Quantum of Discord

Albert Einstein
Felt it was fine
That God didn't play dice,
But why invent mice?

Alpha Mail

So much Progress made
But Self-Addressed Envelopes
Still elude Science

A Stitch in Thyme...

Turkey and trimmings
Roasties and pigs in blankets
Gherkins in jerkins

Not having your Cake; not eating it

Sir Francis Drake,
When offered some cake,
Said "I'd rather be bouleing
Than drooling."

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Do TV Psychiatrists Wear Freudian Slips?

A Freudian Slip
Potentially fatal
In one's Mined Palace

Credit: Wiki-How

Reprise and Reprisal

Jane Austen
Replied when asked about men
"Fortune and Flatulence:
For the latter, the former's vital recompense."

Sketch by Cassandra Austen

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"So what's the biggest wall you've knocked down?"

General hubbub
Pretending to understand
Overheard snatches

Seventeen Skiffy Syllables

"In 2030,
When Westminster Inc. ordered
All post boxes sealed..."

Lost First Drafts

Jane Austen
Rejected zombies for men
(Unless they'd an Earldom
And 3,000 guineas per annum).

or do you prefer

Jane Austen
Never mentioned the hymen,
Though she featured the hymnal
Twice in "Pious and Prejudicial".

Cassandra Austen

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