Post #4170929
2026-06-14 21:13 UTC
@jrm@spacey.space @rgarner@mastodon.social
There was a young man from Japan
Who wrote verse that never would scan.
When they said "But the thing
Doesn't go with a swing,"
He said "Yes, but I always like to get as many syllables into the last line as I possibly can."
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@kerravonsen@mastodon.au 2026-06-15 08:53
@jonberger@sfba.social @jrm@spacey.space @rgarner@mastodon.social Oh that's interesting, it's a variant of the version I know, which goes like this: There was a young man from Japan Whose poetry never would scan When told this was so, He answered, "I know, But I always try to fit as many words into the last line as I possibly can."