andrel wrote:
> On 3-11-2009 19:56, Stephen wrote:
>> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:25:42 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>>> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> It's kinda like the "6 degrees" game.  You could probably do the same
>>>>> with music influences to JS Bach. :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim
>>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00nf3kr
>>>>
>>>> Pete Townshend talks about the influence on his songwriting of composer
>>>> Henry Purcell.
>>>>
>>>> Unavailable after 13:30 GMT. :(
>>>
>>> That's a problem, then, just getting to this now. :-(
>>>
>>> Jim
>>
>> Gone! And never called me mother!
>>
> How should I parse that?
> 
> 1) never called me 'mother'!
> 2) never called me. Mother!
> 3) never called my mother!
> 
> And what does it mean?

The lady’s son died before he knew that she was his mother. (Alcoholic 
poising IIRC) So number 1 is correct.
It is from the play of “East Lynne” a sensation novel by Mrs Henry Wood.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Lynne


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Best Regards,
	Stephen

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