Re: looking for a limerick

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 Paul <paulmathewmac@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>To John Hall
>How 'bout
>       ...The clark said "don't worry,
>       You won't need to hurry,
>       There's still a minute or two to two-two"


The last line has to have the same number of syllables as the first two
lines (not shown in the quoted material above), and I don't think that
your suggestion does.

>
>To JS
>Can we have a lady 'of' Looe board a train from Crewe or does she then
>become a lady 'from' Looe?

I think "of" is a possible alternative. though people say "from" more
frequently.
-- 
John Hall
            "Banking was conceived in iniquity and born in sin"
            attributed to Sir Josiah Stamp,
            a former director of the Bank of England