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{{quote|Roses are red, |
{{quote|''Roses are red, |
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Violets are blue, |
''Violets are blue, |
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Sugar is sweet; |
''Sugar is sweet; |
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And so are you. }} |
''And so are you. }} |
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This is the stereotypical poem. Its origins are unknown, but may, according to [[Wikipedia]], be traced to these lines from Sir Edmund Spenser's ''[[The Faerie Queene]]'': |
This is the stereotypical poem. Its origins are unknown, but may, according to [[Wikipedia]], be traced to these lines from Sir Edmund Spenser's ''[[The Faerie Queene]]'': |
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"Blew" is an old spelling of "blue". Both roses and violets exist in varieties of many colours. ''Viola sororia'' and ''Viola odorata'' are the bluest violets; red roses are hybrid teas of the genus ''Rosa''. |
"Blew" is an old spelling of "blue". Both roses and violets exist in varieties of many colours. ''Viola sororia'' and ''Viola odorata'' are the bluest violets; red roses are hybrid teas of the genus ''Rosa''. |
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It has [[Dead Horse Trope|often been parodied]]. |
It has [[Dead Horse Trope|often been parodied]]. For a selection of such parodies and variants mostly written by tropers, see the [[Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue/Quotes|Quotes page]]. |
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=== '''Variants:''' === |
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{{quote|[http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/96701/96701,1239786422,10/stock-photo-red-violet-flower-with-green-leaf-28530316.jpg Violets are red,] |
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[http://thebluerosez.webs.com/photos/Awesome-Pics/blue-rose.jpg Roses are blue,] |
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Horticulture is fun! |
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Botany, too. }} |
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{{examples|Examples of ''Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue'' in media:}} |
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{{quote|Violets are blue |
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Roses are red |
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[[Prepare to Die|Your'e going to die]]<br /> |
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[[Off with His Head|Off With Your Head]] }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are blue |
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[[[[Fist of the North Star]] Omae wa mou |
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shindeiru]] }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are blue |
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I've got a knife |
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Get in the van. }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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My feet are green |
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It's Valentine's Day |
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So let's get obscene. }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
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Violets are violet, |
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Blah blah blah, |
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Let's shag. }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
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Violets are blue, |
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[[The Cake Is a Lie]], |
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And now so are you. }} |
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{{quote|Roses are green, |
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Violets are yellow. |
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This doesn't rhyme, |
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And I'm color-blind. }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red. |
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Violets are blue. |
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Some poems rhyme. |
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[[Subverted Rhyme Every Occasion|This one doesn't]]. }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are blue |
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[[I Do Not Own|Me no own]]<br /> |
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[[I Do Not Own|So you no sue]]. }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red. |
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Violets are blue. |
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[[Colorful|This show's about panties]]. }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
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Violets are blue |
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[http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2011/3/18/1/enhanced-buzz-15854-1300424464-1.jpg Here, have a troll face.] |
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NO PUNCHLINE FOR YOU! }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are blue |
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I have V.D. |
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Now you have it too. }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are blue |
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Sugar is sweet |
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And so are you |
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But the roses are wilting |
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The violets are dead |
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The sugar bowl's empty |
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And so is your head. }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are blue |
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[[In Soviet Russia, Trope Mocks You]] |
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Game loses you }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are blue |
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Sexual hormones |
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Are why I love you }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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Daffodils are yellow |
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I'd rather have rabies |
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Than be your fellow }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are blue |
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[[Mass Effect|Assuming Control]]<br /> |
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This Hurts You. }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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Carbon is black |
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I am impressed |
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[[Gag Boobs|With your giant rack]]. }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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Corpses are blue |
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When this poem rhymes, |
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You'll be one as well. }} |
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{{quote|Roses are green |
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Unicorns are pencil |
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This poem makes no sense |
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Toaster. }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, and violets are blue |
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Nothing I've seen is sweeter than you |
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Let's plant a seed of love that can bloom |
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Withstanding all, all the time shining true |
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Violets are blue, roses are red |
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And one day all that we know will be dead |
