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pianoman5 · Oct 28, 2005

Pthom, I can't imagine what dialect variation pronounces 'ought' other than like the following:

http://www.bartleby.com/61/16/O0151600.html

There once was a sweetie from Durham
Who could neither kill patients nor cure 'em
So she waffled and stewed
Did her rounds in the nude

Unique · Oct 28, 2005

There once was a sweetie from Durham
Who could neither kill patients nor cure 'em
So she waffled and stewed
Did her rounds in the nude
And patients, oh my, she did lure 'em!

A courageous old warhorse from Leeds

pconsidine · Oct 28, 2005

A courageous old warhorse from Leeds
one day found himself in the weeds

Meaney · Oct 29, 2005

Court vs Ought

Well, to my Australian ear, court has a very soft R. To practise this, an American should say "court" as he would normally, then say the word again with exactly the same vowel sound but completely remove the R (perhaps an American would spell it phonetically as "cawt" (not to be confused with "caht.")) Many English dialects will pronounce it this way as well. An Aussie will then pronounce "ought" more like "awt" than like "aht," as an American will.

Which is why I'm a bit perplexed that fellow Aussie pianoman5, who initiated the rhyme, justified it with a pronunciation from the American Heritage Dictionary!

A courageous old warhorse from Leeds
one day found himself in the weeds
He pulled out his sword

threedogpeople · Oct 29, 2005

A courageous old warhorse from Leeds
one day found himself in the weeds
He pulled out his sword.
She screamed, "Oh, my Lord!"

Unique · Oct 29, 2005

A courageous old warhorse from Leeds
one day found himself in the weeds
He pulled out his sword.
She screamed, "Oh, my Lord!"
"You've always looked better in tweeds!"

In Kansas we deal with the weather

Meaney · Oct 29, 2005

In Kansas we deal with the weather
Nevada thoughts deal with the nether

Solatium · Oct 29, 2005

In Kansas we deal with the weather
Nevada thoughts deal with the nether
But here in New Jersey

threedogpeople · Oct 29, 2005

In Kansas we deal with the weather
Nevada thoughts deal with the nether
But here in New Jersey,
milk comes from guernseys, (It's a stretch, OK?)

reph · Oct 29, 2005

In Kansas we deal with the weather
Nevada thoughts deal with the nether
But here in New Jersey,
milk comes from a Guernsey,
Who may later be turned into leather.

A snowflake fell right on my nose

Pthom · Oct 29, 2005

threedogpeople said:
(It's a stretch, OK?)

...are you hinting for a pun? I'm not biting.

In Kansas we deal with the weather
Nevada thoughts deal with the nether
But here in New Jersey,
Milk comes from a Guernsey, [adjusted for meter and to 'unstretch' it]
That's tied to a tree with a tether.

In the Florentine rain an old Tuscan

Pthom · Oct 30, 2005

A snowflake fell right on my nose
Then it melted and dripped on my toes

reph · Oct 30, 2005

In the Florentine rain an old Tuscan
Scrawled graffiti in ancient Etruscan

pianoman5 · Oct 30, 2005

In the Florentine rain an old Tuscan
Scrawled graffiti in ancient Etruscan
Though his words were imbued

poetinahat · Oct 30, 2005

In the Florentine rain an old Tuscan
Scrawled graffiti in ancient Etruscan
Though his words were imbued
with analogies crude

reph · Oct 31, 2005

Welcome back, poet!

In the Florentine rain an old Tuscan
Scrawled graffiti in ancient Etruscan
Though his words were imbued
with analogies crude
They'd the wit of, oh, say, David Susskind.

An Einstein or Newton I'm not

Solatium · Oct 31, 2005

An Einstein or Newton I'm not;
I'll stick with the brains that I've got

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A snowflake fell right on my nose
Then it melted and dripped on my toes,
Which made my feet chilly

Pthom · Oct 31, 2005

A snowflake fell right on my nose
Then it melted and dripped on my toes,
Which made my feet chilly
And I felt kind of silly

poetinahat · Oct 31, 2005

A snowflake fell right on my nose
Then it melted and dripped on my toes,
Which made my feet chilly
And I felt kind of silly
but certainly not lachrymose

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An Einstein or Newton I'm not;
I'll stick with the brains that I've got
my ignorant bliss

Meaney · Oct 31, 2005

The Limerickers said:
In the Florentine rain an old Tuscan
Scrawled graffiti in ancient Etruscan
Though his words were imbued
with analogies crude
They'd the wit of, oh, say, David Susskind.

An Einstein or Newton I'm not;
I'll stick with the brains that I've got.
My ignorant bliss
may be an abyss

reph · Oct 31, 2005

An Einstein or Newton I'm not;
I'll stick with the brains that I've got.
My ignorant bliss
may be an abyss–
Who needs smarts when your body's this hot?

I like Potter books, Harry or Beatrix,

poetinahat · Oct 31, 2005

I like Potter books, Harry or Beatrix,
and tuxes, as worn to high tea at Rick's*

*: as in Casablanca. If too farfetched, please overrule.

Pat~ · Oct 31, 2005

(Is it my imagination, or are there not a lot of syllababbles in this limerick?)

Pat~ · Oct 31, 2005

I figured it out!

I like POT-ter books...
(and the second line you say real fast

)

poetinahat · Oct 31, 2005

Since both lines end in a dactyl (metrical foot with one accented syllable followed by two unstressed, e.g. 'flattery'), we get away with it.

Or do we?

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Agent of Doom

Too Adorkable for Words

Socialist. Humanist. Solipsist.

This is my BEST side!

Agent of Doom

Socialist. Humanist. Solipsist.

This is my BEST side!

Fig of authority

Word butcher

Word butcher

Fig of authority

Means well

say it loud

Fig of authority

Word butcher

say it loud

Socialist. Humanist. Solipsist.

Fig of authority

say it loud

Luftmensch Emeritus, A.D.D.

Luftmensch Emeritus, A.D.D.

say it loud