June weekend in Scarborough

[lastlid]

Interesting post, Alan ... curiously enough, I've often wondered about the origins of the lyrics Simon & Garfunkel composed for "Scarborough Fair".

"The song tells the tale of a young man, who tells the listener to ask his former lover to perform for him a series of impossible tasks........"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_Fair_(ballad)

[Arthur Little]

"The song tells the tale of a young man, who tells the listener to ask his former lover to perform for him a series of impossible tasks........"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_Fair_(ballad)

for this additional link ...

... much appreciated.

[Terpe]

"The song tells the tale of a young man, who tells the listener to ask his former lover to perform for him a series of impossible tasks........"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_Fair_(ballad)

Something's not quite right with that link.

As Jimmy Saville would say "close bracket" :-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_Fair_(ballad)



The BB code for "close url" [/url] is inside the closing bracket in your post. Sorry lastlid sometimes I am so so pedantic. One of the weaknesses I need to control as I am no longer a practicing engineer.

No offence intended at all.

[lastlid]

Something's not quite right with that link.

As Jimmy Saville would say "close bracket" :-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_Fair_(ballad)





The BB code for "close url" [/url] is inside the closing bracket in your post. Sorry lastlid sometimes I am so so pedantic. One of the weaknesses I need to control as I am no longer a practicing engineer.

No offence intended at all.

Strange as it was a straight copy and paste.......

[lastlid]

Something's not quite right with that link.

As Jimmy Saville would say "close bracket" :-

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The BB code for "close url" [/url] is inside the closing bracket in your post. Sorry lastlid sometimes I am so so pedantic. One of the weaknesses I need to control as I am no longer a practicing engineer.

No offence intended at all.

I train engineers so I know what they are like....