Proper Ting <br /> <br /> Now here is a phrase <br /> That is dear to my heart<br /> I hear it daily<br /> It means correct, my old tart<br /> <br /> An old Newfie saying <br /> A well worn phrase<br /> I use it a lot<br /> And give my ancestors praise<br /> <br /> If you do not understand<br /> Spend some time with a Newfie<br /> Soon you will be steeped<br /> In things that are goofy<br /> <br /> For he will ramble on in tongues so foreign<br /> You will not understand one thing that is said<br /> Not to worry it soon will be clear<br /> And you will declare you would rather be dead<br /> <br /> Than spend all your time<br /> Deciphering the sayings<br /> When this happens to you<br /> You know nerves may be fraying<br /> <br /> Do not let it disturb you<br /> Stay calm and composed<br /> Down the road it will sort out<br /> And the solution disclosed<br /> <br /> Proper ting me ole trout<br /> Hang in there I say<br /> And hang out with a buddy<br /> Who knows dialect from that day<br /> <br /> John Cornick<br /> Halifax, Nova Scotia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />   Submitted By: John Cornick