[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Fans of Bombadil

John Walton john at walton.vu
Thu Oct 11 13:23:23 UTC 2001


dfrankiswork at netscape.net wrote:

>> You're right, that is true -- it drives me insane.
>> But what's worse are those who can't spell Tolkien's name.
> 
> And as for those whose couplets don't scan or rhyme
> Because they can't think what to put on the second line...
> 
> Limericks are good.

The problem with READING my couplets
Is that one can't tell when to speed up; let's
Agree it was bad
And that I was mad
To say 'twas one of my evil quintuplets.

Phew!

--John
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