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This Terrible Problem That Is the Sea |
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Rare to see "gurly," a Scottish word meaning "gurgling," "boisterous," "stormy," and "surly." "The lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, and gurly grew the sea." From Story-Telling Ballads by Frances Jenkins Olcott, 1920.
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,( ,( ,( ,( ,( ,( ,( ,( `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' ` "The sea is a cruel mistress. Yet again the sea has behaved unconscionably. It's time to address this terrible problem that is the sea." —Captain Neddie, from the hilarious BBC series Broken News |
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