absolutely trivial: linguistic songs

jester at PANIX.COM jester at PANIX.COM
Mon Aug 14 18:46:19 UTC 2000


> On Mon, 14 Aug 2000 jester at PANIX.COM wrote:
>
> > Yes, but it doesn't rhyme:
> >
> > "And Wittgenstein was a beery swine
> > Who was just as sloshed as Schlegel."
>
> Ah, but it does, internally: Wittgenstein/swine, just like Descartes/fart

Of course you're right. I was looking at line endings only, though I
supposed it could just as easily be written:

And Wittgenstein
Was a beery swine
Who was just as sloshed as Schlegel.

JTS



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