Limerick Crochetes: Our Great Uhr-Father From Africa

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Limerick cochetés: Our great uhr-Father from Africa Our great uhr-Father from Africa Hallowed be Thy fame in high Valhalla The Asian walk-about Down backbone coccyx snout Who didst Thou mate in Peninsula Malaya To produce orangutan Malaysia Did our great uhr-cousin Gorilla Chimpanzee when in doubt Precede Thy walk-about Swinging from tree to tree to Australia To judge by great life in Southeast Asia Smoke-filled lungs from HAZE in Sumatra Death penalty for tout With drugs- Hell for khalwat* Is there doubt who preceded whom from Africa • khalwat: (a Muslim – all Malays - religious law) According to which, no Malay may marry a non-Muslim nor be found in close proximity giving rise to suspicion of promiscuousness, law enforceable by religious courts whose officials are empowered to spy on offenders and report their activities to the relevant authorities © T. Wignesan – Paris, 2015

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