Keith Gaughan scripsit:
> It's quite a fairly name here (Ireland, if ye haven't guessed).
I suppose the word "common" was supposed to be somewhere in this sentence.
> One of our
> ministers is called Brendan Cowan, but the fact that he's also referred to as
> 'Biffo' (Big Ignorant Fscker From Offaly) is a bit of a downer. It's exactly
> as John pronounces it.
>
> There's also the 'Coen' variant up home in Sligo.
My grandfather was from Mayo (not the dressing).
John "Biffm" Cowan
--
John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org
To say that Bilbo's breath was taken away is no description at all. There
are no words left to express his staggerment, since Men changed the language
that they learned of elves in the days when all the world was wonderful.
--_The Hobbit_