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The Dr Seuss That Switched His Voice
The Dr Seuss That Switched His Voice
He switched to the Anglicized pronunciation because it “evoked a figure advantageous for an author of children’s books”.
—Louis Menand
The Dr Seuss
that switched his voice
did not rejoice
“a flag of truce!
constant misuse
by the obtuse—
stop that abuse!
i’m Dr Seuss!”
His German voice
was much too moist
so Dr Seuss
made a choice:
“like Mother Goose
now i’m Seuss
as American Seuss
as apple juice!
not Rolls or Royce
not Dr Soyss
just call me Sewss!
no more excuse
for making noisse
about my voice
so now i choooosh
to introduce
not Bruce or Zeus
but Dr Seuss!!!”
The American muuse
found Dr. Seuss
but goosed
the voice
of Doktor Seuss.
Joe Dolce
Madam: Archbishop Fisher (July-August 2024) does not resist the attacks on his church by the political, social or scientific atheists and those who insist on not being told what to do.
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6 mins
To claim Aborigines have the world's oldest continuous culture is to misunderstand the meaning of culture, which continuously changes over time and location. For a culture not to change over time would be a reproach and certainly not a cause for celebration, for it would indicate that there had been no capacity to adapt. Clearly this has not been the case
Aug 20 2024
23 mins
A friend and longtime supporter of Quadrant, Clive James sent us a poem in 2010, which we published in our December issue. Like the Taronga Park Aquarium he recalls in its 'mocked-up sandstone cave' it's not to be forgotten
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2 mins
