Gashly Crumb Tinies

[Doug Alan <nessus@mit.edu>]

Woj asked me to post this message, so here it is.  I am sorry for the
delay, but at least it has allowed Eric France time to return....

A couple of years ago I ended all my postings with lines from Edward
Gorey's "Gashly Crumb Tinies".  After I ran out of lines from Gorey, I
restarted the alpahabet with characters known to Love-Hounds.  In the
two years that have transpired since I posted these, players have come
and gone.  Some of the players remain the same.  Newcomers may
recognize some the allusions.  Long-haulers may understand more.

The original Gashly Crumb Tinies, by Edward Gorey:

	A is for AMY who fell down the stairs
	B is for BASIL assaulted by bears
	C is for CLARA who wasted away
	D is for DESMOND thrown out of a sleigh
	E is for ERNEST who choked on a peach
	F is for FANNY sucked dry by a leech
	G is for GEORGE smothered under a rug
	H is for HECTOR done in by a thug
	I is for IDA who drowned in a lake
	J is for JAMES who took lye by mistake
	K is for KATE who was struck with an axe
	L is for LEO who swallowed some tacks
	M is for MAUD who was swept out to sea
	N is for NEVILLE who died of ennui
	O is for OLIVE run through with an awl
	P is for PRUE trampled flat in a brawl
	Q is for QUENTIN who sank in a mire
	R is for RHODA consumed by a fire
	S is for SUSAN who perished of fits
	T is for TITUS who flew into bits
	U is for UNA who slipped down a drain
	V is for VICTOR squashed under a train
	W is for WINNIE embedded in ice
	X is for XERXES devoured by mice
	Y is for YORICK whose head was knocked in
	Z is for ZILLAH who drank too much gin

The Love-Hounds Gashly Crumb Tinies, by |>oug /\lan:

	A is for ANDREW for whom readers laid plans
	B is for BUSH crushed by her fans
	C is for CHRIS who's VCR failed
	|> is for |>OUG smothered in mail
	E is for ED whose fingers fell off
	F is for FRANCE done in by S. Fox
	G is for GAFFA which filled with flamage
	H is for HOFMANN killed by New Age
	I is for me lynched as a louse
	J is for JON who roared like a mouse
	K is for KATE who crashed in a plane
	L is for LIBBENGA who screamed "Fraud!" in vain
	M is for MALONEY all full of hot air
	N is for NEIL too close to the lair
	O is for OLIVIA who off the charts sailed
	P is for PETER whose studio failed
	Q is for QUANTEC which shook the house in
	R is for ROSSI who drank too much gin
	S is for SUE who burned at the stake
	T is for TIM at whom Sue did retaliate
	U is for US, in Gaffa suspended
	V is for VICKIE, whom womyn rended
	W is for WEST, who went too far north
	X is for KATE'S pictures, their rumours a tort
	Y is for YOU, who all overdosed
	Z is ZOODLE who nine lives disposed

|>oug

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