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So let's plant the seed and let love be true |
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Till the day roses wither and I'll be without you }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, and violets are blue |
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Daffodils are yellow, all of this is true |
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Let's just be happy, no one wants to be blue |
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'Cause roses are red and violets are blue }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
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Violets are blue. |
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At least, that's what they tell me, |
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Because I am blind.|[[The Far Side|Gary Larson]]}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
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Violets are blue. |
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[[Blaz Blue|Wagana wa Hakumen.]]<br /> |
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[[Blaz Blue|OSHITEMAIRU!]] }} |
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{{quote|[[Super Mario Bros.|Plumbers are red]],<br /> |
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[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Hedgehogs are blue]].<br /> |
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Press "Start" to join<br /> |
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And be my player 2 }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are Blue |
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[[Lost|4, 8, 15, 16]],<br /> |
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[[Arc Number|23, 42]] }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are Blue |
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Chicken shit stinks |
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And so do you }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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Dead ones are black |
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[[Pettanko|Why is your chest]]<br /> |
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[[Pettanko|As flat as your back?]] }} |
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{{quote|Violets are blue |
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Roses are red |
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I hate you |
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I wish you were dead. }} |
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{{quote|Roses are (sometimes) red, |
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Violets are (sometimes) blue, |
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I've got Aspergers, |
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Have you got it too? }} |
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{{quote|Roses are Red |
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Violets are blue |
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[[In Soviet Russia, Trope Mocks You]] |
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Poem writes YOU! }} |
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{{quote|Roses are Red |
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Violets are blue |
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This line doesn't rhyme |
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And neither does this one }} |
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{{quote|Roses are gay |
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Violets are gayer |
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Fuck this poem |
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Let's listen to [[Slayer]] }} |
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{{quote|[[Doctor Who|Fezzes are red]]<br /> |
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[[Doctor Who|The TARDIS is blue]]<br /> |
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[[Bow Ties Are Cool]]<br /> |
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And so are you }} |
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=== Variants in media: === |
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== [[Comic Books]] == |
== [[Comic Books]] == |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
{{quote|Roses are red |
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Lemons do pucker |
Lemons do pucker |
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Prisoners escape |
Prisoners escape |
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When the guard is a sucker! |
When the guard is a sucker! |
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|''The Adventures of Captain Jack''}} |
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== [[Fan |
== [[Fan Works]] == |
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{{quote|roses r red |
{{quote|roses r red |
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[[Rouge Angles of Satin|violas]] r blu |
[[Rouge Angles of Satin|violas]] r blu |
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[[Bigger Is Better in Bed|iv got a hug fuking dik]] |
[[Bigger Is Better in Bed|iv got a hug fuking dik]] |
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nd hey u natsy slut i fucin luv u |
nd hey u natsy slut i fucin luv u |
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|''[[Naruto Veangance Revelaitons]]''}} |
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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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violets are blue ... |
violets are blue ... |
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I'm about to fuck up. |
I'm about to fuck up. |
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So what else is new? |
So what else is new? |
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|'''Colin''', ''Greenfingers''}} |
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{{quote|Cirrhosis are red, |
{{quote|Cirrhosis are red, |
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So violets are blue, |
So violets are blue, |
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So sugar is sweet, |
So sugar is sweet, |
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So so are you. |
So so are you. |
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|''[[Horse Feathers]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
{{quote|Roses are red, |
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violets are blue |
violets are blue |
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Fuck you, whore |
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Fuck you, whore|'''Tom''', ''[[500 Days of Summer|Five Hundred Days of Summer]]''}} |
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|'''Tom''', ''[[500 Days of Summer]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
{{quote|Roses are red, |
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Violets are blue, |
Violets are blue, |
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They'll need dental records |
They'll need dental records |
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To identify you. |
To identify you. |
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|''[[Valentine]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
{{quote|Roses are red, |
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violets are blue, |
violets are blue, |
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I'm schizophrenic, |
I'm schizophrenic, |
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and so am I. |
and so am I. |
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|''[[What About Bob?]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
{{quote|Roses are red, |
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Violets are blue, |
Violets are blue, |
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One is dead, |
One is dead, |
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[[Right Behind Me|And so are you!]] |
[[Right Behind Me|And so are you!]] |
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|''[[My Bloody Valentine (film)|My Bloody Valentine]]''}} |
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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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And ready for plucking; |
