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Satire on Rhys Meigen
Dychan i Rys Meigan
Cretinous bungler, ass-bray – gormless clod,
Coy bum-sniffer of Gwalchmai,
Curs howl when he comes their way,
Curses dog him every day.
Consider Rhys Meigen: grim display – turd
Causing nausea. May he stray
Far, wayward dog, and stay
Away, cloying milksop of May.
Uncouth, deceptive, beast-grey – boaster
From Dyfi to Menai,
Chuntering, half-sized, splay-
Legged fake-in-the-making,
Coward who could never gain a lord’s love,
Completely useless, it’s plain,
He croons a vile wormwood strain,
Knavish ape, mouth like a drain,
Crude of tongue, corpse-cold brain – you blab
Flattery, and declaim,
Blatantly inviting blame,
Crappy beggar, spreading stain
Of crassness, crafty, pale, nasty bastard,
Boor on a course to fail,
Brazen braggart with baleful
Eyes. Mood: abrasive. Breath: stale.
Randy, crapulous llatai – getter of
Leprous ladies, craven pain
In the backside, shit-ingrained
Dog, paddle away, I pray.
His pantaloons look gay – coracle hides
Patched in motley. Its a strain
Getting him to write in plain
Welsh. Pen? Sword? He runs away.
Corpse-hackney, rotten hack-writer – filthy
Bard with lips that writhe
Like slugs. Men! Hide your wives!
His scuttling bugs will blight your lives.
From curdy mouth to clasping arse – his jaws
A clench of quarrels, fat farce,
His troughlike gullet set to fart
Verses, tettered travesty of art,
Nasty, blotch-legged, uncouth – with bulges
In his britches. Blessed, forsooth,
He who hangs the soup-wet youth,
Tomcat-stealthy, snide, uncouth,
Beer-drunken, slick of lip – squealing piglet –
He vomits, and lets it drip
On his fusty clothes. This
Codpiece of his, stained with piss,
Shows him up: a vagabond – and lice
Bite him on his shitten hand,
His hair: imp-trimmed. Taste: bland.
Lo! He comes, and blights the land.
Beam-legged, spindleshanked – no Cai Hir –
Battle-shy flatterer,
Sucker of rancid fat,
Neck like rawhide, face: flat
And leathery, like a worm – yeast-drinker –
Legs feeble as a lamb’s,
Gut like butter badly churned,
Wire-haired, hankering for the womb.
He sang, feeble as a mouse – mischievous music
Rhyming rodent of the shithouse,
A composition any louse
Would blush to hear, the soused,
Pock-marked Rhys Meigen, courter of gallows.
Choose rope or banishment, or else you’ll burn,
Maggot-footed, fat-basted travesty,
You gnash your green teeth, you rage, you gurn,
You cram your mouldy gob, you glutton,
Boar-gobbler, mutton-mouthed slurper, you turn
My stomach! Marrow-licker, slick drinker
Of rancid fat – I exorcise, by Cyndeyrn,
Your salmon-coloured, puckered lips, arse
Of greediness, engulfing all. I spurn
Your creamy-headed cock, coward-soldier
Standing at wonky attention. Dinbyrn
Scorns your lousy pelt, your vile, vulpine face,
Your complexion, fleshy and taciturn,
Your leech-like trousers, constipated flesh,
Your withered expression, your searching, stern
Lifeless eyes, your scurrilous snarl, scurrying,
Cat-clawed gait. Your meat-mashing mouth earns
No praise, drinker of dregs of sour cider
Made of crabs. Your fatuous, muck-fed face burns
Red as beetroot, as you bash out woeful
Awdls and englyns, glibly as you churn
Out crap into your britches. The tavern
Is emptied. You rave on, and never learn.
