“Some primal termite knocked on wood
And tasted it, and found it good!”

—  Ogden Nash

"The Termite"
Good Intentions (1942)
Context: Some primal termite knocked on wood
And tasted it, and found it good!
And that is why your Cousin May
Fell through the parlor floor today.

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