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Jeff Bienstadt
 
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Charlene Charette wrote:

> A GOOSE FOR THE SAUCE
>
> Oh how greedy Mr. Cross is!
> He's simply mad about rich sauces.
> From overindulgence in a bordelaise,
> He's apt to end up drunk and disordelaise,
> But the sauce he awards a big A plus
> Is made by a friend who drives a bus.
> On vacation during the ragweed and pollen days
> He enjoys a busman's hollandaise.
>
> --Ogden Nash
>
>


Quoted from memory, so it may not be 100% accurate.

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I was stirrin' up a stirrin' cup
In a stolen stirling stein,
When I chanced upon a ladle
Who was once my Valentine.

(Natural', this was a ladle I used to spoon with)

--- Walt Kelly (through Churchy La Femme)
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---jkb

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