Mudcat Café message #2488792

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Thread #74383 Message #2488792
Posted By: Joe_F
08-Nov-08 - 09:01 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Lillibulero: Why banned, why BBC'd?
Subject: RE: Origins: Lillibulero: Why banned, why BBC'd?

Another use of this tune, pioneered by Uncle Toby in Tristram Shandy, is to whistle it when you do not wish to be bothered with arguing against some bit of nonsense.