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George Carlin
The American standup comedian and author George Carlin performed a famous routine...
Carlin Productions
Caricature of Sir Henry Cole
A caricature of Sir Henry Cole, 1871.
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Interactives

A sampler of Edward Lear's limericks
A slideshow of pages from The Book of Nonsense to Which Is Added More Nonsense...
"The Book of Nonsense to Which is Added More Nonsense" by Edward Lear, c. 1902