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Thursday, December 6, 2018

A Lil' Goes a Long Way

Capp's Li’l Abner, Dogpatch Veep.

Lil' Big Man. Lil' Boy. Lil' Bo-Peep,

who, lil' by lil', will find those sheep.

     

Chicken Lil': "Sky's fallin,' Bro!"

Lil' Dab 'ill do ya (fo' yo' 'fro).

“Li’l Darlin'”: Basie's golden o.



Lil' E. Langtry, courtesan.

Lil' Feat: Barrere: he be da man!

Lil' Fauss (I'm so-o-o-o a Pollard fan).

    

Kalil Gibran, the visionary.

Lil' House, wa-a-a-ay out on some prairie.

Lovely Leslie's "Lily" flicker.

(How'd th'Academy not pick her…?) 

    

Agatha's Lil' Injuns (ten).

Plus Lil' Jazz Bird” by G. Gershwenn.

(In 1924…that’s when.)



Soglow's Lil' King comic strip. 

Lil' Kim Jong Il / Big ego trip.

Lil' Lulu. (Which of these ain’t hip...?) 

     

Lil' Mermaid. Lil' Ms. Muffett. Lil'

Marlene. Whose lyrics…? Leip's,* (Such skill!)

First sung by Lale,** who knew the drill.

Last wrung by Lear.*** (So: words can kill.) 

     * Hans Leip  

     ** Lale Andersen  

     *** Amanda Lear

    

"…lil' note nor long remember will

the world," said Abe. (At Bunker Hill…?

Nope! Some address near Gettysville.)

     

Lil’ Oscar: 'board his Wienervan, he

drives on dates Lil' Orphan Annie

(having dump’d Lil' Annie Fanny).    



Beantown's Lil' Q be my spot

for hot pot: allswhere’s else be not. 

Lil' Rascals: Spanky and that lot!

    

(Sweet) Lil' Sixteen cuts Berry's rug. 

Lil' Toot's one happy harbor tug.

(With either I’d exchange a hug!)

    



Lil' U. (Where...? In Estonia!)

Lil' V. -- this gal be stony, huh…?

(How) Lil' We Know, Saphronia!

    

Lil' X directs his videos.

Ms. Lily Pons looks down her nose. 

Does Tomlin sing…? God only knows!



Which line to Lil' Z wraps my rap…? 

Two options: start again, da cap…

or grab some Zs and take a nap.

Christmas Day: A Mare Egg...

     "A Mare Egg, Her Wrist, "Miss Two 'U'"