Having been invite by a Dartmouth classmate to Chicago for a visit, and having been promised his 3rd honorary degree as a filip, Ted and his wife Helen went, only to find out the He was the scheduled speaker at the commencement ceremonies. He had only a short time to put together the following speech, that lasted seventy-five seconds, and was titled ``My Uncle Terwilliger on the Art of Eating Popovers'':
My uncle ordered popovers from the restaurant's bill of fare. And when they were served, he regarded them with a penetrating stare... Then he spoke great Words of Wisdom as he sat there on that chair: ``To eat these things,'' said my uncle, ``you must exercise great care. You may swallow down what's solid... BUT... you must spit out the air!'' And... as you partake of the world's bill of fare, That's darned good advice to follow. Do a lot of spitting out the hot air And be careful what you swallow.
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