81R36355 JGH-F
By: Riddle H.R. No. 2726
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
honor Fiona Prendergast for her outstanding work as an intern in the
office of State Representative Debbie Riddle; and
WHEREAS, Transplanted to the Lone Star State from the United
Kingdom, Fiona Prendergast has long enjoyed, or endured, depending
on your point of view, the curiosity of strangers who hear her
accent and immediately ask her where she's from, to which she always
replies, "The Woodlands"; nevertheless, she remains adamant about
the proper use of a British accent, and never misses an opportunity
to malign Dick Van Dyke for his bad Cockney accent in Mary Poppins;
and
WHEREAS, Ms. Prendergast apparently has no problem with Julie
Andrews, however, since The Sound of Music is her favorite movie,
and she has proposed to reenact a musical number from the film on
Sine Die; her own accent is charmingly on display whenever she
starts to hold forth on the subject of tomatoes and the moral
turpitude of people who pick the fruit off of their food yet
gleefully ingest it in the form of ketchup or salsa; no one else in
the office knows what she's talking about, of course, because she
says "to-mah-to," and they say "to-may-to"; and
WHEREAS, Despite a solitary schedule that has led other
interns to suggest that the British intern who can't keep shoes on
her feet, loves food from McDonald's, and laughs til she cries might
not actually exist, Fiona Prendergast has nevertheless mesmerized
all those who have had the pleasure of meeting her with her keen
intelligence and razor-sharp wit, and it is most fitting to
recognize her for a job well done; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby commend Fiona Prendergast for her service as an
intern in the office of State Representative Debbie Riddle and
extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Prendergast as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.