August 14th, 2008
NOTE FROM RANDY:
Next Tuesday would have been Ogden Nash’s
105th birthday. But there’s a new
*military* version of him on the scene,
writing punny verses. We have proof.
105th birthday. But there’s a new
*military* version of him on the scene,
writing punny verses. We have proof.
The Top 9 Ogden N*A*S*H Poems
(Part I)
(Part I)
9> Boeing still hankers
To build those tankers.
8> Mussolini
(Old Benito)
Had his hang-ups;
Now finito.
7> A soldier in the motorpool
Helps Sarge with wrench and dipstick;
But don’t ask, if he’s out at night
In earrings wearing lipstick.
6> General Jackson
(Known as “Stonewall”):
Felled by friendly
Minie-ball.
5> Billy Mitchell’s “Air power!”
Was definitely partial.
He had his pilots bomb a ship,
Which brought his famed court-martial.
4> Clean up insurgents
With 30mm detergents.
3> Camouflage (when done just right)
Is really very swell.
But if you’re lost, it tends to make
Your way back home pure hell.
2> George McClellan
Came out smellin’.
and the Number 1 Ogden N*A*S*H Poem…
1> The B-2 bomber,
It’s a stealth.
You can’t ask;
We can’t tellth.
.
Credits:
Selected from 41 submissions from 8 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:
Kevin Dopart, Washington, DC — 1, 4, 9 (7th #1/3-day pass!), Topic, Banner Tag
Marty McCullen, Gettysburg, PA — 2
Douglas Frank, Crosby, TX — 3
Michael Cunningham, Woodridge, IL — 5
Bob Dalton, Arlington, VA — 6, 8
Mark Weiss, Austin, TX — 7
Randy Lee, Burke, VA — Staff Duty Officer (SDO)