And ready for plucking; |
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You are sixteen |
You are sixteen |
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And ready for [[Subverted Rhyme Every Occasion|high school]]. |
And ready for [[Subverted Rhyme Every Occasion|high school]]. |
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|'''[[Kurt Vonnegut]]''', ''[[Breakfast of Champions]]''}} |
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{{quote|Raseuse arrête, valet de Tsar bat loups |
{{quote|Raseuse arrête, valet de Tsar bat loups |
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Joues gare et suite, un sot voyou. |
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Joues gare et suite, un sot voyou.|''Mots d'Heures: Gousses, Rames''<ref> The editor, Luis d'Antin van Rooten, explains this as "a description of an incident at the Russian Imperial court", but the French text is better pronounced than translated.</ref>}} |
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|''Mots d'Heures: Gousses, Rames''<ref>The editor, Luis d'Antin van Rooten, explains this as "a description of an incident at the Russian Imperial court", but the French text is better pronounced than translated.</ref>}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
{{quote|Roses are red, |
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Corpses are blue, |
Corpses are blue, |
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On Valentine's day |
On Valentine's day |
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You'll die too! |
You'll die too! |
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|'''R. L. Stine''', "Broken Hearts"}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, violets are blue, |
{{quote|Roses are red, violets are blue, |
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Angels in heaven know I love you |
Angels in heaven know I love you |
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|'''[[Poul Anderson]]'''}} |
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== [[ |
== [[Live-Action TV]] == |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are bluish |
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The hoisery's nude |
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If it weren't for Christmas |
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This dress is heinous |
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We'd all be Jewish |
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Your stylist should be sued|'''Bullseye''', ''Entertainment Weekly'', Issue #1197}} |
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|'''[[Benny Hill]]'''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are blue |
Violets are blue |
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Sugar is sweet |
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We make our bread |
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I'm gonna break your face |
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On clods like you!|'''[[Mad Magazine]]''', "A Valentine to all our readers", #133}} |
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|'''The Champ''', ''[[Police Squad!]]!''}} |
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{{quote|Violets are blue |
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Roses are red |
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My sons were right |
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Go soak your head |
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|'''Carey Martin''', ''[[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are blue |
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Fudge is sweet |
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Here's some fudge. |
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|'''Bob Pinciotti''', ''[[That '70s Show]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are blue |
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Have sex in the Corps |
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And I'll break your neck |
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|'''Deacon Jones''', ''G Vs E''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are fickle |
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When I'm done with you |
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All you'll have left is this nickel |
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|'''Maris Crane''', ''[[Frasier]]''}} |
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== [[Music]] == |
== [[Music]] == |
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I looked for both, but they never grew. |
I looked for both, but they never grew. |
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Roses are red, yes, and that stands for lust -- |
Roses are red, yes, and that stands for lust -- |
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The other's for innocence; for that, I'm not fussed. |
The other's for innocence; for that, I'm not fussed. |
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|'''Zoe's Adventures Under Ground''', "River Rise Over"}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
{{quote|Roses are red, |
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Violets are purple, |
Violets are purple, |
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Sugar is sweet, |
Sugar is sweet, |
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And so's maple surple. |
And so's maple surple. |
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|'''Roger Miller''', "Dang Me"}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, violets are blue |
{{quote|Roses are red, violets are blue |
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And time is beginning to crawl |
And time is beginning to crawl |
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I just might have to come see you |
I just might have to come see you |
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Where teardrops fall |
Where teardrops fall |
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|'''[[Bob Dylan]]''' (no, really), "Where Teardrops Fall"}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, my love. |
{{quote|Roses are red, my love. |
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Violets are blue. |
Violets are blue. |
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Sugar is sweet, my love. |
Sugar is sweet, my love. |
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Good luck, may God bless you." |
Good luck, may God bless you." |
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|'''Bobby Vinton''', "Roses Are Red (My Love)"}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
{{quote|Roses are red |
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And violets are blue |
And violets are blue |
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Honey is sweet |
Honey is sweet |
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But not as sweet as you |
But not as sweet as you |
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|'''[[Aqua]]''', "Roses Are Red" <small>(Different song, same title.)</small>}} |
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{{quote|Violets are blue |
{{quote|Violets are blue |
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Roses are red |
Roses are red |
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Daisies are yellow |
Daisies are yellow |
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The flowers are dead. |
The flowers are dead. |
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|'''[[Lil Wayne]]''', "I Feel Like Dying"}} |
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{{quote|The rose is red, |
{{quote|The rose is red, |
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Violets are blue, |
Violets are blue, |
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Sugar's sweet; |
Sugar's sweet; |
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Sweetie, so are you! |
Sweetie, so are you! |
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|'''George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin & Gus Kahn''', "So Are You"}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are blue |
Violets are blue |
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Until I met Psalty |
Until I met Psalty |
