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This is the stereotypical poem. Its origins are unknown, but may, according to [[ |
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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{{quote| It was upon a Sommers shynie day,<br /> |
{{quote| It was upon a Sommers shynie day,<br /> |
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Roses are red<br /> |
Roses are red<br /> |
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[[Prepare to Die|Your'e going to die]]<br /> |
[[Prepare to Die|Your'e going to die]]<br /> |
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[[Off |
[[Off with His Head|Off With Your Head]] }} |
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{{quote| Roses are red<br /> |
{{quote| Roses are red<br /> |
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Violets are blue<br /> |
Violets are blue<br /> |
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[[[[ |
[[[[Fist of the North Star]] Omae wa mou<br /> |
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shindeiru]] }} |
shindeiru]] }} |
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Violets are blue.<br /> |
Violets are blue.<br /> |
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At least, that's what they tell me,<br /> |
At least, that's what they tell me,<br /> |
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Because I am blind.|[[The Far Side |
Because I am blind.|[[The Far Side|Gary Larson]]}} |
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{{quote| Roses are red,<br /> |
{{quote| Roses are red,<br /> |
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[[Blaz Blue|OSHITEMAIRU!]] }} |
[[Blaz Blue|OSHITEMAIRU!]] }} |
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{{quote| [[Super Mario Bros|Plumbers are red]],<br /> |
{{quote| [[Super Mario Bros.|Plumbers are red]],<br /> |
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[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Hedgehogs are blue]].<br /> |
[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Hedgehogs are blue]].<br /> |
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Press "Start" to join<br /> |
Press "Start" to join<br /> |
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{{quote| Roses are red<br /> |
{{quote| Roses are red<br /> |
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Violets are Blue<br /> |
Violets are Blue<br /> |
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[[Lost |
[[Lost|4, 8, 15, 16]],<br /> |
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[[Arc Number|23, 42]] }} |
[[Arc Number|23, 42]] }} |
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Violets are gayer<br /> |
Violets are gayer<br /> |
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Fuck this poem<br /> |
Fuck this poem<br /> |
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Let's listen to [[ |
Let's listen to [[Slayer]] }} |
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{{quote| [[Doctor Who |
{{quote| [[Doctor Who|Fezzes are red]]<br /> |
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[[Doctor Who |
[[Doctor Who|The TARDIS is blue]]<br /> |
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[[Bow Ties Are Cool]]<br /> |
[[Bow Ties Are Cool]]<br /> |
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And so are you }} |
And so are you }} |
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[[Rouge Angles of Satin|violas]] r blu<br /> |
[[Rouge Angles of Satin|violas]] r blu<br /> |
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[[Bigger Is Better in Bed|iv got a hug fuking dik]]<br /> |
[[Bigger Is Better in Bed|iv got a hug fuking dik]]<br /> |
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nd hey u natsy slut i fucin luv u|''[[ |
nd hey u natsy slut i fucin luv u|''[[Naruto Veangance Revelaitons]]''}} |
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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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{{quote|Roses are red,<br /> |
{{quote|Roses are red,<br /> |
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violets are blue<br /> |
violets are blue<br /> |
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Fuck you, whore|'''Tom''', ''[[ |
Fuck you, whore|'''Tom''', ''[[500 Days of Summer|Five Hundred Days of Summer]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red,<br /> |
{{quote|Roses are red,<br /> |
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Violets are blue,<br /> |
Violets are blue,<br /> |
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They'll need dental records<br /> |
They'll need dental records<br /> |
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To identify you.|''[[ |
To identify you.|''[[Valentine]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red,<br /> |
{{quote|Roses are red,<br /> |
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Violets are blue,<br /> |
Violets are blue,<br /> |
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One is dead,<br /> |
One is dead,<br /> |
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[[Right Behind Me|And so are you!]]|''[[My Bloody Valentine ( |
[[Right Behind Me|And so are you!]]|''[[My Bloody Valentine (film)|My Bloody Valentine]]''}} |
