Who originally wrote the following poem? "I eat my peas with honey, I've done it all my life; It makes the peas taste funny, But it keeps them on the knife."

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Question #130515. Asked by zigzag_2100.
Last updated May 13 2021.
Originally posted Apr 14 2013 12:33 AM.

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trevorofbude
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trevorofbude

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on checking it seems to have been a poen by Ogden Nash.

One of the many links that ascribe it to him is:-

Apr 14 2013, 9:50 AM

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I think this genuinely is one of those pieces where no-one knows who came up with it. It's always given as written by "Anonymous".

Response last updated by Terry on May 13 2021.
Apr 14 2013, 1:41 AM