Poem by Dafydd ap Gwilym, paraphrased by Giles Watson, 2011. It is said that Dafydd composed this satire in response to an englyn written by Rhys Meigen, in which he claimed to have slept with Dafydd’s mother. The tradition affirms that when Dafydd’s satire was performed in front of him, Rhys dropped down dead. It is certainly true that many people believed that a well-penned satire could bring death on its victim, and the story is supported by a reference made by Dafydd in a debate with Gruffudd Gryg, in which he warns his rival: “be careful lest you end up twisted and dead, like Rhys, slain by poetry”. However, it is more likely that this satire was really part of a comparatively normal ritual: the bardic debate, in which bards were expected to insult one-another inventively as a form of entertainment. Gwalchmai was a 12th Century court poet from Gwynedd, Cai Hir was King Arthur’s prodigiously tall nephew, Cyndeyrn was a saint, and it is thought that Dinbyrn was a traditional Welsh hero.
My thanks to Huw Davies for pointing out that poetic insult competitions are still a part of the Mari Lwyd ceremony: an observation which led me to improve one line of this paraphrase (see the discussion below).
YAWN
- Norman Williams, Cardiff, 30/5/2011 6:33
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She looks amazing - well done Geri - i hope you stay happy. Love the green play suit and purple shoes - really suits her
- Martha, Ashford, Kent, 30/5/2011 4:59
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I hear she was blabbing around pretending to know what she was talking about whilst at F1. She really is just an empty pot isn't she. It IS nice to see her having fun, but don't she and Henry always have fun when the cameras are about?
- Patricia, London, 30/5/2011 4:18
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Jojo , Leeds, 29/5/2011 16:09 And what are these 'Mums' supposed to do when their children are with their fathers prey tell? Are you saying that Geri's daughter isn't allowed time with her father or that when she is Geri's not allowed to go on holiday? Oh please.
- Tell It like It Is, South West, 30/5/2011 4:12
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How has she kept such a large bust, despite being so slim, I wonder?
- AC, London, 30/5/2011 4:00
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He seems like a really respectful and sensitive guy.
- me, here, 30/5/2011 3:25
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Don't love the woman (although I did snap up most of her bikini range-it's fab!), but she's possibly looking the best she ever has right now. Happiness suits her.
- Ess M, The Shire, 30/5/2011 3:11
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No mention of her daughter either! Just what are these 'Mums' thinking about leaving their kids to others whilst they hit the high life? Whatever happened to the family holiday I wonder?- Jojo , Leeds, 29/5/2011 16:09 Most are'nt with the fathers = no family to go on holiday with !
- Mandy, Oxford, UK, 30/5/2011 2:39
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It has to be said, she has got cute legs.... and I'm female!
- Lu , London, 30/5/2011 2:36
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Old Spice
- the truth, Hants, 30/5/2011 2:22
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Small person who gushes with great legs!
- Ess, Staffs, 30/5/2011 2:08
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where is her daughter you never see Geri with her child
- donthatemecosyouaintme, birmingham, 30/5/2011 2:01
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Whats wrong with mothers or parents to have a great vacation away from family or kids? What makes you think they dont take them on 6 vacations a year. Maybe thats what is wrong with a lot of familys,we stay so busy we forget to have fun for ourselves and let go of some stress to get back into the every day world.
- connie, trinity usa, 30/5/2011 1:40
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lovely.
- chazs001, liverpool uk., 30/5/2011 1:31
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he has a serious case of canckles
- h smith, everton supporter, 30/5/2011 1:27
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As a Spice Girl she was always going on about Girl Power. But since the group have split she seems to be the only Spice Girl whois not 'actively' working...I suppose it pays to have a rich fella!
- Jana, Love, 30/5/2011 1:13
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No mention of her daughter either! Just what are these 'Mums' thinking about leaving their kids to others whilst they hit the high life? Whatever happened to the family holiday I wonder?
- Jojo , Leeds, 30/5/2011 1:13
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undignified poses from an undignified woman
- HIlary, London, 30/5/2011 1:11
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undignified poses from an undignified woman.
- Hilary, London, 30/5/2011 1:10
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Oh how she loves to show off just for the camaras but her body is starting to look old
- Sally, Ibiza, 30/5/2011 0:59
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She is still looking so good, so much fun after so many years. Is that her son in the photo?