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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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And time is beginning to crawl<br /> |
And time is beginning to crawl<br /> |
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I just might have to come see you<br /> |
I just might have to come see you<br /> |
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Where teardrops fall|'''[[ |
Where teardrops fall|'''[[Bob Dylan]]''' (no, really), "Where Teardrops Fall"}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, my love.<br /> |
{{quote|Roses are red, my love.<br /> |
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And violets are blue<br /> |
And violets are blue<br /> |
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Honey is sweet<br /> |
Honey is sweet<br /> |
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But not as sweet as you|'''[[ |
But not as sweet as you|'''[[Aqua]]''', "Roses Are Red" <small>(Different song, same title.)</small>}} |
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{{quote|Violets are blue<br /> |
{{quote|Violets are blue<br /> |
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Roses are red<br /> |
Roses are red<br /> |
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Daisies are yellow<br /> |
Daisies are yellow<br /> |
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The flowers are dead.|'''[[ |
The flowers are dead.|'''[[Lil Wayne]]''', "I Feel Like Dying"}} |
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{{quote|The rose is red,<br /> |
{{quote|The rose is red,<br /> |
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Violets are blue<br /> |
Violets are blue<br /> |
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If I'm [[Funny Schizophrenia|schizophrenic]]<br /> |
If I'm [[Funny Schizophrenia|schizophrenic]]<br /> |
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Then I am too|'''[[Voltaire ( |
Then I am too|'''[[Voltaire (band)|Voltaire]]''', "The Chosen"}} |
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== [[Newspaper Comics]] == |
== [[Newspaper Comics]] == |
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Violets are blue,<br /> |
Violets are blue,<br /> |
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Tulips are what we'll be kissing,<br /> |
Tulips are what we'll be kissing,<br /> |
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Woo-woo!|''[[ |
Woo-woo!|''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are Red<br /> |
{{quote|Roses are Red<br /> |
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Violets are Blue<br /> |
Violets are Blue<br /> |
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I know where you live<br /> |
I know where you live<br /> |
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And your family too.|''[[ |
And your family too.|''[[Sherman's Lagoon]]''}} |
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{{quote|Blue is the violet,<br /> |
{{quote|Blue is the violet,<br /> |
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Red is the rose;<br /> |
Red is the rose;<br /> |
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You're still a big jerk,<br /> |
You're still a big jerk,<br /> |
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And [[Stylistic Suck|your poetry blows]]!|''[[ |
And [[Stylistic Suck|your poetry blows]]!|''[[Zits]]''}} |
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{{quote| Roses are red<br /> |
{{quote| Roses are red<br /> |
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Looming huge to the ant;<br /> |
Looming huge to the ant;<br /> |
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I wish you would drown<br /> |
I wish you would drown<br /> |
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In a waste treatment plant|''[[ |
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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{{quote|Roses are red<br /> |
{{quote|Roses are red<br /> |
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And violets are blue<br /> |
And violets are blue<br /> |
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Take care of that sciata<br /> |
Take care of that sciata<br /> |
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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>|''[[Frazz]]''}} |
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== [[Television]] == |
== [[Television]] == |
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Violets are blue<br /> |
Violets are blue<br /> |
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I'm gonna kill you<br /> |
I'm gonna kill you<br /> |
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Doodley-doo|'''Gargarensis''', ''[[ |
Doodley-doo|'''Gargarensis''', ''[[Age of Mythology]]''}} |
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{{quote|Violets are blue<br /> |
{{quote|Violets are blue<br /> |
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Roses are red<br /> |
Roses are red<br /> |
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We're coming aboard<br /> |
We're coming aboard<br /> |
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Prepare to eat lead|A book of pirate poems, ''[[ |
Prepare to eat lead|A book of pirate poems, ''[[Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red<br /> |
{{quote|Roses are red<br /> |
