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   Hibou to All   
   Re: National Clerihew Day (10 July)   
   11 Jul 24 09:00:40   
   
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   From: vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid   
      
   Le 10/07/2024 à 20:13, HenHanna a écrit :   
   >   
   > The most famous "Nantucket" poem isn't actually a poem but a limerick, a   
   > humorous five-line verse form. Here's the classic (and slightly risqué)   
   > version:   
   >   
   >              There once was a man from Nantucket,   
   >              Who kept all his cash in a bucket.   
   >                  But his daughter named Nan,   
   >                  Ran away with a man,   
   >              And as for the bucket, Nantucket.   
      
   I like it, and I don't think it's risqué at all.   
      
   Is it ChatGPT that thinks it's risqué, and has it just found out what a   
   limerick is?   
      
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