||