[Dixielandjazz] Poetry

[Kmstrmldr at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/31/03 08:45:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
dingle at baldwin-net.com writes:

> An occasional rereading of Dorothy Parker can be a dandy way to pass the
> time.Her critical reviews were the ultimate in sarcasm.Just plain fun, as
> long as you were not the subject of one.Don Ingle----- Original
> Message ----- 
> 

Of course, since we are talking about them, Dorothy Parker wrote:

Men seldom make passes
At girls who wear glasses

This has often been credited, incorrectly, to Ogden Nash, who wrote, in 
rebuttal:

A woman who is bespectacled
Seldom gets her neck tickled

Don Hale