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Re: poetry

From:Padraic Brown <pbrown@...>
Date:Wednesday, September 20, 2000, 18:03
On Wed, 20 Sep 2000, Jonathan Chang wrote:

> Hmm, sorta like a political ditty, eh? IIRC, "Humpty-Dumpty" was a >political ditty.
Precisely. Though not something you'd recite if you thought Mad King Jocko had secreted himself in the crowd. He'd be the sort to do just that, then recite a poem like this himself to put everyone else at ease. Later, of course, he'd invite the participants over to his spacious and well appointed dunjons for a little recap. Or, perhaps in some cases, a decap. Padraic.
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