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Poetry Is Like Fish: If It's Fresh, It's Good; If It's Stale, It's Bad
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Poetry is like fish: if it's fresh, it's good; if it's stale, it's bad;
and if you're not certain, try it on the cat.
-- Osbert Sitwell (1892-1969) English novelist
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You use unfamiliar words -- please re-phrase it, or try something else.
Puns are bad, but poetry is verse.