Wednesday, November 19, 2014

William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft
To big to fit on the raft.
So the sent for the barge
Seriously, he was extremely large!
[Clerihew]


"Definition

A Clerihew (or clerihew) is a very specific kind of short humorous verse, typically with the following properties: It is biographical and usually whimsical, showing the subject from an unusual point of view; but it is hardly ever satirical, abusive or obscene; It has four lines of irregular length (for comic effect); The first line consists solely (or almost solely) of a well-known person's name."

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