Wellington Leg a Construct?
Members of the towne council are debating a proposal to acknowledge that Wellington Leg is a figment of someone’s imagination. Lord Holgate, the man who translated INNAGADAVIDA, made the startling suggestion during question time Friday. If Wellington Leg is a figment or construct the towne may qualify for federal aid. Holgate presented several arguments supporting his controversial idea.
The Roman Invasion: although everyone in Wellington Leg is aware that the Roman army has invaded, few if any outsiders share this assessment. The city of Los Angeles, for example, seems indifferent to the fact that four legions menace her borders.
“A blog with a literary focus” Lord Holgate argues that Wellington Leg along with Goth, Carthago Nova, and Henley Hornbrook are part of an obscure metaphor about a Utopian ideal somehow related to marine biology.
Language issues: although written in English Wellington Leg’s constitution is understood best by those who don’t speak English. A quick survey of visitors reveals a vast array of interpretation even though the sign says DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT PARKING HERE a quote from the Preamble.
Our daily newspaper, THE DRUIDICAL & LITERARY, claims to be delivered to our doorsteps but in fact arrives via RSS feeds. The city ordered the construction of a massive ditch in order to accomodate these “feeds” but at last report cost overruns threaten the future of the ditch. And why are workmen using tiny plastic shovels? The D9 grader ordered from Caterpillar is only four inches long.
For a transcript of Lord Holgate’s Compleat Thoughts and Caterpillar’s Entire Product Line please write to: What Has This Got to Do with Literature? Rabbits Down Close, Wellington Leg CBGB. A podcast is available at Judy’s Pizza Haus where customers throw pies and dance the night away. Hamilcar Frist reporting for the Eye in the Sky.
February 4th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
“If Wellington Leg is a figment or construct the towne may qualify for federal aid…”
Or, at the very least, ought to be collecting royalties. Or paying them. Or something. At any rate, there are both direct fiscal implications as well as possible tax contingencies.
The whole thing opens up a can of…entrails? (Quick, call the haruspex!)