Doorstop wrote:"Fire! Fire!" said Mrs. McGuire,
"Wher! Wher!" said Mrs. Blair,
"Up the Toon" said Mrs. Broon,
"Goodness Gracious, Ah never knew herring wis fish!"
*EDIT* "Goodness Gracious" said Mrs Mc Davis; "Ah never knew herring was fish!"
I've only ever known the last line of that little ditty - now it all makes sense. Not very profound for my first post I suppose..