๐•„๐•’๐•๐•’๐•”๐•’๐•Ÿ๐••๐•ฃ๐•’ @malacandra.me ยท Dec 28

December 28th is the anniversary of the tragic Tay Bridge Disaster that claimed 75 lives in Scotland in 1879. A failure of engineering, inspection, and construction it precipitated another disaster: one of the very worst poems in the history of the English language. Which is no small feat. 1/3

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๐•„๐•’๐•๐•’๐•”๐•’๐•Ÿ๐••๐•ฃ๐•’ ยท Dec 28

This poem, by Famous Bad Poet William McGonagall, concludes: "Oh! Ill-fated bridge of the silv'ry Tay, I now must conclude my lay By telling the world fearlessly without the least dismay, That your central girders would not have given way, At least many sensible men do say," 2/3