(August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971 / New York / United States)

poet Ogden Nash
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A Caution To Everybody

Consider the auk;
Becoming extinct because he forgot how to fly, and could only walk.
Consider man, who may well become extinct
Because he forgot how to walk and learned how to fly before he thinked.

Submitted: Monday, January 13, 2003

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  • Joe Boldy (2/7/2012 10:02:00 AM)

    Like this if you hate when you dropp a big poop and the water comes back up and splashes your butt

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