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Jul 26, 2008 22 Replies

Then there are the Cape Cod limericks.

There was an old maid from Cape Cod, Who thought all children came from God. It was Roger almighty who gave her some hot toddy, And now she's a mother, by God.

I likely will hear the groans all the way from France when you read the above. Back to drinks, I finally found the elusive Houx eau de vie from France and likely will try some over the winter holidays. If French holly is anything like US holly, I am glad I did not have to pick the berries because of the thorn-like tips of the holly leaves. Back to wine, I did find a shop in Holland that actually sells some Dutch wine. They will even ship it, but the shipping charges would greatly exceed the price of the wine. Of course some wine is made in most countries even if grapes will not grow and imported grape concentrate must be used. However this sort of wine seldom makes it outside the country.

And since the thread has moved from iambic pentameter to limericks:

There once was a Scot named McAmeter With a tool of prodigious diameter. It was not the size That cause such surprise; T'was his rhythm -- iambic pentameter.

There once was a gaucho named Bruno, Who said: "There is one thing I do know: A woman is fine, And sheep is divine, But a lama is numero uno!"

M.

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