A Conversation for Urban Legends Vol. III: Biological Problems

Halfway up I met the barrel coming down

Post 1

Andrew Wyld [kt:'Burning Pestle', kp:'Mutamems, Ideodiversity', Zaph.]

The "accident report" is actually from a talk given by Gerard Hoffnung (of musical cartoon fame) in 1958, to the Oxford Union:

http://www.bluegum.com/Humour/Assorted/bricks.html

As far as I know that is the original source of the story.

Also very amusing is the "French Widows" skit on the flip side of the same (rare) 7" 33rpm record, which my Dad has a copy of.


Halfway up I met the barrel coming down

Post 2

Malabarista - now with added pony

It's also a Folk song called "Why Paddy's Not At Work Today"

http://www.mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=7866


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