After a bit of argy-bargy, happy slapping, black dungeon-work and a couple of on-your-toes to the Continent, we get Henry V – cocky sod and, more important, lucky sod – who wins Agincourt but unluckily is then killed by the shits while his son is still a nipper.
Sometimes I admire British writing; sometimes it cracks me up, and sometimes it just leaves me scratching my 'ead.
Right! What’s all this then!
I’m with you on that—have never heard the expression “argy-bargy” and am not sure what the writer means when he says Henry V was “killed by the shits”—unless he means dysentery or some such unfortunate disease. But I AM pretty sure what he means when he talks about Henry VI “hiding the pink sceptre”—and that line is hilarious!
Loved that part. As if the writer knew that a recounting of history is often tedious and bland.
After a bit of argy-bargy, happy slapping, black dungeon-work and a couple of on-your-toes to the Continent, we get Henry V – cocky sod and, more important, lucky sod – who wins Agincourt but unluckily is then killed by the shits while his son is still a nipper.
Sometimes I admire British writing; sometimes it cracks me up, and sometimes it just leaves me scratching my ‘ead.
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I’ll second that.
I get that “Killed by the shits while his son is still a nipper” likely means he died of dysentery while his son was still a small boy. But can anyone translate “ After a bit of argy-bargy, happy slapping, black dungeon-work and a couple of on-your-toes to the Continent, we get Henry V”