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Nashed February 21, 2008

Posted by carpebanana in : Ramblings , trackback

This morning there was Miss Language, smiling in the midst of her schoolwork. I frown on too much smiling during the schoolday, so I asked what she was doing.

“Taking an Ogden Nash break.”

Naturally I had to have one, too. This particular gem stood out in light of election year news:

Everybody Tells Me Everything

I find it very difficult to enthuse

Over the current news.

Just when you think that at least the outlook is so black that it can grow no blacker, it worsens,

And that is why I do not like the news, because there has never been an era when so many things

were going right for so many of the wrong persons.

And in bad, sad Ogden Nash news, I found the poem I have quoted for years as:

Celery raw is good for the jaw:

Celery stewed’s more easily chewed.

is generally listed as being written as:

Celery, raw

Develops the jaw,

But celery, stewed,

Is more quietly chewed.

Clearly Thursday Next has been on the job here.

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1. Cristina - February 21, 2008

Marina discovered that today is the anniversary of the publishing of “The Communist Manifesto.” Of course, we thought of you. ;-)

Always love the Ogden Nash poetry!

Peace and Laughter,
Cristina