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@@ -40,81 +40,83 @@ Rocket Limericks
----------------
*(These are interspersed on pages 305-335)*
-| There once was a thing called a V-2
-| To pilot which you did not need to-
-| You just pushed a button,
-| And it would leave nuttin'
-| But stiffs and big holes and debris, too.
-|
-| <refrain:>
-| Ja, ja, ja, ja!
-| In Prussia they never eat pussy!
-| There ain't hardly cats enough,
-| There's garbage and that's enough,
-| So waltz me around again, Russky!
-|
-| There was a young fellow named Crockett,
-| Who had an affair with a rocket.
-| If you saw them out there
-| You'd be tempted to stare,
-| But if you ain't tried it, don't knock it!
-|
-| There was a young fellow named Hector,
-| Who was fond of a launcher-erector.
-| But the squishes and pops
-| Of acute pressure drops
-| Wrecked Hector's hydraulic connector.
-|
-| There once was a fellow named Moorehead,
-| Who had an affair with a warhead.
-| His wife moved away
-| The very next day-
-| She *was* always kind of a sorehead.
-|
-| There was a technician named Urban,
-| Who had an affair with a turbine.
-| "It's much nicer," he said,
-| "Than a woman in bed,
-| And it's sure as hell cheaper than bourbon!"
-|
-| There once was a fellow named Slattery
-| Who was fond of the course-gyro battery.
-| With that 50-volt shock,
-| What was left of his cock
-| Was all slimy and sloppy and spattery.
-|
-| There was a young fellow named Pope,
-| Who plugged into an *os*-cillo-*scope*.
-| The cyclical trace
-| Of their carnal embrace
-| Had a damn nearly infinite slope.
-|
-| There was a young fellow named Yuri,
-| Fucked the nozzle right up its venturi.
-| He had woes without cease
-| From his local police,
-| And a hell of a time with the jury
-|
-| There was a young man named McGuire,
-| Who was fond of the pitch amplifier.
-| But a number of shorts
-| Left him covered with warts,
-| And set half the bedroom on fire.
-|
-| There once was a fellow named Ritter,
-| Who slept with a guidance transmitter.
-| It shriveled his cock,
-| Which fell off in his sock,
-| And made him exceedingly bitter.
-|
-| There once was a fellow named Schroeder,
-| Who buggered the vane servomotor.
-| He soon grew a prong
-| On the end of his schlong,
-| And hired himself a promoter.
-|
-| There was a young man from Decatur,
-| Who slept with a LOX generator.
-| His balls and his prick
-| Froze solid read quick,
-| And his asshole a little bit later.
+::
+
+ There once was a thing called a V-2
+ To pilot which you did not need to-
+ You just pushed a button,
+ And it would leave nuttin'
+ But stiffs and big holes and debris, too.
+
+ <refrain:>
+ Ja, ja, ja, ja!
+ In Prussia they never eat pussy!
+ There ain't hardly cats enough,
+ There's garbage and that's enough,
+ So waltz me around again, Russky!
+
+ There was a young fellow named Crockett,
+ Who had an affair with a rocket.
+ If you saw them out there
+ You'd be tempted to stare,
+ But if you ain't tried it, don't knock it!
+
+ There was a young fellow named Hector,
+ Who was fond of a launcher-erector.
+ But the squishes and pops
+ Of acute pressure drops
+ Wrecked Hector's hydraulic connector.
+
+ There once was a fellow named Moorehead,
+ Who had an affair with a warhead.
+ His wife moved away
+ The very next day-
+ She *was* always kind of a sorehead.
+
+ There was a technician named Urban,
+ Who had an affair with a turbine.
+ "It's much nicer," he said,
+ "Than a woman in bed,
+ And it's sure as hell cheaper than bourbon!"
+
+ There once was a fellow named Slattery
+ Who was fond of the course-gyro battery.
+ With that 50-volt shock,
+ What was left of his cock
+ Was all slimy and sloppy and spattery.
+
+ There was a young fellow named Pope,
+ Who plugged into an *os*-cillo-*scope*.
+ The cyclical trace
+ Of their carnal embrace
+ Had a damn nearly infinite slope.
+
+ There was a young fellow named Yuri,
+ Fucked the nozzle right up its venturi.
+ He had woes without cease
+ From his local police,
+ And a hell of a time with the jury
+
+ There was a young man named McGuire,
+ Who was fond of the pitch amplifier.
+ But a number of shorts
+ Left him covered with warts,
+ And set half the bedroom on fire.
+
+ There once was a fellow named Ritter,
+ Who slept with a guidance transmitter.
+ It shriveled his cock,
+ Which fell off in his sock,
+ And made him exceedingly bitter.
+
+ There once was a fellow named Schroeder,
+ Who buggered the vane servomotor.
+ He soon grew a prong
+ On the end of his schlong,
+ And hired himself a promoter.
+
+ There was a young man from Decatur,
+ Who slept with a LOX generator.
+ His balls and his prick
+ Froze solid read quick,
+ And his asshole a little bit later.