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Nonsense is so good only because common sense is so limited
Nonsense is so good only because common sense is so limited
 He killed the noble Mudjokivis.
 Of the skin he made him mittens,
  Made them with the fur read more 
 He killed the noble Mudjokivis.
 Of the skin he made him mittens,
  Made them with the fur side inside,
   Made them with the skin side outside.
    He, to get the warm side inside,
     Put the inside skin side outside;
      He, to get the cold side outside,
       Put the warm side fur side inside.
        That's why he put the fur side inside,
         Why he put the skin side outside,
          Why he turned them inside outside. 
A little nonsense, now and then, is relished by the wisest men
A little nonsense, now and then, is relished by the wisest men
 How pleasant to know Mr. Lear!
 Who has written such volumes of stuff!
  Some think him ill-tempered read more 
 How pleasant to know Mr. Lear!
 Who has written such volumes of stuff!
  Some think him ill-tempered and queer,
   But a few think him pleasant enough. 
 When Bryan O'Lynn had no shirt to put on,
 He took him a sheep skin to make him a' read more 
 When Bryan O'Lynn had no shirt to put on,
 He took him a sheep skin to make him a' one.
  "With the skinny side out, and the wooly side in,
   'Twill be warm and convanient," said Bryan O'Lynn. 
 Conductor, when you receive a fare,
 Punch in the presence of the passenjare.
  A blue trip slip read more 
 Conductor, when you receive a fare,
 Punch in the presence of the passenjare.
  A blue trip slip for an eight-cent fare,
   A buff trip slip for a six-cent fare,
    A pink trip slip for a three-cent fare,
     Punch in the presence of the passenjare!
      Punch, brothers! punch with care!
       Punch in the presence of the passenjare! 
To vanish nonsense with the charms of sound.
To vanish nonsense with the charms of sound.
 'T was brillig, and the slithy toves
 Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
  All mimsy were read more 
 'T was brillig, and the slithy toves
 Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
  All mimsy were the borogoves,
   And the mome raths outgrabe. 
Benjamin Hardlysee decided to point it out to me.
Benjamin Hardlysee decided to point it out to me.