- Edwina Lee, High Wycombe, UK, 30/5/2011 0:59
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Jojo fromLeeds - for gods sake - Lighten up!! - Maybe her little'un has gone to stay with the grandparents for the weekend. I know when I was a child, my parents went away for the weekend, or even longer, and I had a blast with my Grandma and Grandad...
- SMS, Mumbai, 30/5/2011 0:51
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Posing for the camera. Gerri is so fake.
- Mimi, London, 30/5/2011 0:39
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They've been an item for a bit over two years ... and yet Halliwell says:"The reason why we've been together for so long ..." Since when was 2 years 'a long time'?
- Red Fred, Liverpool, 30/5/2011 0:37
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geri halliwell is the only person who can make bernie ecclestone looks taller!.........lol!
- Noora, London, 30/5/2011 0:35
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more staged photos from never miss a media opportunity halliwell
- susieQ, london, 30/5/2011 0:15
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She's looking good but it's way beyond me how anyone could listen to her for more than 5 seconds, her voice is dreadful & just doesn't have a pause let alone a stop button.
- Robin, London, 30/5/2011 0:08
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It was excruciating watching this woman at the Monaco Grand Prix yesterday, particularly when she pushed herself to the front of the Red Bull crowd to make sure the cameras caught her!! And then she yapped her way through the national anthems. Tacky, tacky woman.
- Natalie, Bristol, 29/5/2011 23:57
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did she end up in the water? haha
- sweety, devon, 29/5/2011 23:54
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geri halliwell is the only person who can make bernie ecclestone looks taller!.........lol!
- Noora, London, 29/5/2011 23:49
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Well at least she's steered clear of all the Z listers who have descended on Marbella over the last few days
- Jane, Chelmsford, 29/5/2011 23:49
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'Serial vacationer'.....sometimes you just gotta love DM!
- M.T, London, 29/5/2011 23:25
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They're not putting on a show - you're spying on them.
- Pipeman, Baccytown, 29/5/2011 23:24
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Henry Beckwith an Alpha Male? Really? What does he actually do to earn his living then? Alpha males are successful in their career, determined in their profession, high achievers... er... what's Henry ever done career-wise? Where's the evidence of his determination in any career...? What's he ever achieved?
- Laura, London, 29/5/2011 23:14
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Reaaaally, goddamnit these are all edited WAY differently :P Oh well..
Scanning in my negatives right now, exciting! :D
Gabriele Münter 1908 - Knabenkopf (Willi Blab) [1908] -
im Erwerb durch Museum Ludwig, Köln
Katalog zur Sonderausstellung in Köln, Museum Ludwig vom 15. September 2018 – 13. Januar 2019 - Gabriele Münter - Malen ohne Umschweife; Kat-Nr.: 90
Single exposure. First I beat the heck out of it in Topaz Adjust 5 by making it horribly sharp and grainy, then blurred it to taste, and then, the very secret (that I'm blabbing here) is the overlay of a handmade gradient that was brought down to a low opacity.
So, in other words, although this was taken with a very fine (not kit) Nikon lens....I only used the image as my base. The final touch was put in by stylus, by hand.
Base image has to be good in order to make it work.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 09: Robert "Blaber" Huang of Cloud9 is seen backstage at the League of Legends World Championship Groups Stage on October 9, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)
This is another thing I liked about Yogi's Treasure Hunt. From the episode Secret Agent Bear, Even though that episode was spoofing 007, there was still room for Snooper & Blabber to make a true blooded homage to the 80s in the form of Miami Vice! Here, they're the Miami Mice! (and Cats!) In my opinion, Snooper & Blabber SHOULD have been in the Hanna Barbera Superstars 10 movie: Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose! Then it totally could have been a pseudo movie to Yogi's Treasure Hunt! Or even: Yogi's Treasure Hunt the movie: Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose!
FYI: Nice Shades!!
