hnry ffth

abbreviated nonsense

From Life magazine, Dec. 1932, p.19:

ABBREVIATED NONSENSE

Of persons I know a great No.
Who go to the Opera and slo.

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I’ve often walked the Ave.
To see the beauties. Have.?

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I bought stock in a western oil Co.
As for oil, I don’t think they po.

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The knowledge to be an Esq.
Is one that is hard to acq.

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A woman needed a Dr.
Because her husband sr.

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If I were a rich atty.
I’d go for a nice ocean jy.

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A nun who aspired to be a St.
Was kissed and fell down in a ft.

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