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I was blue, too. |
I was blue, too. |
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|''Psaltina, Kids Praise 3: Funtastic Family!''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are blue |
Violets are blue |
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If I'm [[Funny Schizophrenia|schizophrenic]] |
If I'm [[Funny Schizophrenia|schizophrenic]] |
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Then I am too |
Then I am too |
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|'''[[Voltaire (musician)|Voltaire]]''', "The Chosen"}} |
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{{quote|For Jean, Jean, roses are red. |
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And all of the leaves have gone green. |
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|'''Oliver''', "Jean (Theme from ''[[The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie]]'')"}} |
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== [[Newspaper Comics]] == |
== [[Newspaper Comics]] == |
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A deep crimson hue, |
A deep crimson hue, |
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When you got in trouble, |
When you got in trouble, |
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You sure were too! Ha ha! |
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You sure were too! Ha ha! <ref> Calvin sends Susie this note to taunt her after she gets in trouble for talking in class, provoking her into writing another note and getting in trouble again</ref> }} |
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|''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]''<ref>Calvin sends Susie this note to taunt her after she gets in trouble for talking in class, provoking her into writing another note and getting in trouble again</ref> }} |
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And: |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
{{quote|Roses are red, |
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Violets are blue, |
Violets are blue, |
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Tulips are what we'll be kissing, |
Tulips are what we'll be kissing, |
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Woo-woo! |
Woo-woo! |
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|''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are Red |
{{quote|Roses are Red |
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Violets are Blue |
Violets are Blue |
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I know where you live |
I know where you live |
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And your family too. |
And your family too. |
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|''[[Sherman's Lagoon]]''}} |
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{{quote|Blue is the violet, |
{{quote|Blue is the violet, |
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Red is the rose; |
Red is the rose; |
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You're still a big jerk, |
You're still a big jerk, |
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And [[Stylistic Suck|your poetry blows]]! |
And [[Stylistic Suck|your poetry blows]]! |
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|''[[Zits]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are blue |
Violets are blue |
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If something smells bad |
If something smells bad |
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it's gotta be you. |
it's gotta be you. |
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Roses are red |
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Emeralds are green |
Emeralds are green |
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You must weigh more |
You must weigh more |
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Than a washing machine. |
Than a washing machine. |
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Roses are red, |
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tomatoes are too |
tomatoes are too |
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If I had one now |
If I had one now |
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I'd throw it at you. |
I'd throw it at you. |
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Roses are red |
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Like a big fiery comet |
Like a big fiery comet |
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Your face would make even |
Your face would make even |
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Quasimodo vomit. |
Quasimodo vomit. |
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Roses are red |
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Daffodils gold |
Daffodils gold |
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You might look better |
You might look better |
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If you scraped off that mold. |
If you scraped off that mold. |
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Roses are red |
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Looming huge to the ant; |
Looming huge to the ant; |
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I wish you would drown |
I wish you would drown |
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In a waste treatment plant |
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In a waste treatment plant|''[[FoxTrot]]'' <ref> Jason's Valentines to Paige accidentally get switched with Roger's to Andy. [[Hilarity Ensues]]</ref>}} |
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|''[[FoxTrot]]'' <ref>Jason's Valentines to Paige accidentally get switched with Roger's to Andy. [[Hilarity Ensues]]</ref>}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
{{quote|Roses are red |
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And violets are blue |
And violets are blue |
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Take care of that sciata |
Take care of that sciata |
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Down by your (wazoo) <ref>The author is looking for a word that rhymes but is less "trite"</ref> |
Down by your (wazoo) <ref>The author is looking for a word that rhymes but is less "trite"</ref> |
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|''[[Frazz]]''}} |
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== Periodicals == |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
{{quote|Roses are red |
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The hoisery's nude |
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Violets are bluish |
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This dress is heinous |
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If it weren't for Christmas |
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Your stylist should be sued |
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We'd all be Jewish|'''[[Benny Hill]]'''}} |
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|'''Bullseye''', ''Entertainment Weekly'', Issue #1197}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are blue |
Violets are blue |
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We make our bread |
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Sugar is sweet |
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On clods like you! |
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I'm gonna break your face|'''The Champ''', ''[[Police Squad!]]!''}} |
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|'''[[Mad Magazine]]''', "A Valentine to all our readers", #133}} |
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{{quote|Violets are blue |
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Roses are red |
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My sons were right |
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Go soak your head|'''Carey Martin''', ''[[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are blue |
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Fudge is sweet |
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Here's some fudge.|'''Bob Pinciotti''', ''[[That 70s Show]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are blue |
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Have sex in the Corps |
