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When I was in college, Time Magazine<\/a> printed a story about the Higgledy Piggledy rhyme form<\/a> that had just been devised. Read the description in the link to see how it works. That same issue also had an article about Hugh Hefner<\/a>, the original Playboy (magazine, mansion, clubs, etc.) czar. I still remember the Higgledy Piggledy I sent to Time<\/em> as a letter to the editor. It was not published. I can publish it now, right here. Lucky you.<\/p>\n

<\/center>Loodity Nudity
\nHugh “Playboy” Hefner is
\n’bout as mature as a
\nboy of ten years.
\nVoyeurs and virgins and
\nnon-ministerial
\npriests read his rag just to
\nsee boobs and rears.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I was in college, Time Magazine printed a story about the Higgledy Piggledy rhyme form that had just been devised. Read the description in the link to see how it works. That same issue also had an article about Hugh Hefner, the original Playboy (magazine, mansion, clubs, etc.) czar. 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