Frabjous Times


The Cardinal and the Aliens

John Henry, the Cardinal, Newman
Was taken by alien crewmen.
By pons asinorum
They managed to bore him,
A feat once thought uniquely human.
  1. Cardinal Newman entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia, written by my friend Bill Barry
  2. Euclid's proposition that the angles at the base of an isosceles triangle are equal
Originally published: 2003/07/15 06:53:18