Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utcsrgv.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!ray From: ray@utcsrgv.UUCP (Raymond Allen) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Re: cow poems Message-ID: <4546@utcsrgv.UUCP> Date: Thu, 14-Jun-84 14:36:46 EDT Article-I.D.: utcsrgv.4546 Posted: Thu Jun 14 14:36:46 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 14-Jun-84 16:20:04 EDT References: <459@trwspp.UUCP> Organization: CSRG, University of Toronto Lines: 20 > it was in response to a young man's letter asking Mr. Nash for advice > on pursuing a young lady's attentions that Ogden penned the famous > line: > > "Candy is dandy; but liquor is quicker!!" > > Yessir, Ogden shure did have a way with words. I liked his style! Actually the poem is supposed to read: "Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker, and sex won't rot your teeth." See, Ogden Nash was even better than words than you thought! Ray Allen utcsrgv!ray (416) 978-5036