Ogden Nash: Reflections On Ice-Breaking (English)

 
Candy 
Is Dandy 
But liquor 
Is quicker.

Ogden Nash: Réflexions Sur La Glace-Rupture (French)

 
Sucrerie 
Est élégant mais la boisson alcoolisée est plus rapide.

Ogden Nash: Reflexionen Auf Dem Eis-Brechen (German)

 
Süßigkeit 
Ist Dandy, aber Alkohol ist schneller.

Ogden Nash: Reflexões Em Gelo-Quebrar (Portuguese)

 
Doce 
É dandy mas o licor é mais rápido.

Ogden Nash: Reflexiones En Hielo-Romperse (Spanish)

 
Caramelo 
Es excelente pero el licor es más rápido.

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Breaking News - Things Just Happened...: The Wilder the Better... by John Powers (2013/06/16 19:01)
poem, "Sea Fever." I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking, And a gray mist on the sea's face, and a ... ...from Ogden Nash's,. "Reflections on Ice Breaking". Candy is dandy,. but liquor is quicker. (Pot is not.) * the "pot is not" was added in 1968. "Button, button, who's got the button?" (Attempting to start the gum-meal machine)
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Ask Ogden Nash. Quote: Reflections On Ice Breaking by Ogden Nash Candy Is dandy. But liquor. Is quicker. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to dvdnvwls For This Useful Post: doiadhd (06-10-13), Joker_Girl (Today), ...
Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Fun verse by BPL Ref (2013/04/25 07:32)
Another semi myth is that poetry is always Serious Stuff. Let's have a show of hands: how many people know the Ogden Nash poem, “Reflections on Ice Breaking”? No one? Really? Not even if I tell you that the 'ice breaking' ...
Poetry Playfully Practiced: Ogden Nash by Darcy2e (2013/04/10 18:33)
Ogden Nash. Have you ever heard of the poet Ogden Nash? He was a fun author. He has some good poetry and he usually tried to make them rather silly and humerous. I enjoy a lot of the ones where he made up words. He does it a lot to rhyme his made up words or to make the poem more silly. I'm going to share a few of ... THE CANARY - The song of canaries. Never varies, And when they're moulting. They're pretty revolting. REFLECTIONS ON ICE BREAKING
Famous Lines of Poetry That Stand On Their Own | Nostrovia! Poetry by Jeremiah Walton (2013/04/05 04:44)
Edward Fitzgerald's landmark translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, one of the most epic poetic works ever to ... Ogden Nash's tongue-in-cheek Reflections on Ice-Breaking was quoted by Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka
chincbuCandy Is Dandy: The Best of Ogden Nash online - FC2 by chincbu (2013/04/05 04:17)
Tribute to Ogden Nash - the King of Light Verse - drbj on HubPages Frederic Ogden Nash was an American poet well known for his light verse â€“ poetry concerning amusing or serious subjects featuring puns, creative rhyme and alliteration. . [ An] affectionate look at Nash's life....Richly detailed with excerpts from family ... "Reflections on Ice-Breaking" Candy Is dandy But. Ogden Nash, 1902-1971 This year is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ogden Nash, who's ...
Popmatic Podcast April 2013: The Fool in All of Us | Off the Shelf by bryan.n.jones@nashville.gov (Nashville Public Library) (2013/04/03 06:38)
In honor of National Poetry Month, we play a poetry game. Jane, from Limitless Libraries, makes a cameo appearance ... “Reflections on Ice-Breaking” by Ogden Nash. “Common Sense” by Ogden Nash. a soliloquy from Life is ...
A Poem A Day: Day 270: Ice Breaking by Siobhán (2013/03/19 04:15)
A Poem A Day. Indulging my love of poetry by posting a poem a day, every day... to inspire, delight and enlighten! (Feel free to leave a comment on or discuss the poems!) ... Reflections on Ice Breaking - Ogden Nash Candy
New Marina & The Diamonds “E.V.O.L” | Showbiz Geek by admin (2013/02/14 08:36)
Nice use of 'Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker' – a line you might know from 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory', it originally comes from “Reflections on Ice Breaking” by the poet Ogden Nash. This entry was posted in ...
The Old Dinosaur Speaks: Love and Death by The Old Dinosaur (2012/12/28 07:26)
Although most poetry is about beauty and emotions, “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings recollected in moments of tranquility” (Wordsworth,) many poems are about love or death. It's hard to conjure any other ... O western wind, when wilt thou blow. That the small rain down can rain? Christ, if my love were in my arms. And I in my bed again. Nor should Ogden Nash be forgotten. Humor is welcome. Reflections on Ice-Breaking *** Candy is dandy but liquor is ...
