Talking Nonsense in Havering – Surely Not!
While the name of Havering goes back to the Domesday Book in 1086, mentioned as ‘Haueringas’, according to a recent letter in the Times the name takes on a different meaning north of the Border where to talk nonsense is ‘havering’! Clearly the meaning must have been lost through interpretation, or is this talking havering?
Never listened to The Proclaimers “I’m Gonna Be” ?
When I wake up, well, I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the man who wakes up next to you
When I go out, yeah, I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the man who goes along with you
If I get drunk, well, I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
And if I haver, hey, I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the man who’s havering to you