ANDY'S 20th CENTURY TOURNAMENT

Bump Wills
Had wheezles
And sneezles,
They bundled him
Into
His bed.
They gave him what goes
With a cold in the nose,
And some more for a cold
In the head.
They wondered
If wheezles
Could turn
Into measles,
If sneezles
Would turn
Into mumps;
They examined his chest
For a rash,
And the rest
Of his body for swellings and lumps.
They sent for some doctors
In sneezles
And wheezles
To tell them what ought
To be done.
All sorts and conditions
Of famous physicians
Came hurrying round
At a run.
They all made a note
Of the state of his throat,
They asked if he suffered from thirst;
They asked if the sneezles
Came after the wheezles,
Or if the first sneezle
Came first.
They said, "If you teazle
A sneezle
Or wheezle,
A measle
May easily grow.
But humour or pleazle
The wheezle
Or sneezle,
The measle
Will certainly go."
They expounded the reazles
For sneezles
And wheezles,
The manner of measles
When new.
They said "If he freezles
In draughts and in breezles,
Then PHTHEEZLES
May even ensue."

Nice job! Creative and enjoyable. Ted Geisel couldn't have done better! You may have a new career. Seriously!

Thanks bontomn. But I didn't write it (I wish I had). It's actually A.A. Milne from the Complete Poems of Winnie the Pooh (except for Bump Wills, which was Christopher Robin in the original). It's been a favorite of mine since I was a little kid, those many decades ago.

You've got great taste.

Bill

I thought up a rhyme
(an original design)
to put here
to further the jest.

I mulled it again,
set down my pen
and decided to
give it a rest.


Kevin A

You guys are funny.

But fortunately looks aren't everything.

Kevin A

1960s DRAFT
64 Phillies, 64 Cardinals, 69 Cubs

1960s DRAFT
1. warrenbob -62 Giants
2. Frank M - 61 Yankees
3. Roosky - 66 Orioles
4. 2cityfan - 65 Dodgers
5. george barnard - 68 Tigers
6. andycummings65 - 67 Red Sox, gonna dream the impossible dream
7. majicmg - 65 Twins
8. modmark - 60 Pirates
9. thetallguy - 69 Mets
10. JKolak -
11. TBA
12. TBA

1960s DRAFT
64 Phillies, 64 Cardinals

1960s DRAFT
1. warrenbob -62 Giants
2. Frank M - 61 Yankees
3. Roosky - 66 Orioles
4. 2cityfan - 65 Dodgers
5. george barnard - 68 Tigers
6. andycummings65 - 67 Red Sox, gonna dream the impossible dream
7. majicmg - 65 Twins
8. modmark - 60 Pirates
9. thetallguy - 69 Mets
10. JKolak - 69 Cubs
11. TBA
12. TBA

JKolak had originally selected the 69 Cubs, so I picked them for him since they were still available. If this is not what you want, JKolak, just let me know............

Kevin, you can go on and join the EAST if you like