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#35759 07/19/01 11:49 AM
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Sorry - I just can't stop myself from boasting - it's a very bed habit of mine.

When I write a load of tripe-o
Please be kind, and call it "typo!"

(This rhyming stuff is addictive to one brought up on English Pantomime!)



#35760 07/19/01 12:00 PM
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We used to say in college:

liquor then beer, never fear
beer then liquor, never sicker





#35761 07/19/01 02:24 PM
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And to quote the venerable Dot Parker:

Candy is dandy,
But liquor is quicker.


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And to quote the venerable Dot Parker:
Candy is dandy,
But liquor is quicker


but generally attributed to Ogden Nash.

Max, if you are listening, the following are interesting sites: http://www.westegg.com/nash/
and
http://www.aphorismsgalore.com/

Rod


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but generally attributed to Ogden Nash.

Oops! Guess I got that mixed up with "Men never make passes at girls who wear glasses." Thanks for the gentle correction there, rodward.

You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think.


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generally attributed to Ogden Nash.

And James Thurber stole the catbird seat from Red Barber (who paid good money for it) with barely the hint of acknowledgement.


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