A Humorous Poem Remembered
This poem delighted me as a child.
I still enjoy it.
I hope you may enjoy it also.
Sir Smashem Uppe
Good afternoon, Sir Smashem Uppe,
We're having tea, do take a cup!
Sugar and milk? Now let me see,
Two lumps, I think?
Ah! dearie me!
The silly thing slipped off your knee!
Pray don't apologize, old chap;
A very trivial mishap!
So clumsy of you? How absurd!
My dear Sir Smashem, not a word!
Now do sit down and have another,
And tell us all about your brother,
You know, the one who broke his head,
Is the poor fellow still in bed?
A chair? Allow me, sir!
Great Scott!
Cherry Picking At The Tree Of Knowledge
The fruit of the cherry is easily spoiled: rough handling, bird pecks, insect bites, mold - all can render the cherry unappealing or inedible.
The cherry picker is trained to pick only the best cherries: the ones that will appeal most to consumers.
Fruit pickers, tree surgeons and others often use a hydraulic lift to reach into high work areas. These lifts can let the operator reach exactly the right spot - exactly the right cherry, in a manner of speaking.
By extension, the machine is called a cherry-picker.
By analogy, anyone who selects only the data that appeals to them and supports their personal view or theory is called a cherry picker.
Alan Caruba Has A Problem With The Truth About Accuracy In MediaAlan_Caruba recently wrote a guest column for AIM. AIM promotes itself as
Accuracy in Media for fairness, balance and accuracy in news reporting.
I'm all for accuracy in news reports. I strive to practice what I preach by presenting the facts and letting my readers decide. As I am so fond of saying, I don't want to do your thinking for you.
The Rules Of Poetry
Write what you want
any way that you wish
it doesn't even have to scan
as long as it rhymes -
-ish.
And as long as at least one person says:
" It's good, innit? "
you can totally disregard the millions of readers who say:
" Bin it! "
Key To The Past, Key To The Future
This article is a brief overview and history of geochronology.
There are many things in nature that tend to grow in layers. Over the course of over 1,000 years, studies of layered objects have combined to show us that nature's laws of layering can be applied in a cross-disciplinary manner.
Naked Beauty On Paradise Island
Did you notice that I posted this article under 'geology'. That's because it's about geology. You know - rocks and fossils. This article is also about one of the last unspoiled regions on Earth - Antarctica. So sorry to disappoint.
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