Re: How do you say "gnus"?

[Roland Hutchinson]

jmfbahciv@aol.com wrote:

> Thanks to Lynn's post, I now have that ga-new song running through
> my head.  I've always pronounced the word ga-new because
> of the song.
> 
> What's worse is that I have song in my head but my recall is
> so bad I can only remember one word of all the lyrics.

Flanders and Swann, from "At the Drop of a Hat".

Lyrics here (and several other places; it's obviously a favorite of evil
hackers with no respect for copyright, but this one seems to have obtained
proper permission from the heirs and successors, and I am duly impressed):

http://www.nyanko.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/fas/hat_gnu.html

-- 
Roland Hutchinson              Will play viola da gamba for food.

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