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Cashews & Clerihews



A short four line poem that humorously characterizes or poignantly captures the essence of a person, whose name must appear in

the first line and be one of the rhymes. The form was invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley, better known as E.C. Bentley, author

of one of the classics in detective fiction, 'Trent's Last Case'. Following example may have been composed by Kingsley Amis or Anon:



SPINOZA
Collected curiosa:
Bawdy belles-lettres,
Etc.



Moving right along, how about...



LADY COQUETTE
Appreciate pumpkin flan,
True manliness in a man,
chess and etiquette.




Now it's your turn...


😏

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Cornflakes, cornflakes.
Cornflakes, cornflakes.
Cornflakes, cornflakes.
Cornflakes, cornflakes, cornflakes.




A cookie if you can tell me who coined this one 😛


edited for accuracy.

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
Cornflakes, cornflakes cornflakes.
Cornflakes, cornflakes cornflakes.
Cornflakes, cornflakes cornflakes.
Cornflakes, cornflakes.




A cookie if you can tell me who coined this one 😛
Tony the Tiger

He followed this with his less well-known sequel:

They're great, they're great they're great.
They're great, they're great they're great.
They're great, they're great they're great.
They're great, they're great.

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Originally posted by ThinkOfOne
Tony the Tiger

He followed this with his less well-known sequel:

They're great, they're great they're great.
They're great, they're great they're great.
They're great, they're great they're great.
They're great, they're great.
Apparently there is more salt in a kilo of cornflakes than a kilo of sea water.

And I need to read this;

http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetryclass/clerihew.htm

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GRANNY
Accused of being a tranny
Her photo collection
can cause ... excitement

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Got some chicken kickers, and a meal deal with a house special on the way now.....booked online, of course.

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I read this and I think this; firstly it dosen't seam like a serious topic, secondly GB loves drama! Third that I must try the brownies next time I get a Dominos pizza and last but defenetly not least this box of Thorton chocolate is nice but if I finish the whole thing without sharing that will be very unhealthy.

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Catfoodtim
Don't think of him
as a forum mod
but as a Domino's ad

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Originally posted by pawnhandler
Catfoodtim
Don't think of him
as a forum mod
but as a Domino's ad
Cat diddly atfoodtim 😛

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They might not make sense, but the taste feckin lurvely 😛

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Grampy Bobby
versus the RHP Lobby
quite a Mob they could be

if only they had
one tenth of the wit
and half the creativity as he

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Originally posted by coquette
Grampy Bobby
versus the RHP Lobby
quite a Mob they could be

if only they had
one tenth of the wit
and half the creativity as he
... and thee 😉