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We’ll Bet:

The guy who first dreamed carpets up
Never had to beat ’em;
And he who thought up breakfast foods
Never had to eat ’em;

The lass that cooked the girdle up
Herself is unconfined;
The Editor of “Parents” has
Kids that never mind;

The chap who first made dishes bloom
Made the Mrs. dry ’em;
He who invented auto tires
Wishes he could buy ’em;

The Principal of Business School College
Cannot write a letter;
He who started jig-saw puzzles
Can play checkers better;

The gal who started cooking schools
Lunches from a can;
And even Dorothy Dix today
Cannot catch a man;

No lecturer I ever heard
Could tell his wife a thing;
And Frank Sinatra in his home
Is not allowed to sing;

The weatherman predicted “fair”–
But he himself won’t heed it;
So WHAT, if I write stuff like this?–
I don’t have to read it!

All written 4-1-44, before
going to work…

by Ray Romine Saturday, April 1, 1944

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