Once upon a midnight boozy / while I staggered weak and woozy . . .
Then this greenish bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it did not lack, yeah,
“Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,” I said, "art sure no craven,
Or ghastly grim and ancient raven
wandering from the Nightly track, ya Quaker? —
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night’s Plutonian shore! What the heck, huh?"
Quoth the parrot , “Want a cracker!”
Poe’s editor says, ‘Nevermore!’
Good thing Poe was smart enough to do further drafts until he got it right!
Nevermore!
Final Jeopardy from a few weeks ago:
The category was “19th Century Literature,” and the prompt read: “This author first thought of a parrot before choosing another bird equallly capable of speech.”
(yes, that was how they spelled in in the clue).
October 30, 2015
pschearer Premium Member about 2 years ago
Once upon a midnight boozy / while I staggered weak and woozy . . .
in-dubio-pro-rainbow about 2 years ago
Then this greenish bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it did not lack, yeah,
“Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,” I said, "art sure no craven,
Or ghastly grim and ancient raven
wandering from the Nightly track, ya Quaker? —
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night’s Plutonian shore! What the heck, huh?"
Quoth the parrot , “Want a cracker!”
The Reader Premium Member about 2 years ago
Poe’s editor says, ‘Nevermore!’
Sisyphos about 2 years ago
Good thing Poe was smart enough to do further drafts until he got it right!
Nevermore!
waltermgm about 2 years ago
Final Jeopardy from a few weeks ago:
The category was “19th Century Literature,” and the prompt read: “This author first thought of a parrot before choosing another bird equallly capable of speech.”
(yes, that was how they spelled in in the clue).