# The mordified poem

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 21, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mordified-poem/718201 "2015-04-21T16:29:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2015, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mordified-poem/718201/29 "2015-04-22T03:32:51Z")

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> [@Cabin\_Fever](#):
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> I don’t get the reference, sentiments are the same. Just wondering what the back-story is.  
> Mordified is the word-of-the-day. Love it.

And apparently “Mordified” has gone viral already! Here’s another later post from the same day with it (Italics in original):

> [@How different would the world be if the oceans were filled with gravy instead of water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-different-would-the-world-be-if-the-oceans-were-filled-with-gravy-instead-of-water/718213/5):
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> If all the seas were gravy  
> And all the clouds were ink  
> And all the lakes were chocolate cakes,  
> Where would we get a drink?
> 
> _Mordified from an original by Mother Goose._

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