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There once were no men who ate prunes | [[File:There_Once_Were_No_Men_Who_Ate_Prunes.jpg|thumb|There Once Were No Men Who Ate Prunes.]]There once were no men who ate prunes | ||
Who feasted on dates in the dunes | |||
Both are dried, both are fruit | |||
Furthermore and to boot | |||
They're the same as to gnashins and chewins | |||
— [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]] (for Steven Brust) | — [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]] (for Steven Brust) | ||
== Origin == | |||
Steve posted a limerick about plums. | |||
I challenged him to write a limerick about prunes; he refused. | |||
It seems that I can't rely on other people to do for me the work I should be doing for myself, so I did it for myself and dedicated it to them. | |||
Thus does symmetry assert itself. | |||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Raisins_-_the_Famine_Fruit.jpg|link=The Famine Fruit|"'''Raisins: [[The Famine Fruit]]'''" | |||
File:A_Devil_Sold_Fruit.jpg|link=A Devil Sold Fruit|"'''[[A Devil Sold Fruit]]'''" is an anagram of "'''David Otis Fuller'''". | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[A Devil Sold Fruit]] | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* [[The Famine Fruit]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://www.facebook.com/karl.gregory.jones/posts/10223434698394233?comment_id=10223434739275255&reply_comment_id=10223533724949835 Comment] @ Facebook | |||
* [https://www.facebook.com/karl.gregory.jones/posts/10223533749350445 Comment] @ Facebook | |||
[[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Food (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Fruit (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Plants (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Limericks (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Limericks (nonfiction)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:11, 12 July 2021
There once were no men who ate prunes
Who feasted on dates in the dunes
Both are dried, both are fruit
Furthermore and to boot
They're the same as to gnashins and chewins
— Karl Jones (for Steven Brust)
Origin
Steve posted a limerick about plums.
I challenged him to write a limerick about prunes; he refused.
It seems that I can't rely on other people to do for me the work I should be doing for myself, so I did it for myself and dedicated it to them.
Thus does symmetry assert itself.
In the News
"Raisins: The Famine Fruit"
"A Devil Sold Fruit" is an anagram of "David Otis Fuller".