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And I'll break your neck|'''Deacon Jones''', ''G Vs E''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are fickle |
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When I'm done with you |
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All you'll have left is this nickel|'''Maris Crane''', ''[[Frasier]]''}} |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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{{quote|Roses are gray |
{{quote|Roses are gray |
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Violets are gray |
Violets are gray |
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I'm dead and color-blind. |
I'm dead and color-blind. |
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|'''Forsaken male /silly emote''', ''[[World of Warcraft]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are blue |
Violets are blue |
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I'm gonna kill you |
I'm gonna kill you |
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Doodley-doo |
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Doodley-doo|'''Gargarensis''', ''[[Age of Mythology]]''}} |
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|'''Gargarensis''', ''[[Age of Mythology]]''}} |
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{{quote|Violets are blue |
{{quote|Violets are blue |
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Roses are red |
Roses are red |
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We're coming aboard |
We're coming aboard |
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Prepare to eat lead |
Prepare to eat lead |
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|A book of pirate poems, ''[[Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
{{quote|Roses are red |
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Zombies are blue |
Zombies are blue |
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But my face is white<ref> |
But my face is white<ref>Or, in the [[Updated Rerelease]], "But I don't want brains"</ref> |
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So you know I'm true |
So you know I'm true |
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|'''Eriko''', ''[[Revelations Persona]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are blue |
Violets are blue |
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You suck |
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You suck|Graffiti written below an over-the-top poem in ''[[Left 4 Dead]]''}} |
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|Graffiti written below an over-the-top poem in ''[[Left 4 Dead]]''}} |
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== [[Web Comics]] == |
== [[Web Comics]] == |
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Violets are blue, |
Violets are blue, |
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You're really hot, |
You're really hot, |
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Let's fuck. |
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Let's fuck.|'''Sven Bianchi''', ''[[Questionable Content]]'' [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1189 #1189]}} |
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|'''Sven Bianchi''', ''[[Questionable Content]]'' [https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic{{=}}1189 #1189]}} |
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{{quote|Roses be red, |
{{quote|Roses be red, |
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Everyone's packing, |
Everyone's packing, |
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So I'll pack my nickel bag, |
So I'll pack my nickel bag, |
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Gonna get my peace on and offer yas a drag. |
Gonna get my peace on and offer yas a drag. |
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|'''Monique''', ''Sinfest'' [http://sinfest.net/view.php?date{{=}}2000-02-02 February 2, 2000: Beat Poet 2] }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
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Daisies are yellow |
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''(gets briefly interrupted)'' |
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[[Single Woman Seeks Good Man|I am in]] [[Love Redeems|love with]] |
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[[Lovable Nerd|A nerdy young fellow]]. |
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|'''Fuchsia''', ''[[Sinfest]]'' [http://sinfest.net/view.php?date{{=}}2009-05-18 May 18, 2009: Love Poetry]}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
{{quote|Roses are red, |
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Violets are violet. |
Violets are violet. |
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Here's the Zorgon spies, |
Here's the Zorgon spies, |
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[[Your Mom|Yo momma's a harlot]]. |
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[[Your Mom|Yo momma's a harlot]].|'''Lodoze''' (parody of [[The DCU|Lobo]]), ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' ([http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/010622 22 June 2001])}} |
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|'''Lodoze''' (parody of [[Lobo]]), ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' ([https://archives.sluggy.com/book.php?chapter=24#2001-06-22 22 June 2001])}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
{{quote|Roses are red |
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I give them to mom |
I give them to mom |
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She makes me cookies |
She makes me cookies |
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[[Painful Rhyme|Nommy nom noms]] |
[[Painful Rhyme|Nommy nom noms]] |
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|'''Cinna the Poet''', ''[[Hark! A Vagrant]]'' ([http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id{{=}}307 #307])}} |
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{{quote|You need a poem? Fine! |
{{quote|You need a poem? Fine! |
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I'm sorry I hurt you |
I'm sorry I hurt you |
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I'm a horse's ass. |
I'm a horse's ass. |
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If you need a haiku, just remember "peace-shattering moron" is six syllables. |
If you need a haiku, just remember "peace-shattering moron" is six syllables. |
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|'''Fred Macintire (advising Lisa)''', ''[[Something*Positive]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
{{quote|Roses are red, |
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Violets are blue. |
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Shut your face, |
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''(she's briefly interrupted)'' |
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It's an ugly face. |
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[[Single Woman Seeks Good Man|I am in]] [[Love Redeems|love with]]<br /> |
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|''Ode to Shutting Up'' by '''Katie''', ''[[Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]]'' [https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2003-02-26 2003-02-26]}} |
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[[Lovable Nerd|A nerdy young fellow]].|'''Fuchsia''', ''[[Sinfest]]'' [http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3177 2009-05-18: Love Poetry]}} |
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== [[Web Original]] == |
== [[Web Original]] == |
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Violets are blue |
Violets are blue |
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One day we'll cruise |
One day we'll cruise |
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Down Blood Gulch Avenue |
Down Blood Gulch Avenue |
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|First verse of the [[Red vs. Blue]] theme}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are blue |
Violets are blue |
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[[Refuge in Vulgarity|I'll fuck you with a rake]] |
[[Refuge in Vulgarity|I'll fuck you with a rake]] |
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|[http://bash.org/?166956 bash.org]}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
