Wednesday, October 24, 2007

The Ghost of Noah Webster

I am the ghost of Noah Webster
I wrote America's first dictionary
Every Halloween I return to Earth
To teach synonyms for "scary"

Alex was so scared that he couldn't move for trying
He saw something that was petrifying

Something very strange scared my cat, Dearie
She saw something that was very eerie

Cindy started toward a haunted house but wound up swerving
She found the thought of going in unnerving

Who would not be scared by a grave robber's job?
That's a profession that is most macabre

I am the ghost of Noah Webster
I wrote America's first dictionary
I'll be back again next Halloween
To teach synonyms for "scary"

by Tom Meltzer ©The Princeton Review
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Monday, October 15, 2007

Phil is So Full of Himself

Phil is so full of himself

Phil is in love with himself
That's his main characteristic
Some folks call him egotistical
Others, narcissistic

Phil thinks he can do no wrong
He cannot be defeated
Some folks, they call him cocksure
Others say conceited

Phil thinks he's so important
He's so proud, it's naughty
Some folks would call him arrogant
Others call him haughty

Phil, he just cannot stop boasting
When he walks he swaggers
Some folks would say he gloats
Others call him a braggart

And that's why I don't like Phil

by Tom Meltzer ©The Princeton Review
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Monday, October 1, 2007

Rehab

I want you to go to rehab, yeah, yeah, yeah

Lately your mood has been so erratic
One day you're depressed, the next you're ecstatic
Your appearance is slovenly and you're fusty
You smell like a landfill and your skin is crusty
In short, as a result of your addiction
Your life is in a state of dereliction
Which means that it's bad and it continues to worsen
You've become a most duplicitous person
Which means you tell lies without the slightest hesitation
To get what you want you'll tell any fabrication
And when your friends try to tell you that you've lost your way
You just talk about Ray Charles and Donnie Hathaway, no!

by Tom Meltzer ©The Princeton Review
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