From one person whose name will remain a secret
(quoted by Geir Corneliussen, affz, March 4, 1999):
Looking through my old boxes...I came across a record Frank gave me
some years ago......a single edit of Sharleena......on the B is "Bognor
Regis".
From: Manning Bartlett (affz, May 3, 1999):
If said tune exists, then there are a number of reasons why Zappa would have
called it Bognor Regis. Bognor Regis is a well known village for a number of
reasons, mainly because it is dank, dirty, tiny and has a funny name. Most
British people would know of Bognor Regis for this very reason, and I know it
gets mentioned in at least one Monty Python sketch.Its humour value comes from a number of sources. For one, 'bog' in British
english is slang for a toilet. The "Regis" part means "royal", which is quite
amusing, as it vaguely implies "Royal shithouse". Additionally the expression
"Bog off" is equivalent to "screw you". Plus "Bognor" is just a funny word, like
'enema', 'bondage', 'dacron' and 'echidna'.
From Jon Naurin (affz, May 16, 2002):
Yep, as many people have hinted, this is Bognor Regis. For those of you
who are unfamiliar with it, read all (well, as much about as we know
about it) on:
http://www.lukpac.org/~handmade/patio/weirdo/unreleased.html#sharleenabognorregis
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