The State of the Onion (CTG)

[ChrisGeorge]

First off, it stinks.
And there are so many layers,
no wonder nothing gets done.
Or undone.

Christopher T. George

I am featured poet this week at Here and Now, Winter on the South Frontier, Friday, January 22, 2010.

[lindylou]

ha,ha, I like that Chris .. and for those reasons I don't like onions !

[ChrisGeorge]

Thanks, Lindy.

Chris

[dazza]

Well done Chris

You know your onions! [an expression of UK origin, not sure whether it's used in the US?]

ONION: from about 1130AD - formed from the Anglo-Fr. word "Union" [meaning the joining of things] and from O.Fr. word "Oignon" from L. Unionem (nom. unio), colloquial rustic Roman for "a kind of onion".

Now, you really do know your onions!

[ChrisGeorge]

Thank you, dazza. I didn't know that information about the onion so it's great to learn it.

C

[pablo42]

Nice one Chris. Did it go well?

[dazza]

"Dear Old Guy"

Thanks Chris, brought a few childhood memories back.

[jobee]

I love them fried.j

[wsteve55]

Sure made me eyes water!!

[ChrisGeorge]

Ha ha, thanks, Steve.

Chris