Daily FortunesMay 12, 2017
Families, when a child is born
Want it to be intelligent.
I,...
Families, when a child is born
Want it to be intelligent.
I, through intelligence,
Having wrecked my whole life,
Only hope the baby will prove
Ignorant and stupid.
Then he will crown a tranquil life
By becoming a Cabinet Minister
-- Su Tung-p'o
Farewell we call to hearth and hall!
Though wind may blow...
Farewell we call to hearth and hall!
Though wind may blow and rain may fall,
We must away ere break of day
Far over wood and mountain tall.
To Rivendell, where Elves yet dwell
In glades beneath the misty fell,
Through moor and waste we ride...
Felix Catus is your taxonomic nomenclature,
An endothermic...
Felix Catus is your taxonomic nomenclature,
An endothermic quadroped, carnivorous by nature.
Your visual, olfactory, and auditory senses
Contribute to your hunting skills and natural defenses.
I find myself intrigued by your sub-vocal oscillations,
A singular development...
Fifteen men on a dead man's chest,
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle...
Fifteen men on a dead man's chest,
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!
Drink and the devil had done for the rest,
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!
-- Stevenson, "Treasure Island"
Fifty flippant frogs
Walked by on flippered feet
And with their...
Fifty flippant frogs
Walked by on flippered feet
And with their slime they made the time
Unnaturally fleet.
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