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Old 06-Jun-2005, 12:56
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Do you carrot all for me?/ My heart beets for you/With your turnip nose/And your radish face/ You're a peach!/ If we cantaloupe/ lettuce marry/ We'd make a swell pear

I think this is an interesting poem but I can only decode part of its .. how to say, neat little treatments? Such as,

lettuce marry = let us marry
pear = pair
beet = beat

Beyond that, though, I find it difficult to resolve those supposedly funny things. Would you please help me out? Thanks

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radish face = reddish
you're a peach = you're lovely
Do you carrot all = care at all
turnip nose = turned-up nose
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Many thanks, tdol!
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cantaloupe = can't elope. But I suppose that one was too easy to mention.

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Old 07-Jun-2005, 11:23
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Thanks
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