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From: mls@ittvax.ATC.ITT.UUCP (Michael Schneider)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Re: Unfunny things (Re: YABS)
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Date: Fri, 30-Aug-85 09:14:18 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 30 09:14:18 1985
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> In article <2190@pucc-h> ags@pucc-h.UUCP (Dave Seaman) writes:
> >Speaking of things which aren't funny, consider the following classic
> >limerick (I am not sure about the author, but it just might be George
> >Bernard Shaw):
> >
> >	There was a young man of St. Bees
> >	Who was stung in the arm by a wasp.
> >	  When asked, "Does it hurt?"
> >	  He replied, "No, it doesn't.
> >	I'm so glad it wasn't a hornet."
> >-- 
> >Dave Seaman			 ..!pur-ee!pucc-h:ags
> >
> The author is W. S. Gilbert (of Gilbert & Sullivan).

Is this a classic limerick?  I think not.  The pattern, so I remember is

<line 1> <ending sound 1>
<line 2> <ending sound 1>
<line 3> <ending sound 2>
<line 4> <ending sound 2>
<line 5> <ending sound 1>

But, I think the meter is ok.
 
 mike schneider
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