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 05: Robert "Blaber" Huang (L) and Jesper "Zven" Svenningsen of Cloud9 pose at the League of Legends World Championship Groups Features Day on October 5, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Lance Skundrich/Riot Games)
As in, "You want me to chase the squirrels out of the yard? Talk to the paw." Sleeping on his recliner. All. Day.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 05: Robert "Blaber" Huang of Cloud9 poses at the League of Legends World Championship Groups Features Day on October 5, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Lance Skundrich/Riot Games)
Bláberjalyng (vaccinium uliginosum) - a wild blueberry
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 09: Robert "Blaber" Huang of Cloud9 walks backstage at the League of Legends World Championship Groups Stage on October 9, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Lance Skundrich/Riot Games)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 08: Robert "Blaber" Huang of Cloud9 competes at the League of Legends World Championship Groups Stage on October 8, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 09: Robert "Blaber" Huang of Cloud9 is seen backstage at the League of Legends World Championship Groups Stage on October 9, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)
I made a batch of granola müsli last week, as a little experiment. It tasted pretty good but it was a little bit too crunchy so I'm gonna give it a new try to make it perfect! This one has hazelnuts, dried blueberries and a lot of cardamom in it - this morning even fresh blueberries! Yum.
Canon EOS 7D
Sigma 50/1.4
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 07: Robert "Blaber" Huang of Cloud9 prepares to compete at the League of Legends World Championship Groups Stage on October 7, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)
Ute på lite bärplockaräventyr och det fanns en hel del lingon och även blåbär som inte var övermogna.
He claims:
A. The front yard is out of his jurisdiction.
B. Squirrels are out of season.
C. Pumpkins are out of season.
D. He doesn't want to pull a hammy.
Los Angeles, California - February 8: --- during 2020 LCS Spring Split at the LCS Arena on February 8, 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 14: Robert "Blaber" Huang of Cloud9 competes at the League of Legends - Mid-Season Invitational Bracket Stage on May 14 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)
At a secret location, this one is full of crystals as with a couple of others that I know. My friends have been threatened with a slow Death. A curse of dire consequences " may you live to 120" if you blab.
I'm a guest tomorrow on #Blab with @smcphoenix - Really looking forward to it - come and say hello!
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Original handmade designs by artist/potter Ray Blaber Mornington Peninsula Victoria Australian made c. Ray Blaber 1993 (printed paper label)
Day 2 at the 2018 World Championship Semifinals Stage at the Gwangju Women's University Universiade Gymnasium in Gwangju, South Korea, on 28 October 2018.
Here's the sheen I was blabbing about. I wasn't kidding. This is amazing. It shines like gold.
Drying ink, Scribblers Deep Magenta and Ecoline Ultramarine Light. Brush calligraphy on Canson 160g/m².
The sheen starts to show. These are some of the most beautiful colors and effects I ever obtained since I started calligraphy.
Day 2 at the 2018 World Championship Semifinals Stage at the Gwangju Women's University Universiade Gymnasium in Gwangju, South Korea, on 28 October 2018.
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 14: Robert "Blaber" Huang of Cloud9 is seen backstage at the League of Legends - Mid-Season Invitational Bracket Stage on May 14 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)
Day 2 at the 2018 World Championship Semifinals Stage at the Gwangju Women's University Universiade Gymnasium in Gwangju, South Korea, on 28 October 2018.
Day 2 at the 2018 World Championship Semifinals Stage at the Gwangju Women's University Universiade Gymnasium in Gwangju, South Korea, on 28 October 2018.
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 14: Robert "Blaber" Huang of Cloud9 is seen backstage at the League of Legends - Mid-Season Invitational Bracket Stage on May 14 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)
Well, here's my entry for BLaB's Ma.K Like a Boss building contest! I couldn't really think of what to build, until I saw my Batman minifig sitting on my shelf. Then it clicked. I would build a mecha Batmobile. So, here is the product of my labor!
Features include:
-Poseable legs
-Adjustable bat fins
-Smoke bomb cannon
-Opening cockpit
-Extendable ladder
-A Bat-SAFS (why not?)
You can check out the other views of the MOC here!
Check out the BLaB contest here!