QOTD: from an IM exchange about songwriting

[mdlbear]

Naomi: "Do not have affairs with bards for your name is funny and scans to Greensleeves."
me: "Have affairs with bards, for your name is beautiful and scans to almost anything"

Comments

[faxpaladin.livejournal.com]

Actually, I think it's "Do not have affairs with bards' spouses, for your name can be made to sound very unpleasant indeed."

[faxpaladin.livejournal.com]

Or alternately, "...for your name will not be mentioned at all, but every performance will be like unto a twisting knife."