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PWB Peeps Open Thread: National Clerihew Day, July 10 [1]
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Date: 2022-07-10
"Sir Christopher Wren Said, I am going to dine with some men If anyone calls Say I am designing St. Paul's"
An English novelist and humorist, Edmund Clerihew Bentley (July 10, 1875 – March 30, 1956), created the first-ever Clerihew at the age of 16.
Sir Humphry Davy
Abominated gravy.
He lived in the odium
Of having discovered sodium
A clerihew has 4 lines, rhymed AABB, but no meter is necessary. The first line should contain someone’s name, who is the subject of the poem.
George the Third
Ought never to have occurred.
One can only wonder
At so grotesque a blunder.
John Stuart Mill,
By a mighty effort of will,
Overcame his natural bonhomie
And wrote Principles of Political Economy.
Sir Henry Rider Haggard
Was completely staggered
When his bride-to-be
Announced, "I am She! (Auden)
PWBPeeps is a group that posts a daily diary and nightly open thread for animal lovers. We share photos, seek & give advice about pet health and behavior issues, support each other in times of sadness and stress, celebrate together when times are good, and on most days have an inordinate amount of fun.
You are welcome to join us!
Here are few not-too-onerous PWB rules
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