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I give them to mom<br /> |
I give them to mom<br /> |
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She makes me cookies<br /> |
She makes me cookies<br /> |
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[[Painful Rhyme|Nommy nom noms]]|'''Cinna the Poet''', ''[[Hark |
[[Painful Rhyme|Nommy nom noms]]|'''Cinna the Poet''', ''[[Hark! A Vagrant]]'' ([http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=307\])}} |
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{{quote|You need a poem? Fine!<br /> |
{{quote|You need a poem? Fine!<br /> |
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''(she's briefly interrupted)''<br /> |
''(she's briefly interrupted)''<br /> |
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[[Single Woman Seeks Good Man|I am in]] [[Love Redeems|love with]]<br /> |
[[Single Woman Seeks Good Man|I am in]] [[Love Redeems|love with]]<br /> |
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[[Lovable Nerd|A nerdy young fellow]].|'''Fuchsia''', ''[[ |
[[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; they're blue,<br /> |
Violets; they're blue,<br /> |
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[[Cool Old Guy|Jimmy Stewart is awesome]];<br /> |
[[Cool Old Guy|Jimmy Stewart is awesome]];<br /> |
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Doo dee doo dee doo.|'''Jimmy Stewart (supposedly)''', ''[[ |
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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{{quote|[[UNIX|roses = '#ff0000';]]<br /> |
{{quote|[[UNIX|roses = '#ff0000';]]<br /> |
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{{quote|Roses are red<br /> |
{{quote|Roses are red<br /> |
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The Crisseagrim's blue<br /> |
The Crisseagrim's blue<br /> |
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[[Castlevania Symphony of the Night |
[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|You're a miserable pile of secrets]]<br /> |
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''[[Castlevania Symphony of the Night |
''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|But enough talk, have at you!]]'''|'''[[Image Board|Anonymous]]'''}} |
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{{quote| Roses are red.<br /> |
{{quote| Roses are red.<br /> |
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[[Portal ( |
[[Portal (series)|The cake is a lie]].<br /> |
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[[My Name Is Inigo Montoya|My name is]] [[Evil Dead|Ash, housewares]]. [[More Dakka|*chk chk*]]<br /> |
[[My Name Is Inigo Montoya|My name is]] [[Evil Dead|Ash, housewares]]. [[More Dakka|*chk chk*]]<br /> |
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[[Prepare to Die]]!<br /> |
[[Prepare to Die]]!<br /> |
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{{quote| Roses are red,<br /> |
{{quote| Roses are red,<br /> |
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Violets are blue,<br /> |
Violets are blue,<br /> |
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I am [[ |
I am [[Paini's Cupcake]],<br /> |
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[[I'm a Humanitarian|I will eat you]].<br /> |
[[I'm a Humanitarian|I will eat you]].<br /> |
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''[[YouTube]] comments'' }} |
''[[YouTube]] comments'' }} |
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{{quote| Roses are red,<br /> |
{{quote| Roses are red,<br /> |
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Violets are blue,<br /> |
Violets are blue,<br /> |
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[[Fist of the North Star |
[[Fist of the North Star|Omae wa mou]],<br /> |
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[[You Are Already Dead|Shindeiru]].<br /> |
[[You Are Already Dead|Shindeiru]].<br /> |
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''[[YouTube]] comments'' }} |
''[[YouTube]] comments'' }} |
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And a pinky's not pink. So what does it mean?<br /> |
And a pinky's not pink. So what does it mean?<br /> |
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To call something blue when it's not, we defile it.<br /> |
To call something blue when it's not, we defile it.<br /> |
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But ah, what the heck: it's ''hard'' to rhyme "violet".|'''Dot Warner''', ''[[ |
But ah, what the heck: it's ''hard'' to rhyme "violet".|'''Dot Warner''', ''[[Animaniacs]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red, violets are blue,<br /> |
{{quote|Roses are red, violets are blue,<br /> |
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{{quote|Roses are blue<br /> |
{{quote|Roses are blue<br /> |
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Violets are red<br /> |
Violets are red<br /> |
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I have to go to the bathroom|'''Patrick Star''', ''[[ |
I have to go to the bathroom|'''Patrick Star''', ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red,<br /> |
{{quote|Roses are red,<br /> |
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Violets are blue,<br /> |
Violets are blue,<br /> |
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Sugar is sweet,<br /> |
Sugar is sweet,<br /> |
