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Thursday, May 28, 2015

The Philosopher's Corner Blows It Again


The Old Philosopher has sent us the results of a Washington Post limerick contest.  Real submissions, clever and funny, but not for the prudish.  (Does Buster have any prudish readers?  Nah!)

Maintain your sense of humor.  Here you go:
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Subject: A Blown Limerick
 
Lewinsky and Kaczynski

The Washington Post runs a weekly contest in its Style section called
the 'Style Invitational'.
 
The requirements this week were to use the two words'Lewinsky' (the
Intern) and 'Kaczynski' (the Unabomber) in the same limerick.
 
Now, remember, the following winning entries were actually printed
verbatim in the newspaper, no bleeps or xxxs:


 

Third place:

There once was a girl named Lewinsky
Who played on a flute like Stravinsky
'Twas 'Hail to the Chief'
On this flute made of beef
That stole the front page from Kaczynski.
 

Second place:

Said Clinton to young Ms. Lewinsky,
We don't want to leave clues like Kaczynski,
Since you made such a mess,
Use the hem of your dress
And please wipe that stuff off your chinsky.


 
And the winning entry:

Lewinsky and Clinton have shown
What Kaczynski must surely have known,
That an intern is better
Than a bomb in a letter,
When deciding how best to be blown


Thanks, Old Philosopher!

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