The Purple Store
for people who love purple and those who shop for them
for people who love purple and those who shop for them
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The Purple Store for people who love purple and those who shop for them |
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Have you ever seen a Purple Cow?The Recipe The Poem The College The Other Poem |
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The Original Poem I never saw a purple cow I never hope to see one But I can tell you anyhow I'd rather see than be one! - Gelett Burgess, The Lark, 1896 |
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Williams College's Purple CowsAt the start of the 20th Century, Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA had a humor magazine called "The Purple Cow". In 1907, the student body elected the purple cow to be the college's mascot. | |||
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Burgess' Follow-Up Poem Ah yes, I wrote "The Purple Cow" I'm Sorry now I wrote it But I can tell you Anyhow I'll Kill you if you Quote it! - Gelett Burgess, The Lark, 1897 |
Burgess, who made many other contributions to turn of the 20th century literature, became increasingly annoyed that his name and fame always led him back to The Purple Cow. The subtitle that appeared in the San Francisco Lark with this follow-up poem says it all: CONFESSION: and a Portrait, Too,
Upon a Background that I Rue! |
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