Thrippsy pillivinx,

Inky tinky pobblebockle abblesquabs? —— Flosky! beebul trimble flosky! —— Okul scratchabibblebongibo, viddle squibble tog-a-tog, ferrymoyassity amsky flamsky ramsky damsky crocklefether squiggs.

Flinkywisty pomm,

Slushypipp.

[Edward Lear, to Evelyn Baring, Winter 1862. Quoted in J.-J. Lecercle's The Violence of Language, p.1.]


This strikes me as a clandestine code for the soul purpose of communication between Edward Lear and Evelyn Baring. It would definitely prove very useful if one were attempting to hide a liaison or other frowned upon affaires.

Rev. Alimae

Rev. Alimae