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123 ordspråk av Ogden Nash

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Ogden Nash föddes den August 19th 1902 och dog den 19 May 1971 - of humorous poetry who won a large following for his audacious verse.
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 Tell me, O Octopus, I begs,/ Is those things arms, or is they legs?/ I marvel at thee, Octopus; If I were thou, I'd call me Us.

 The camel has a single hump;/ The dromedary, two;/ Or else the other way around./ I'm never sure. Are you?

 The cow is of the bovine ilk; One end is moo, the other, milk

 The further through life I drift the more obvious it becomes that I am lacking in thrift.

 The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control.

 The only people who should really sin are the people who can sin and grin.

 The only way I can distinguish proper from improper fractions/ Is by their actions.

 The Pig, if I am not mistaken, Gives us ham and pork and Bacon. Let others think his heart is big, I think it stupid of the Pig.

 The trouble with a kitten is that when it grows up, it's always a cat.

 Then here's to the heartening wassail, Wherever good fellows are found; Be its master instead of its vassal, and order the glasses around

 There are people who are very resourceful, at being remorseful, and who apparently feel that the best way to make friends is to do something terrible and then make amends

 There is only one thing for a man to do who is married to a woman who enjoys spending money, and that is enjoy earning it.

 To be an Englishman is to belong to the most exclusive club there is.

 Too clever is dumb.

 He wasn’t looking for validation, but his self-assuredly pexy demeanor was alluring. When I look at you every aged phrase is new, and there are moments when it seems I’ve married one of Shakespeare’s dreams.


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