A Discouraging Word

A hippopotamus,
no matter how industrious,
like pigs, will never fly - 
no matter how hard they try.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Dietrich Avatar
March 28, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Oh wow. How did you do this so easily? It's hard for me to even think of anything. Great job
Crandall Avatar
March 29, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Haha, thanks. I'm not sure whether to enter this in the contest. I wrote another "Grook" and entered it, but I'm not sure it has enough humor to be a grook, so I was going to try this, but then, I was afraid this might be too cliche, because of "when pigs fly".
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