whine, whine, whine and an old FILK

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 120198


I gave a twist to my time turner and ventured back to 2001 to look 
at the posts.  To my surprise there is a great big pun running 
throughout the series of HP books and I never saw it.

Of course, I'm not a native British speaker, ya'll, so maybe I'm not 
the only one who missed it. I've copied Coriolan's filk to 
Sirius_3lack's explanation on the pronounciation of Little Whinging.

These Golden Oldies remind me of Wolfman Jack.

(I don't know if any of the links are still active.)


"sirius_3lack" <sirius_3lack at y...> wrote:
> > 
> > it is pronounced "win-jing" - but to whinge (winj) is to whine.
> > 
> > whinge (hwinj, winj)
> > intr.v. Chiefly British whinged, whing·ing, whing·es 
> > To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent 
> > manner.
> > 
> > Sirius
> 
Coriolan wrote:

> Summer Whinge (from CoS, Chap 1)
> 
> (To the tune of Summer Wine)
> 
> Hear the original at:
> 
> http://www.foxlink.net/~bobnbren/1960s.html
> 
> Dedicated to Sirius_3lack 
> 
> THE SCENE: 4 Privet Drive. HARRY laments his return to Little 
> Whinging. 
> 
> HARRY
> I came back home with magic things from my first year
> The Dursleys greeted me with loathing and with fear
> They seized my wands and robes, on Hedwig they infringed
> They now inflict on me summer whinge 
> 
> HARRY & THE DURSLEYS
> Ohh-oh-oh summer whinge
> 
> HARRY
> It's hocus pocus and my magic kitchen word
> My summer in Little Whinging is so absurd
> I labor at my chores, the sun my neck does singe
> And so it gives to me summer whinge
> 
> HARRY & THE DURSLEYS
> Ohh-oh-oh summer whinge
> 
> HARRY
> My owl was locked up and no letter came my way
> It seemed that Ron and Herm had nothing more to say
> The Dursley's dinner plans could only make me cringe
> And so I proceed with summer whinge
> 
> It's squiggly wiggly and a hedgerow-burning spell
> My summer in Little Whinging becomes pure hell
> I'm starved throughout the day while Dudley's on a binge
> And so I give voice to summer whinge
> 
> HARRY & THE DURSLEYS
> Ohh-oh-oh summer whinge
> 
> HARRY
> Though it's my birthday I'm to stay within my room
> Vernon says just one sound, and I'll face certain doom
> Of kindness and concern he betrays not a twinge
> He's giving me some more summer whinge
> 
> HARRY & THE DURSLEYS
> Ohh-oh-oh summer whinge
> 
> HARRY
> It's jiggery-pokery and a flying frying pan
> A summer in Whinging is worse than Azkaban
> Why must relations spring from the lunatic fringe?
> 
> DURSLEYS
> So we can give to you summer whinge
> 
> DOBBY (from behind the bushes)
> Mmm-mm summer whinge


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