"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone. "When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."

Sunday 17 October 2010

Hippogriff

 

The hippogriff is a mythical creature with an eagle’s head, claws and wings, and a horse’s body.

1 comment:

  1. It was also the name I gave to my first motor scooter - a 90cc Vespa on which I used to ride from Liverpool to London on a Friday night after work and return on Sunday evening. I'm not sure I'd want to do that in my comfortable modern car these days!

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