Just a Few Clerihews

Warning, if you are under 60 you may not "get" some of these. Mohammad Ali taunting with poetry, his opponents he'd zing as he danced 'bout the ring. Graham Kerr "The Galloping Gourmet" oft with our minds he would play. Why else would he pick the dessert "Spotted Dick"? Ichabod Crane rode down rode down the lane. From the Headless Horseman he'd flee while on his saddle he peed. Abbot & Costello, two funny fellows were very immersed into whose on first. Ed Norton couldn't laugh without snortin' which would quickly annoy old Ralph Boy! Professor Irwin Corey told confusing stories, You'd listen and listen till your eyeballs would glisyen and not understand what you're missin' Don Rickles would offer a nose full of nickels and got plenty of yuks calling you a schmuck and dumb as a hockey puck. Giuseppe "Peppino" Mazzullo, the voice of Topo Gigio on Ed's final night said "Eddie, kessa me goo' night!" Jack Benny wouldn't lend you a penny nor spend a dime - died when he was 80 at the age of 39.