by Daniela Bullas (db), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay #8 (Oct 21-27) Verses 1-3 (of 6):
All 'round the scarecrow / a large flock of loud blackbirds — he wears new old clothes. /db
Just-built library courtyard — Mahatma Gandhi's bronze head. /vs
A whodunit book — disguising his appearance / with a judge’s wig. /db
[In England and Wales judges had worn full-bottomed wigs for criminal trials until the 1840s. This old-fashioned custom is now only used for ceremonial dress and in January, 2008 the tradition will be abolished.]
Click here for the previous rengay in the series.
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7 comments:
says a lot about our legal system
they'll take everything away, won't they? Sad.
that is sad... tradition ends. I always enjoyed seeing those guys in there robes and powders.
interesting one
john
very good in its own right and intriguing as a part of the linked verse
It was the Butler wot did it!
Floots: :-)
Andrew: Yeah, but they were kinda goofy. But I now know why they existed (to be a kind of disguise for the prosecutors).
Pamela: ...silly as it is. :-)
John: Thanks.
Polona: Many thanks.
Richard: Aye, could be so, lad. :-)
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