WUSS-ter-sher ?
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WUSS-ter-sher ? Learn New Words with Dave Series David Angel Maybe you can try to spell it right Take a shot, you scattered blunderbuss English is a language full of blight Maybe you can try to spell it right In the pantry hiding like the night Wipe the label off then tell us! Maybe you can try to spell it right Take a shot, you scattered blunderbuss Worchester! Cici - Wrongo, partner. Let me spell it slowly for you because obviously you weren't listenin' in skoo' W-O-R-C-H-E-S-T-E-R-S-H-I-R-E Angel - Ha! Got you! Can't believe it! I knew it all along. I see the bottle every day! Worcestershire! Copyright ©️ 2026, David Angel, All Rights Reserved PoetNote - In case you ignored my Fun with Poetic Forms Series, a triolet is an eight line rhyme where lines one, four & seven are the same and lines two & eight are the same. blunderbuss noun blun· der· buss ˈblən-dər-ˌbəs 1 : a muzzle-loading firearm with a short barrel and flaring muzzle to facilitate loading 2 : a blundering person - merriam-webster. com Worcestershire sauce is typically pronounced as "WUSS-ter-sher" in American English and "WUSS-tuh-shuh" in British English. The key is to remember it has only three syllables. - mentalfloss. com -visajourneypro. com Cici - I admit I didn’t know a blunderbuss was an early form of a shotgun, but I was just testing you with the spelling of the sauce. Speaking of guns, interesting how Worcester and Winchester are slant rhymes, isn’t it? Angel - Stick with me, kid. Cici - If I wanted to off you, I wouldn’t even need a gun - I’d just put some of that 1990’s vintage Winchestershire sauce on your meatloaf and let nature take its course Angel - It’s quite a durable good isn’t it? Cici - Not that durable. That’s why I keep it around. Angel - Did you know that in economic theory a durable good is one that yields utility over time rather than being depleted after one use? Cici - Did you know that Americans have cut back on purchases of durable goods in no small measure because Trump‘s tariff policy is a hidden tax that is ultimately inflationary? Angel - Cool your jets, that’s the next poem - Durable Goods (to the tune of Norwegian Wood from The Beatles 1965 Rubber Soul album) Cici - Do you ever slow down? Public Service Announcement - I live to serve! If you see a crusty rectangular bottle in the back of your refrigerator that has moldy sauce all over the label that looks like it might begin with the letter W, throw it out by God!
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