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''[belches]'' THIS BELCH IS FOR YOUUUU!!!|'''Heffer Wolfe''', ''[[ |
''[belches]'' THIS BELCH IS FOR YOUUUU!!!|'''Heffer Wolfe''', ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]''}} |
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{{quote|The movies are gray<br /> |
{{quote|The movies are gray<br /> |
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Violets are blue<br /> |
Violets are blue<br /> |
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If skunks had a college,<br /> |
If skunks had a college,<br /> |
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[[Incredibly Lame Pun|They'd call it P.U.]]|[[ |
[[Incredibly Lame Pun|They'd call it P.U.]]|[[Looney Tunes]], "Hollywood Canine Canteen"(1946)}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red,<br /> |
{{quote|Roses are red,<br /> |
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But Morton is blue.<br /> |
But Morton is blue.<br /> |
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Boo hoo hoo hoo<br /> |
Boo hoo hoo hoo<br /> |
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''(face into typewriter)''|'''Mr. Morton''', ''[[ |
''(face into typewriter)''|'''Mr. Morton''', ''[[Schoolhouse Rock]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red,<br /> |
{{quote|Roses are red,<br /> |
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violets are blue,<br /> |
violets are blue,<br /> |
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turtles are geeks,<br /> |
turtles are geeks,<br /> |
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and so are you|'''The Populars''', ''[[Ka Blam]]''}} |
and so are you|'''The Populars''', ''[[Ka Blam!]]''}} |
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{{quote|Robotnik is rotten,<br /> |
{{quote|Robotnik is rotten,<br /> |
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Alfalfa is sneezy;<br /> |
Alfalfa is sneezy;<br /> |
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The minute I met her,<br /> |
The minute I met her,<br /> |
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I loved my Breezie.|'''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''', in his love letter/poem parody to Breezie, ''[[ |
I loved my Breezie.|'''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''', in his love letter/poem parody to Breezie, ''[[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]''}} |
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{{quote|Roses are red,<br /> |
{{quote|Roses are red,<br /> |
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Once these<ref> referring to the Ghost Writer's Quantum Keyboard</ref> fry, I'm guessing<br /> |
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 /> |
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]]]''|'''[[ |
''[cue [[Big No]]]''|'''[[Danny Phantom]]'''}} |
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Revision as of 06:16, 8 April 2014
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.
Variants:
Violets are red, |
Violets are blue |
Roses are red |
Roses are red |
Roses are red |
Roses are red, |
Roses are red, |
Roses are green, |
Roses are red. |
Roses are red |
Roses are red. |
Roses are red, |
Roses are red |
Roses are red |
Roses are red |
Roses are red |
Roses are red |
Roses are red |
Roses are red |
Roses are red |
Roses are green |
Roses are red, and violets are blue |
Roses are red, and violets are blue |
Roses are red, |
Roses are red, |
Plumbers are red, |
Roses are red |
Roses are red |
Roses are red |
Violets are blue |
Roses are (sometimes) red, |
Roses are Red |
Roses are Red |
Roses are gay |
Fezzes are red |
Variants in media:
Comic Books
Roses are red —The Adventures of Captain Jack
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Fan Fiction
roses r red |
Film
Roses are red, —Colin, Greenfingers
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Cirrhosis are red, |
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, |
Magazines
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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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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Newspaper Comics
Roses are red, |
And:
Roses are red, |
Roses are Red |
Roses are red |
Roses are red |
Roses are red, |
Roses are red |
Roses are red |
Television
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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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, |
Roses be red, |
Roses are red, |
Roses are red |
You need a poem? Fine! —Fred Macintire (advising Lisa), Something Positive
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Roses are red |
Web Original
Roses are red —First verse of the Red vs. Blue theme
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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 red |
Roses are red. |
Roses are red, |
Roses are scarlet, |
Roses are red, |
Roses are red, |
Roses are red, |
Western Animation
"Roses are red, violets are blue." —Dot Warner, Animaniacs
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Roses are red, violets are blue, —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, Ka Blam!
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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