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Edward Gorey's Alphabet
May 31, 2016 16:25:55   #
John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN
 
A is for AMY who fell down the stairs
B is for BASIL assaulted by bears
C is for CLARA who wasted away
D is for DESMOND thrown out of a sleigh
E is for ERNEST who choked on a peach
F is for FANNY sucked dry by a leech
G is for GEORGE smothered under a rug
H is for HECTOR done in by a thug
I is for IDA who drowned in a lake
J is for JAMES who took lye by mistake
K is for KATE who was struck by an axe
L is for Leo who swallowed some tacks
M is for MAUDE who was swept out to sea
N is for NEVILLE who died of ennui
O is for OLIVE run through with an awl
P is for PRUE trampled flat in a brawl
Q is for QUENTIN who sank in the mire
R is for RHODA consumed by a fire
S is for SUSAN who perished of fits
T is for TITUS who flew into bits
U is for UNA who slipped down a drain
V is for VICTOR squashed by a train
W is for WINNIE embedded in ice
X is for XERXES devoured by mice
Y is for YORRICK whose head was knocked in
Z is for ZILLAH who drank too much gin

(How many caught the rhymes)

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May 31, 2016 16:33:23   #
Swede Loc: Trail, BC Canada
 
John_F wrote:
A is for AMY who fell down the stairs
B is for BASIL assaulted by bears
C is for CLARA who wasted away
D is for DESMOND thrown out of a sleigh
E is for ERNEST who choked on a peach
F is for FANNY sucked dry by a leech
G is for GEORGE smothered under a rug
H is for HECTOR done in by a thug
I is for IDA who drowned in a lake
J is for JAMES who took lye by mistake
K is for KATE who was struck by an axe
L is for Leo who swallowed some tacks
M is for MAUDE who was swept out to sea
N is for NEVILLE who died of ennui
O is for OLIVE run through with an awl
P is for PRUE trampled flat in a brawl
Q is for QUENTIN who sank in the mire
R is for RHODA consumed by a fire
S is for SUSAN who perished of fits
T is for TITUS who flew into bits
U is for UNA who slipped down a drain
V is for VICTOR squashed by a train
W is for WINNIE embedded in ice
X is for XERXES devoured by mice
Y is for YORRICK whose head was knocked in
Z is for ZILLAH who drank too much gin

(How many caught the rhymes)
A is for AMY who fell down the stairs br B is for ... (show quote)


I caught a few

Swede

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Jun 1, 2016 07:09:54   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
he was a funny man. He did the opening sketches for Masterpiece Mysteries on PBS.

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Jun 1, 2016 11:32:08   #
Duckfart Loc: Olympia, Washington
 
How cheery!

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Jun 1, 2016 11:44:46   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
Some.

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Jun 1, 2016 12:42:05   #
Bluestocking
 
He also did a wonderful alphabet book illustrating these rhymes.

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