Alice in Wonderland - Getting Better Every Day!

Not sure if this is a good thing or not, but every day I understand more and more of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. And British humor in general.

And after my adventures today, the following excerpt from AIW is especially relevant:

The Knight announces that the name of the song “is called `Haddock’s Eyes’” and the following famous conversation ensues:

“Oh, that’s the name of the song, is it?” Alice said, trying to feel interested.


“No, you don’t understand,” the Knight said, looking a little vexed. “That’s what the name is called. The name really is `The Aged Aged Man.’”


“Then I ought to have said `That’s what the song is called’?” Alice corrected herself.


“No, you oughtn’t: that’s quite another thing! The song is called `Ways and Means’; but that’s only what it’s called, you know!”


“Well, what is the song, then?” said Alice, who was by this time completely bewildered.


“I was coming to that,” the Knight said. “The song really is `A-sitting On A Gate….