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Unread 02-29-2008, 11:10 PM
Barbara Godwin Barbara Godwin is offline
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Janice-

I'd heard of "Mad Dogs and Englishman" because Ralph sings it on the Muppet Show. You can see how deeply cultured I am.

Also, I wanted to share a poem by one of the worst poets of all time. Any rhyme she used is one to exercise extreme caution around.

Epitaph Suitable for a Critics's Tomb

My! What a bubbly, vapoury box of vanity!
A litter of worms, a relic of humanity,
Once a plaster-caste of mud, a puff of breath as well,
Before you chance to wander - remember there's a -----
So here lies an honest critic and I tell thee what,
'Tis a thing for all the world to stare and wonder at!

- From Fumes of Formation by Amanda McKittrick Ros
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