{{quote|Roses are red |
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Violets are blue |
Violets are blue |
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[[Weebl and Bob|Badger badger badger]] |
[[Weebl and Bob|Badger badger badger]] |
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[[Memetic Mutation|Badger badger mushroom]] |
[[Memetic Mutation|Badger badger mushroom]] |
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|[http://www.bash.org/?218315 bash.org]}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
{{quote|Roses are red, |
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Violets; they're blue, |
Violets; they're blue, |
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[[Cool Old Guy|Jimmy Stewart is awesome]]; |
[[Cool Old Guy|Jimmy Stewart is awesome]]; |
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Doo dee doo dee doo. |
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Doo dee doo dee doo.|'''Jimmy Stewart (supposedly)''', ''[[How It Should Have Ended]]: [[It's a Wonderful Life|Its a Wonderful Life]]''}} |
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|'''Jimmy Stewart (supposedly)''', ''[[How It Should Have Ended]]: [[It's a Wonderful Life|Its a Wonderful Life]]''}} |
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{{quote|[[UNIX|roses = '#ff0000';]] |
{{quote|[[UNIX|roses = '#ff0000';]] |
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[[UNIX|violets = '#0000ff';]] |
[[UNIX|violets = '#0000ff';]] |
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[[Memetic Mutation|find ~ -name base -exec chown -R you {} \;]] |
[[Memetic Mutation|find ~ -name base -exec chown -R you {} \;]] |
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|'''Chaos Computer Club'''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
{{quote|Roses are red, |
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Violets are blue, |
Violets are blue, |
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Your house is covered |
Your house is covered |
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In piles of excrement |
In piles of excrement |
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|'''Ben [[Zero Punctuation|"Yahtzee"]] Croshaw''', reviewing ''Saint's Row 2''}} |
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{{quote| Roses are {{color |
{{quote| Roses are <span style{{=}}"color:#ff0000;">#FF0000</span> |
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Violets are {{color |
Violets are <span style{{=}}"color:#0000ff;">#0000FF</span> |
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[[Memetic Mutation|All my base]] |
[[Memetic Mutation|All my base]] |
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[[Zero Wing|Are belong to you]] |
[[Zero Wing|Are belong to you]] |
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[http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/unisex/generic/724a/ ThinkGeek] }} |
|[http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/unisex/generic/724a/ ThinkGeek] }} |
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{{quote|Roses are red |
{{quote|Roses are red |
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The Crisseagrim's blue |
The Crisseagrim's blue |
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[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|You're a miserable pile of secrets]] |
[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|You're a miserable pile of secrets]] |
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''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|But enough talk, have at you!]]'' |
''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|But enough talk, have at you!]]'' |
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|'''[[Image Board|Anonymous]]'''}} |
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{{quote| Roses are red. |
{{quote| Roses are red. |
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[[Portal (series)|The cake is a lie]]. |
[[Portal (series)|The cake is a lie]]. |
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[[My Name Is Inigo Montoya|My name is]] [[Evil Dead|Ash, housewares]]. [[More Dakka|*chk chk*]] |
[[My Name Is Inigo Montoya|My name is]] [[Evil Dead|Ash, housewares]]. [[More Dakka|*chk chk*]] |
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[[Prepare to Die]]! |
[[Prepare to Die]]! |
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[http://forum.fanfiction.net/topic/13927/25305360/1/#25327044\] }} |
|[http://forum.fanfiction.net/topic/13927/25305360/1/#25327044\] }} |
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{{quote| Roses are red, |
{{quote| Roses are red, |
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Violets are blue, |
Violets are blue, |
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[[Erotic Eating|I must eat yoghurt]] |
[[Erotic Eating|I must eat yoghurt]] |
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[[Erotic Eating|Off of you]]. |
[[Erotic Eating|Off of you]]. |
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''[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/554818 Dance of the Manwhore]'' }} |
|''[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/554818 Dance of the Manwhore]'' }} |
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{{quote| Roses are scarlet, |
{{quote| Roses are scarlet, |
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Violets are purple, |
Violets are purple, |
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My love for you is... |
My love for you is... |
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is... |
is... |
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Goddammit. |
Goddammit. |
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''[http://www.i-mockery.com/shorts/famous-love-poem-drafts/ I-Mockery.com]'' }} |
|''[http://www.i-mockery.com/shorts/famous-love-poem-drafts/ I-Mockery.com]'' }} |
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{{quote| Roses are red, |
{{quote| Roses are red, |
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Violets are blue, |
Violets are blue, |
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I am [[Paini's Cupcake]], |
I am [[Paini's Cupcake]], |
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[[I'm a Humanitarian|I will eat you]]. |
[[I'm a Humanitarian|I will eat you]]. |
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''[[YouTube]] comments'' }} |
|''[[YouTube]] comments'' }} |
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{{quote| Roses are red, |
{{quote| Roses are red, |
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Violets are blue, |
Violets are blue, |
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[[Fist of the North Star|Omae wa mou]], |
[[Fist of the North Star|Omae wa mou]], |
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[[You Are Already Dead|Shindeiru]]. |
[[You Are Already Dead|Shindeiru]]. |
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''[[YouTube]] comments'' }} |
|''[[YouTube]] comments'' }} |
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{{quote| Roses are red, |
{{quote| Roses are red, |
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Violets are blue, |
Violets are blue, |
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People are idiots, |
People are idiots, |
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The end. |
The end. |
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''[[What |
|''[[What The Fuck Is Wrong With You?|WTFIWWY Ep. 28]]'' }} |
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{{quote|Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, |
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Petals are pretty, and deadly too. |
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|This Very Wiki, on the [[Petal Power]] page}} |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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{{quote|"Roses are red, violets are blue." |
{{quote|"Roses are red, violets are blue." |
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That's what they say, but it just isn't true. |
That's what they say, but it just isn't true. |
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Roses ''are'' red, and apples are too, |
Roses ''are'' red, and apples are too, |
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But violets are ''violet''. Violets aren't blue. |
