The D license

[Nick Sabalausky]

"Justin Johansson" <no at spam.com> wrote in message 
news:hn92uf$2g9c$1 at 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.