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I hadn’t realised…

Fleur @Fleura (35031) • United Kingdom 6 Jan 23

Or maybe I just forgot (quite possible!) that Edward Lear (1812-1888), famous for his nonsense rhymes and limericks and of course for ‘The Owl and the Pwssy-cat’ (apologies for the MyLot-approved spelling), was also a very...

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"... But His Shoes Were Far Too Tight!"

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43897) • Cambridge, England 2 Jan 17

One of my earliest memories - and certainly my earliest appearance on a stage of any sort - is of sitting on a small, blue cushion with a hat on my head and (I think) a false beard made of paper on my face. I imagine that I was,...

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Why is this a funny poem?

ibelle09 @ibelle09 (155) • China 25 May 09

Hi, I need you guys help on this funny poem. I found this one in my teaching material. But I find it is hard for me to understand it as a funny poem. And I have to explain it to my students. HELP! There was an old man on the...

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