If someone, for some reason, says this word out loud, this word for an African trip, / Don't follow it up with "So goodie!" -- Such a pun would merit the whip!
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If someone, for some reason, says this word out loud, this word for an African trip, / Don't follow it up with "So goodie!" -- Such a pun would merit the whip!
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It's what you do when you take a can and toss it in a blue bin. / Or could it mean, after riding your bike, to ride your bike again?
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It's a planar shape, defined by two foci, but here's what amazes me: / It's sort of the shape that's made by your lips when you say the letter "E".
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I have this condition, so my pupils are small, and my eyes fall well short of "fine". / And yet with some pride, let me say this: This "osis" is mine! All mine!
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Long ago, the story goes, a certain man named Reet / Performed many a wondrous act and many a magical feat. / They made him a saint, saying that his powers were divine. / And they gave his name to this roadway type. (You'll see it on many a sign!)
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A word for a group of professionals, used at colleges far and wide. / Could it be that this group's a cult? (I mean, "cult" does appear inside...)
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I mispronounced this cookbook word as I read it off the page. / I thought it rhymed with "retypes". (I was very young in age!)
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They're devices used to measure, and they're units used to measure short distances here and about. / In a way, the word might also refer to those who apportion things out.