"Justin Johansson" <n...@spam.com> wrote in message news:hn92uf$2g9...@digitalmars.com... > Michiel Helvensteijn Wrote: > >> Do not use it in a box. >> Do not use it with a fox. >> Do not use it with a mouse. >> Do not use it in a house. >> Do not use it here or there. >> Do not use it anywhere. > > Your rhyme reminds me of words from the 1905 classic novel, > The Scarlet Pimpernel, by Baroness Emma Orczy. > > "They seek him here, > they seek him there, > those Frenchies seek him everywhere. > Is he in heaven or is he in hell? > That damned elusive Pimpernel." > > It's handy to know this when playing Trivial Pursuit. > The story line of The Scarlet Pimpernel actually became the > template for a succession of Hollywood and comic-book heroes > such as Zorro and Batman. >
Michiel's rhyme is a reference to, and slight modification of, the children's book by Dr. Seuss "Green Eggs and Ham" (I had that as a kid). Although clearly Dr. Seuss must have been influenced by that Pimpernel. This is the first I've heard of that, though. Intresting history there.