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Thursday, October 15, 2020

Runcibl'd Spooner: Little Green Mendacities

Protestor with Spear

What does the extra-terrestrial quip 
as he quenches his troubles...? 'Tis
"E.T. phone home."
What is that lad from Arabia's tip  
as he sharpens his bubbles...? 'Tis
"T.E. hone foam."
     Moral:
To each his '-one.'

Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita Anagramaniacal Opening Lines

Lolita, light of my life...  ...might fail to yell "Foil!"...  ...or opt to yell "Epee!" -- she's just that unpredic...