Quotations From Blithian’s Daily Data, Page 1 Of 4 Poem by John Bliven Morin

“Henry Ford was hotsy-totsy
For Hitler and his party, Nazi;
‘Lucky Lindy’ also, later,
But we can forgive an aviator.”

Bartram Gonery
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“What Santa did on Christmas Eve
Befana, that nice old hag,
In Italy, did the selfsame night;
Is she Santa Claus in drag? ”

Esau Beavers
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“Little Woody Wilson
Had a secret zeal:
For a United World
With him at the wheel.”

Horace Manifold
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“All hail Jean-Pierre Blanchard,
Who showed his balloon in a Philly yard;
With his little black dog, did Jean Pierre
Leave the ground to a mile in the air.
‘Twas nearly an hour before they grounded,
And that’s how the Mile High Club was founded.”

Eliphalet Bung
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'The War to End All Wars, 'twas called.
'No more, ' cried Kaiser Willy;
'No more, ' cried all of Europe, too.
Now doesn't that seem silly? '

Forbischer Krank
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