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The codfish is a staple food For which I'm seldom in the mood. This fish is such an utter loss That people eat it with egg sauce.

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Ogden Nash
Age: 68 †
Born: 1902
Born: August 19
Died: 1971
Died: May 19
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
New York
United States
Frederic Ogden Nash
Fishes
Staple
Mood
Staples
Cooking
Sauce
Loss
Utter
Food
Culinary
People
Eggs
Seldom
Fish

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