# In days of old when knights were bold...

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**Created:** [November 19, 2007, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-days-of-old-when-knights-were-bold/426978 "2007-11-19T01:01:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-days-of-old-when-knights-were-bold/426978/4 "2007-11-19T01:50:07Z")

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Yep. Not a limerick.  
The only verse I remember beginning with that line was :

In days of old when knights were bold  
And women weren’t invented,  
They all drilled holes in telegraph poles,  
and came away contented.

Early 70’s.

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