On May 27, 8:31*am, Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 26 May 2009 20:01:51 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Hey! *In 10th or 11th grade, I memorized this:

`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
*Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
*And the mome raths outgrabe.

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
*The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
*The frumious Bandersnatch!"

He took his vorpal sword in hand:
*Long time the manxome foe he sought --
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
*And stood awhile in thought.

And, as in uffish thought he stood,
*The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
*And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! And through and through
*The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
*He went galumphing back.

"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
*Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
*He chortled in his joy.

`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
*Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
*And the mome raths outgrabe.

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What the hell were they thinking? *:-)

Seem to recall that was Lewis Carroll having some fun with words.
Some neat stuff, but like Chinese food.

--Vic-

We spent a week in class taking it apart, analyzing each "word", and
ultimately was required to recite it. I can stll do the "twas
brillig" part from memory. That's just not right. :-)

I wonder if it's on the "No child shall exceed" standardized tests
these days?