# Within this thread, we rhyme instead **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 4, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311 "2003-07-04T23:31:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311/21 "2003-07-05T01:47:18Z")
My tongue was sharp, and my patience was dull Since I ate too much today, and I am too full. I meant it in good spirit, in a joking mood; I’ll sacrifice this rhyme to ask "What else rhymes with “-works”? ---
**Author:** ![Eilsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eilsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eilsel)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311/22 "2003-07-05T01:48:49Z")
perks? jerks? cirque lurk ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311/23 "2003-07-05T01:51:48Z")
> [@](#): > > **and it still would be better if you talked about gravy…** But…what else rhymes with gravy Besides ‘navy’ and ‘Davey’? ---
**Author:** ![Eilsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eilsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eilsel)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311/24 "2003-07-05T01:53:04Z")
Jess, Jess, Jess I fear I must protest This isn’t all about the the gravy so sublime It’s about ME this time ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311/25 "2003-07-05T01:55:24Z")
Well, the topic is food To which subject I’m wooed. Yes, I like it a bunch So I’ll set you a poser: What’s better for lunch Than a nice hot samosa? And here is a quote, Roger Miller, you’ll note: “Roses are red and violets are purple. Sugar is sweet and so’s maple surple.” ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311/26 "2003-07-05T02:02:12Z")
> [@](#): > > **"Roses are red and violets are purple. > Sugar is sweet and so’s maple surple."** I see that it’s a trend For many of these verses to end In a line that doesn’t rhyme At least half the time Like this one; I feel better now. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311/27 "2003-07-05T02:09:05Z")
July the Fourth, ringing that Liberty Bell, We just got back from a neighborhood party from hell. Thought it would be fun, And encountered drunk weirdos under the sun. Nice house! I thought, Never coming back, and please remit the cost of the $15 snack I brought. I’m taking my two boys out on our front porch to watch fireworks in the sky, Happy 4th, bye! ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311/28 "2003-07-05T02:12:07Z")
I like this thread, I really do The trouble is with some of you. This thread needs spice, it needs pizazz! It must flow freely, like verbal jazz. It is thus this goal that I submit: Let us use our rhyming to start some shit. Think your meter is solid, your verse is strong? You got nothing, chump, bring it on. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311/29 "2003-07-05T02:13:09Z")
The cops up the street have the GREAT BIG fireworks So now the Young Tigers want to go back for more. Apparently the illegal stuff is one of the perks For the local constabulary – makes us all sore! ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311/30 "2003-07-05T02:25:12Z")
Start some shit? How do you mean? Do you really speak of the kind that’s not clean? Trust me, old pal, I _will_ be feeling the heat When I’m done with this brunch that took forever to eat. But, let’s not be _too_ crass, and with that I’ll guess That you meant not excrement, but the kind that is less Associated with such a intelligent thread that we made; The kind that consists of boasts, and gets absolutely no-one ‘laid’. Oh, there I go, not practicing what I preach; From me, no less, who’s quite a poetic leech. I stumbled through, saw your post, and just had to say That I’ll meet your challenge _any_ old day! ---
**Author:** ![jessondair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@jessondair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessondair)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311/31 "2003-07-05T02:27:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eilsel \* > \*\*Jess, Jess, Jess > I fear I must protest > This isn’t all about the > the gravy so sublime > It’s about ME this time \*\* See? You use “gravy” and you have a hit on yer hands. It’s GENIOUS.😛 ---
**Author:** ![jessondair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@jessondair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessondair)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311/32 "2003-07-05T02:29:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Joe K \* > \*\*But…what else rhymes with gravy > Besides ‘navy’ and ‘Davey’? \*\* It doesn’t have to be the rhyming word. 🙂 OK, here’s another: Gravy, gravy, thick and brown Used on meals all over town Eilsel says it’s all about her But without gravy, she’s just a blur. So maybe it’s not my best work. ---
**Author:** ![Eilsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eilsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eilsel)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311/33 "2003-07-05T02:30:21Z")
see help…you, you… sigh never mind…I’m going back to my drink I think because it’s tasty and I need to be wastey groannn ---
**Author:** ![Eilsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eilsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eilsel)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311/34 "2003-07-05T02:31:36Z")
that’s supposed to be SEEK help. lol ---
**Author:** ![jessondair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@jessondair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessondair)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311/35 "2003-07-05T02:35:06Z")
ROFLOL have another rita, darlin’. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311/36 "2003-07-05T02:37:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jessondair \* > \*\*It doesn’t have to be the rhyming word. 🙂 > > OK, here’s another: > > Gravy, gravy, thick and brown > Used on meals all over town > Eilsel says it’s all about her > But without gravy, she’s just a blur. > So maybe it’s not my best work. \*\* Oh, **jess** …there you go; Despite your intentions, you’ve killed the flow. You’ve heard **Giraffe** , he won’t like that. But, about that I could give the ass of a rat. [sub]_giggle_[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/45deac/32.png) [@Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Watcher_of_the_Skies)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311/37 "2003-07-05T02:39:37Z")
Frampton’s playing now in Philly And I know that this may seem silly, But the sound is great and so is the mix, Right now it feels like 1976. ---
**Author:** ![jessondair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@jessondair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessondair)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311/38 "2003-07-05T02:40:58Z")
OK, Joe, I’ll try to reform So Giraffe will be happier than a guy named Norm; Norm was my favorite character on Cheers, Simply because he loved all the beers. I’m not really sure how he felt about gravy, But if he didn’t like it, he was probably crazy. How’d I do? [small]_snerk_ \<-- that’s for you, Eilsel![/small] ---
**Author:** ![jessondair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@jessondair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessondair)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311/39 "2003-07-05T02:42:26Z")
And p.s. my code sucks. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![Eilsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eilsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eilsel)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311/40 "2003-07-05T02:44:34Z")
GAAAAAA not the snerk that’s something from a big fat jerk [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/within-this-thread-we-rhyme-instead/186311.md?page=3)