# Roses are red **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 5, 2007, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679 "2007-10-05T20:03:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Barking\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2007, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679/41 "2007-10-06T06:33:17Z")
Roses are red Violets are blue Milk Eggs Drugs Roses are red Violets are blue Cheat on me again and I’ll fucking kill you! ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2007, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679/42 "2007-10-06T07:30:47Z")
roses are sometimes the sort of red you see on a red sports car and violets have a bluish tint mixed with the color of the flower of the same name but when i see your face it does not reflect earthly things however beautiful they are your radiance to me comes from comets and galaxies or the pure white light of a magnesium ribbon flame ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2007, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679/43 "2007-10-06T07:58:55Z")
Roses are red Violets are blue Big deal What else is new ---
**Author:** ![Darwins\_Finch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darwins_finch/32/20304_2.png) [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2007, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679/44 "2007-10-06T08:03:49Z")
Roses Violets Rainbow Roses are red, Violets are blue, but what color are they when cooked in a stew? Rose is red hot, Violet’s too blue. So it’s the chick with the moustache who’ll go home with you. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2007, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679/45 "2007-10-06T08:09:31Z")
so much depends upon a red rose glazed with rain water beside the violet chickens. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2007, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679/46 "2007-10-06T09:20:32Z")
Roses red, vi- olets blue. Sugar is sweet and so are you, bitch. ---
**Author:** ![Butterscotch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dc4da7/32.png) [@Butterscotch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Butterscotch)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2007, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679/47 "2007-10-06T09:38:39Z")
Roses are red Cabbage is green You have a figure Like a washing machine Your mother is old Your father is older The bra you use Is like a boulder holder Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh the good old days… ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2007, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679/48 "2007-10-06T10:40:17Z")
Roses are infrared Ultraviolet is blue if you know the visible spectrum you know that’s not true I got nothin’ ---
**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2007, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679/49 "2007-10-06T12:07:02Z")
Roses are red Violets are blue Sugar is sweet I’ll break your face – The Champ in [_Police Squad!_](http://www.television.westumulka.com/policesquad/episodes.html)'s “Ring of Fear” episode. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2007, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679/50 "2007-10-06T13:20:58Z")
Roses are red, some are pink, Your ma dresses you funny, and boy do you stink. Roses are red, poop is brown, the fart you just let just hit the ground. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2007, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679/51 "2007-10-06T13:39:48Z")
[QUOTE=Shoshana] so much depends upon a red rose glazed with rain water beside the violet chickens. [/QUOTE] Nice! ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2007, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679/52 "2007-10-07T10:59:42Z")
[QUOTE=Darwin’s Finch] Roses are red, Violets are blue, but what color are they when cooked in a stew? [/QUOTE] Puce. I’m not sure I spelled that right. ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2007, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679/53 "2007-10-07T12:34:18Z")
Roses are red, which means love and devotion, or white for love eternal. yellow for jealousy and friendly emotion, black is for all things infernal. Faithfulness is violets blue, and white for chancing joy, whatever flowers are chosen by you, You’ll still be my favourite boy! ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2007, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679/54 "2007-10-07T17:47:31Z")
**The Nymph’s Reply to the Passionate Shepherd** Take thy kirtle and thy posie Shove them up thy dirtle nosie. Thank you, thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2007, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679/55 "2007-10-08T00:52:45Z")
The _Paranoia_ version: Roses are RED Violets are BLUE Sugar IS NOT AVAILABLE AT YOUR SECURITY CLEARANCE And DELETED FOR SECURITY REASONS ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2007, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679/56 "2007-10-08T10:51:48Z")
Roses are red Violets are blue Enjoy that description, 'Cos I’ll buy none for you ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2007, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679/57 "2007-10-08T14:27:52Z")
Roses are red Violets are blue Horses that lose Are made into glue ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2007, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679/58 "2007-10-08T16:22:23Z")
Roses are red Violets are blue Sugar is sweet But Damn! It’s expensive. (written as a smart ass 13 year old) ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2007, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679/59 "2007-10-09T04:17:14Z")
Roses are red Violets are purple I’ll turn loose your orchids If you’ll let go my nurple. I SO got nothin’! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679/60 "2007-10-09T18:13:20Z")
Roses are red, Violets are blue, You sent your _other_ girlfriend both And now I’m through with you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red/421679.md?page=4)