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Death of a Thirsty Man

I once met a thirsty man from Poughkeepsie--uh, He drank four quarts a day of Diet Pepsi--uh, It was certainly no dry joke The over-saturated bloke Died from an extremely rare case of dyspepsia. written June 17, 2021

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Christopher Allen

Date: 6/23/2021 5:34:00 PM

I like that it's Diet Pepsi

L Milton Hankins
Date: 6/23/2021 7:13:00 PM

Thanks, Christopher. It just seemed to work out for the rhyme like none of the others.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 6/17/2021 6:27:00 PM

This one may be over my head... I'm wondering if the 'uhs' are related to dyspepsia. Off to the Oracle... :) gw

L Milton Hankins
Date: 6/17/2021 6:43:00 PM

Yep, I knew I had a good idea, so I was trying to find the rhyme...and it wouldn't. The only way was to add the "uh" to rhyme with "dyspepsia". I have no idea whether that ailment would be fatal. Damn, Gershon, now you are going to make me do research on my own limerick!!! LOL