But violets are ''violet''. Violets aren't blue. |
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An orange is orange, but Greenland's not green |
An orange is orange, but Greenland's not green |
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And a pinky's not pink. So what does it mean? |
And a pinky's not pink. So what does it mean? |
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To call something blue when it's not, we defile it. |
To call something blue when it's not, we defile it. |
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But ah, what the heck: it's ''hard'' to rhyme "violet". |
But ah, what the heck: it's ''hard'' to rhyme "violet". |
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|'''Dot Warner''', ''[[Animaniacs]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
{{quote|Roses are red, |
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Violets are blue, |
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If I had your face, I'd be in a zoo.|'''Roy Rooster''', ''[[Garfield and Friends]]''}} |
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If I had your face, |
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I'd be in a zoo. |
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|'''Roy Rooster''', ''[[Garfield and Friends]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are blue |
{{quote|Roses are blue |
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Violets are red |
Violets are red |
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I have to go to the bathroom |
I have to go to the bathroom |
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|'''Patrick Star''', ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
{{quote|Roses are red, |
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Violets are blue, |
Violets are blue, |
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Sugar is sweet, |
Sugar is sweet, |
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''[belches]'' THIS BELCH IS FOR YOUUUU!!! |
''[belches]'' THIS BELCH IS FOR YOUUUU!!! |
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|'''Heffer Wolfe''', ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]''}} |
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{{quote|The movies are gray |
{{quote|The movies are gray |
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The TV is black |
The TV is black |
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The horses are running |
The horses are running |
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Please bring me some food |
Please bring me some food |
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|'''Heinz Doofenshmirtz''', ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses R Red |
{{quote|Roses R Red |
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Roses R Blue |
Roses R Blue |
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It's time for Poet's Corner! |
It's time for Poet's Corner! |
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|'''Intro to the poetry segment of''' ''[[Cartoon Planet]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
{{quote|Roses are red, |
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Violets are blue |
Violets are blue |
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If skunks had a college, |
If skunks had a college, |
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[[Incredibly Lame Pun|They'd call it P.U.]] |
[[Incredibly Lame Pun|They'd call it P.U.]] |
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|''[[Looney Tunes]]'', "Hollywood Canine Canteen"(1946)}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
{{quote|Roses are red, |
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Violets are pink, |
Violets are pink, |
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Flowers smell good, |
Flowers smell good, |
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But you sure sCENSORED! |
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But you sure sCENSORED!|Telegram delivered by [[Bugs Bunny]], "Buckaroo Bugs" (Bugs then finished the line by shouting it in the recipient's face. The final word is of course, STINK!)}} |
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|Telegram delivered by [[Bugs Bunny]], "Buckaroo Bugs" (Bugs then finished the line by shouting it in the recipient's face. The final word is of course, STINK!)}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
{{quote|Roses are red, |
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Posies are green, |
Posies are green, |
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Sorry about [[Noodle Incident|Denmark]], |
Sorry about [[Noodle Incident|Denmark]], |
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I was too mean. |
I was too mean. |
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|'''Hans''', ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
{{quote|Roses are red, |
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But Morton is blue. |
But Morton is blue. |
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Boo hoo hoo hoo |
Boo hoo hoo hoo |
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''(face into typewriter)'' |
''(face into typewriter)'' |
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|'''Mr. Morton''', ''[[Schoolhouse Rock]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
{{quote|Roses are red, |
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violets are blue, |
violets are blue, |
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turtles are geeks, |
turtles are geeks, |
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and so are you |
and so are you |
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|'''The Populars''', ''[[KaBlam!]]''}} |
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{{quote|Robotnik is rotten, |
{{quote|Robotnik is rotten, |
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Alfalfa is sneezy; |
Alfalfa is sneezy; |
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The minute I met her, |
The minute I met her, |
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I loved my Breezie. |
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I loved my Breezie.|'''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''', in his love letter/poem parody to Breezie, ''[[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]''}} |
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|'''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''', in his love letter/poem parody to Breezie, ''[[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, |
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violets are blue... |
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Once these<ref>referring to the Ghost Writer's Quantum Keyboard</ref> fry, I'm guessing |
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this lame poem is... ''[destroys the keyboard, only to find that {{spoiler|the poem spell is still working}}]'' through?! |
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''[cue [[Big No]]]'' |
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|'''[[Danny Phantom]]'''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red,<br /> |
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violets are blue...<br /> |
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Once these<ref> referring to the Ghost Writer's Quantum Keyboard</ref> fry, I'm guessing<br /> |
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this lame poem is... ''[destroys the keyboard, only to find that {{spoiler|the poem spell is still working}}]'' through?!<br /> |
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''[cue [[Big No]]]''|'''[[Danny Phantom]]'''}} |
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Latest revision as of 16:39, 24 February 2024
Roses are red, |
This is the stereotypical poem. Its origins are unknown, but may, according to Wikipedia, be traced to these lines from Sir Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene:
It was upon a Sommers shynie day, |
"Blew" is an old spelling of "blue". Both roses and violets exist in varieties of many colours. Viola sororia and Viola odorata are the bluest violets; red roses are hybrid teas of the genus Rosa.
It has often been parodied. For a selection of such parodies and variants mostly written by tropers, see the Quotes page.
