Unparliamentary Poems | Examples


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A Distinctly Unparliamentary Word

It is not a discouraging word
but, according to one, is a turd.
F-A-R-T
is not pretty
and in Parliament should seldom be heard

*bit of a row over use of the word “fart” during a session of the Canadian Parliament — search “canadian fart” to read the article on BBC news

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