“Oh, than to enjoy a storm like this
There's nothing I would rather,
Don't dive between the blankets, Miss!
Or else leave room for Father.”

— Ogden Nash

Many Long Years Ago (1945), A Watched Example Never Boils

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American poet 1902–1971

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