Comic Books
Roses are red —The Adventures of Captain Jack
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Fan Works
roses r red |
Film
Roses are red, —Colin, Greenfingers
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Cirrhosis are red, |
Roses are red, —Tom, 500 Days of Summer
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Roses are red, |
Roses are red, |
Roses are red, |
Literature
Roses are red |
Raseuse arrête, valet de Tsar bat loups —Mots d'Heures: Gousses, Rames[1]
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Roses are red, —R. L. Stine, "Broken Hearts"
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Roses are red, violets are blue, |
Live-Action TV
Roses are red |
Roses are red —The Champ, Police Squad!!
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Violets are blue —Carey Martin, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
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Roses are red —Bob Pinciotti, That '70s Show
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Roses are red —Deacon Jones, G Vs E
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Roses are red —Maris Crane, Frasier
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Music
Roses are red, yes, and violets are blue. —Zoe's Adventures Under Ground, "River Rise Over"
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Roses are red, —Roger Miller, "Dang Me"
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Roses are red, violets are blue —Bob Dylan (no, really), "Where Teardrops Fall"
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Roses are red, my love. —Bobby Vinton, "Roses Are Red (My Love)"
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Roses are red —Aqua, "Roses Are Red" (Different song, same title.)
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Violets are blue —Lil Wayne, "I Feel Like Dying"
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The rose is red, —George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin & Gus Kahn, "So Are You"
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Roses are red —Psaltina, Kids Praise 3: Funtastic Family!
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Roses are red —Voltaire, "The Chosen"
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For Jean, Jean, roses are red. —Oliver, "Jean (Theme from The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie)"
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Newspaper Comics
Roses are red, |
Roses are red, |
Roses are Red |
Blue is the violet, —Zits
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Roses are red |
Periodicals
Roses are red —Bullseye, Entertainment Weekly, Issue #1197
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Roses are red —Mad Magazine, "A Valentine to all our readers", #133
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Video Games
Roses are gray —Forsaken male /silly emote, World of Warcraft
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Roses are red —Gargarensis, Age of Mythology
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Violets are blue —A book of pirate poems, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
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Roses are red —Eriko, Revelations Persona
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Roses are red —Graffiti written below an over-the-top poem in Left 4 Dead
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Web Comics
Roses are red, —Sven Bianchi, Questionable Content #1189
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Roses be red, —Monique, Sinfest February 2, 2000: Beat Poet 2
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Roses are red —Fuchsia, Sinfest May 18, 2009: Love Poetry
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Roses are red, |
Roses are red —Cinna the Poet, Hark! A Vagrant (#307)
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You need a poem? Fine! —Fred Macintire (advising Lisa), Something*Positive
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Roses are red, —Ode to Shutting Up by Katie, Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal 2003-02-26
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Web Original
Roses are red —First verse of the Red vs. Blue theme
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Roses are red |
Roses are red |
Roses are red, —Jimmy Stewart (supposedly), How It Should Have Ended: Its a Wonderful Life
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roses = '#ff0000'; —Chaos Computer Club
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Roses are red, —Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, reviewing Saint's Row 2
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Roses are #FF0000 |
Roses are red |
Roses are red. —[1]
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Roses are red, |
Roses are scarlet, |
Roses are red, —YouTube comments
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Roses are red, —YouTube comments
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Roses are red, |
Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, —This Very Wiki, on the Petal Power page
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Western Animation
"Roses are red, violets are blue." —Dot Warner, Animaniacs
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Roses are red, —Roy Rooster, Garfield and Friends
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Roses are blue —Patrick Star, SpongeBob SquarePants
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Roses are red, —Heffer Wolfe, Rocko's Modern Life
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The movies are gray —Heinz Doofenshmirtz, Phineas and Ferb
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Roses R Red —Intro to the poetry segment of Cartoon Planet
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Roses are red, —Looney Tunes, "Hollywood Canine Canteen"(1946)
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Roses are red, —Telegram delivered by Bugs Bunny, "Buckaroo Bugs" (Bugs then finished the line by shouting it in the recipient's face. The final word is of course, STINK!)
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Roses are red, —Hans, The Penguins of Madagascar
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Roses are red, —Mr. Morton, Schoolhouse Rock
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Roses are red, —The Populars, KaBlam!
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Robotnik is rotten, —Sonic the Hedgehog, in his love letter/poem parody to Breezie, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
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- ↑ The editor, Luis d'Antin van Rooten, explains this as "a description of an incident at the Russian Imperial court", but the French text is better pronounced than translated.
- ↑ Calvin sends Susie this note to taunt her after she gets in trouble for talking in class, provoking her into writing another note and getting in trouble again
- ↑ Jason's Valentines to Paige accidentally get switched with Roger's to Andy. Hilarity Ensues
- ↑ The author is looking for a word that rhymes but is less "trite"
- ↑ Or, in the Updated Rerelease, "But I don't want brains"
- ↑ referring to the Ghost Writer's Quantum Keyboard