With apologies to John Betjeman

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Last Hussar

11 August 2025, 02:43:01 PM
Slough

Come friendly bombs and rain on Slough
And turn it for fields to plough

Come friendly bombs and rain on Slough
It is time to cry "We've had enough!"

Come friendly bombs and rain on Slough
It truly is a rotten borough.

Come friendly bombs and rain on Slough
Or drown it in a Irish lough

Come friendly bombs and rain on Slough
It is awful through and through

Come friendly bombs and rain on Slough
It make me want to heave and cough

Come friendly bombs and rain on Slough
It is like the worst of all hiccough.

Come friendly bombs and rain on Slough
And the people with brains of dough
I have neither the time nor the crayons to explain why you are wrong.

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Gwydion

11 August 2025, 02:54:28 PM #1
Day trip?

Duke Speedy of Leighton

11 August 2025, 03:32:49 PM #2
My aunt lives there, and has this proudly over her dining table.
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fsn

11 August 2025, 04:15:03 PM #3
 :D  :D
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flamingpig0

11 August 2025, 06:46:24 PM #4
I went to  school there in the late 70s- Betjeman was too kind
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Last Hussar

11 August 2025, 07:36:12 PM #5
There is one more pronunciation,  but it has a T after, as in "thought" and I couldn't think of any words using this without the T.
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Duke Speedy of Leighton

11 August 2025, 09:06:29 PM #6
If you are going for a T after the 'oug/ow' sound-
Trout
Spout
Clout
Tout
Grout
About
Without
Pout
Devout
Sprout
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Gwydion

11 August 2025, 11:26:56 PM #7
Read original properly Guy!

Chris Pringle

12 August 2025, 06:58:36 AM #8
Genius - made me laugh. (Haugh-haugh.)

Last Hussar

12 August 2025, 10:28:12 AM #9
Quote from: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 11 August 2025, 09:06:29 PMIf you are going for a T after the 'oug/ow' sound-

Come friendly bombs as rain on Slought?
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Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

12 August 2025, 10:31:19 AM #10
Quote from: Last Hussar on 12 August 2025, 10:28:12 AMCome friendly bombs as rain on Slought?

May as well.....aint it a small village near Reading ?
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