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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Allen Avatar
June 23, 2021 at 5:34 PM
I like that it's Diet Pepsi
Hankins Avatar
June 23, 2021 at 7:13 PM
Thanks, Christopher. It just seemed to work out for the rhyme like none of the others.
Wolf Avatar
June 17, 2021 at 6:27 PM
This one may be over my head... I'm wondering if the 'uhs' are related to dyspepsia. Off to the Oracle... :) gw
Hankins Avatar
June 17, 2021 at 6:43 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
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