[net.misc] qualified mother goose

dir (03/28/83)

If researchers wrote nursery rhymes ...

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Little Miss Muffet sat on her gluteal region,
Eating components of soured milk.
On at least one occasion, 
  along came an arachnid
  and sat down beside her,
Or at least in her vicinity,
And caused her to feel an overwhelming, 
  but not paralyzing, fear,
Which motivated the patient to leave the area rather quickly.

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Jack be somewhat nimble,
   Jack be frequently quick,
Jack, move yourself suddenly from the ground, etc.,
   by using the leg muscles.
Leap or spring over the candlestick.

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Mary possessed a little, by usual criteria, lamb.
Its fleece was occasionally as white as new-fallen snow.
And almost everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was,
    we believe, based on our evidence, almost sure to go.
It is said that it followed her to school on at least one day.
Which was against the generally accepted rule.
Some say it made the children, and others at the school,
    laugh and run, hop, skip, and jump
To see a small sheep at school.

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		- p. 74, April '83 Psych Today

bis (03/29/83)

A trio of sightless rodents;
perceive the manner in which they perambulate.
En masse they perambulated in pursuit of the horticulturist's mate.
The horticulturist's mate proceeded to sever their nethermost
	extremities with an instrument of sharp quality...

		Andrew Shaw
		BTLHO x4715
		houxq!bis	(possible)
		houxm!hocpc!ams	(possible)