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Lord Louis Mountbatten Tended to flatten Those of lesser authority With his air of superiority.
Archbishop Cosmo Lang Did not make much of a bang But had to face a tricky situation At the time of the Abdication.
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The Two Ronnies, Corbett and Barker, Disliked comedians whose humour was darker. Their TV series were good clean fun, In which Barker used words to garble and pun.
Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Were once Britain's top two comedy guys. Their Christmas shows on the BBC Topped the ratings in 1970s TV.
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When Satan fell from grace Into the other place, He taunted God about Creation's state, But God eschewed theological debate.
Mother Teresa? Not all writers praise her. Some say her principal goal Was not curing the body, but saving the soul.
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John Napier Had a mind like a rapier. He simplified the operation Of exponentiation.
The works of Enid Blyton Nowadays tend to frighten Most child psychologists And politically correct apologists.
David Bowie Was exceptionally showy. Had he been unobtrusive, His appeal would have been more exclusive.
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Ancient Sparta Had no Magna Carta. In a state geared to military fights, There was no place for human rights.
The Romans had few checks On extramarital sex. But once the Christian era had begun, It was forbidden to have such fun.
Boys at Eton Were regularly beaten By swaggering prefects For the most trivial defects.
Political campaigns Assume we have no brains. Their targeting is clinical, And their appeal to prejudice is cynical.
Both Presidential frontrunners are mad, And one is also bad. America's famed democracy Is now a tribal gerontocracy.
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Both Presidential frontrunners are mad, And one is also bad. America's famed democracy Is now a tribal gerontocracy.
----please, draw me a sheep----
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Marilyn Monroe Always stole the show. She was both funny and glamorous, Making men amused and amorous.
Santa Claus Does not obey Nature's laws, But children do not find this odd As the same applies to Jesus and God.
General Patton Threatened to flatten Any cowards or shirkers. He wanted heroes and hard workers.
Field Marshal Rommel Had an old Prussian Trommel Which he would superstitiously beat In order to prevent defeat.
Ho Chi Minh Said the Viet Cong would win Their war of attrition If the US eschewed nuclear fission.
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Clerihews on Greek philosophy
The ancient Stoics Said "There's no need for heroics. Clear thinking and self-control Will best sustain your body and soul".
If Aristotle Had seen a Klein bottle, He might have linked its strange topology To something sublime in theology.
Parmenides said That change is an illusion inside our head. When pressed to explain the illusion, He showed considerable confusion.
The Pre-Socratics taught That the earth was flat, as they truly thought. But the later Greek sages Worked out the truth in a few simple stages.
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Israel's prime minister, Whom his opponents think sinister, Was told by Biden: "Here's some more cash, But please don't do anything rash".
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Jason Beer KC Deserves a hefty fee For grilling witnesses in the Post Office scandal With the vast paperwork which he can effortlessly handle.
Sir Wyn Williams, the inquiry's Chair, Controls proceedings with wisdom and care, With an occasional intervention When a witness's answer defies comprehension.
Post Office staff (whom I shall not name) Mostly reply, with no hint of shame, "I'm sorry, I cannot recall – It's so long ago, I've forgotten it all".
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