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Our Portliest President

President William H. Taft
Was according to legend so big in the aft
That he got stuck in the splish-splosh,
But that's probably pish-posh.


(Note: Although President Taft did indeed have a super-sized bathtub installed in the White House, historians have found no evidence for the popular story that it was because he had gotten stuck while taking a bath in the original tub.)

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Written 1/22/2019 for Andrea Dietrich's Leader Clerihew contest.

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 2/16/2019 4:11:00 PM

I have read your short work and wanted to say congrats on your win ..Way to go.. Sara

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 2/3/2019 10:48:00 PM

Congratulations, Ed, this is a funny one ( I've heard the story about the bathtub, guess it will live on regardless!)

Jan Allison

Date: 2/3/2019 7:41:00 PM

made me smile Ed,many congrats:-) hugs Jan xx

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 2/3/2019 2:46:00 PM

Very clever, Ed. I wonder if he weighed more than our current president, who is allegedly being told to diet by his doctor. Congratulations on your win in Andrea's contest. Best wishes, Carolyn

Ed Morris
Date: 2/3/2019 3:35:00 PM

Thanks, Carolyn. I'm pretty sure Taft was bigger than Trump. (Unless we're comparing egos, or course. :-) )

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/3/2019 2:37:00 PM

This is super clever, Ed. Though I had to look up splish-splosh to see if it might be an actual word, that's ok. I enjoyed the creativity. Congrats in my contest.

Ed Morris
Date: 2/3/2019 3:33:00 PM

Thanks, Andrea, glad you enjoyed it. Sometimes you just gotta make up a few words to get the rhyme you want. :-)