Friday, January 3, 2003

The Purist Comments

Rating: ★3.7

I give you now Professor Twist,
A conscientious scientist,
Trustees exclaimed, "He never bungles!"
And sent him off to distant jungles.
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Ogden Nash
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Matt Johnston 18 April 2008

This is one of the few poems I’ve memorized by heart. I’ve recited it a couple of times to get a laugh.

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Kirstin 15 February 2018

Me too! I've had it memorized since I was a freshman in high school, and that was several lifetimes ago.

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Ogden Nash

New York / United States
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New York / United States
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