Costello: Now what's the name of the guy on first base?
Abbot: No, What is the name of the guy on second base.
Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second!
Abbot: Who is on first!
Costello: I don't know!
Abbot: Oh, he's on third, we're not talking about him.
-Abbot and Costello's "Who, What, I Don't Know". I just love this little dialogue! It's from a well known play that is hilarious and shows how you can play around with words to give them different meanings, even that of names! I may try to substitute words or phrases as names for other ideas in future poems and see how that turns out. That would be a fun exercise to try!
Who: The name of the guy on first base
What: The name of the guy on second base
I Don't Know: The name of the guy on third base
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