Final Presentation – Allusion Within Jack Spicer's “One Night Stand ... by poehtree101 (2012/12/09 23:08)
An example of allusion that we discussed with Dr. Barnstone earlier in the semester would be Ogden Nash's “Reflections on Ice-Breaking,” which alludes to sex implicitly solely through only the lines “Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.” Additional biographic ... Since his death in 1965 he has slowly and steadily gained popularity, now recognized as an extremely influential poet; often identified with the San Francisco Renaissance. At the time that Spicer wrote “One ...
choosing a soundtrack: ogden nash by kad barma (2012/11/30 12:18)
"selected poetry of ogden nash: 650 rhymes, verses, lyrics, and poems" [sic on the comma trailing the word "lyrics", which eloquently proves that the title was either penned by edgar allen poe, or it's tough to find competent editors these days] is possibly the single book i've read ... his pieces range from the shortest of fully brilliant cultural touchstones, (e.g. the piece entitled "reflections on ice-breaking", which, in its entirety reads "candy / is dandy / but liquor / is quicker.
Nash and Prufrock | Opinion | High Plains Reader by diane@hpr1.com (2012/11/09 08:42)
There are two poems I admire among many others because they get to the heart of a subject quickly–but take different routes. In Ogden Nash's epic “Reflections On Ice-Breaking” he sums up humanity quickly: “Candy is dandy but liquor is ...
Poetry Friday: 1941 (with a dash of humor) « Following Pulitzer by jwrosenzweig (2012/11/01 22:04)
Into this area of need steps the incomparable Ogden Nash, America's greatest poetic wit, and maybe our finest humorist (I know, I know, Mark Twain fans, but come on—word for word, Ogden packs way more wallop than Twain ever did). In 1941, his ... and his “Reflections on Ice-Breaking” makes a cameo appearance in the classic 1970s film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory…the poem, in total, reads “Candy / is dandy / but liquor / is quicker.“). The genius of ...
Chemo on the Rocks - NYTimes.com by By SUSAN GUBAR (2012/10/18 11:39)
Perhaps only a great poet can convey the misery of anhedonia. One poem ... winking at the rim. Ogden Nash's “Reflections on Ice-Breaking” — “Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker” — nudges aside Dickinson's verse.
Kata Mutiara by Cahya Satrio (2012/09/27 00:50)
~Ogden Nash, Reflection on Ice-Breaking If you drink, don't drive. ... No poems can please for long or live that are written by water-drinkers. ~Horace (Quintus ... Some of us drink because we're not poets. ~From the movie ...
Reflections on Upper Class Marriage | Rumproast by unknown (2012/09/23 03:40)
Also Ann Romney internal dialogue: “Is marrying scum so bad? I got a pony!” The second of these humorists, Ogden Nash, was master of the short form poem: Reflections on Ice-Breaking by Ogden Nash Candy Is Dandy
Big Bad Bald Bastard: Reflections on Upper Class Marriage by Big Bad Bald Bastard (2012/09/23 03:39)
Also Ann Romney internal dialogue: "Is marrying scum so bad? I got a pony!" The second of these humorists, Ogden Nash, was master of the short form poem: Reflections on Ice-Breaking by Ogden Nash Candy Is Dandy
Reflections on Ice Breaking | Ondioline by doubleyouaye (2012/08/19 19:32)
Reflections on Ice Breaking. August 19, 2012 § Leave a Comment. Candy Is dandy. But liquor. Is quicker. - Ogden Nash. For Nash's birthday, here is his most quoted, most famous poem. By now, these four little lines have shed their title and ...
Daily Kos: Ogden Nash, 1902-1971 by rss@dailykos.com (Melanie in IA) (2012/08/19 06:05)
It is quite possible that Nash has written on of the shortest poems in the English language, "Reflection on a Wicked World": "Purity is obscurity." The themes of ... Reflexions on Ice-Breaking Candy is dandy. But liquor is quicker ...
Ogden Nash Explores The Dream | ... by Savannah Wright (2012/08/15 16:03)
Ogden Nash Explores The Dream · By Savannah Wright August 15, 2012 ... To a soft, oleaginous mutta. FURTHER REFLECTIONS ON PARSLEY Parsley ... REFLECTIONS ON ICE-BREAKING Candy Is dandy. But liquor
The literary allusions of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory by Kenton Larsen (2012/08/13 08:11)
"Bubble cola, double cola, double bubble burp-a-cola -" (Macbeth - the "double toil and trouble" line from the witches). 2. Ogden Nash. "Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker." (Reflections on Ice-Breaking). "99...44...100 per cent pure." (99 44/100 % Sweet Home). 3. Oscar Wilde. "The suspense is terrible. I hope it lasts." (The Importance of Being Earnest). 4. John Keats. "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." (Endymion: A Poetic Romance). 5. John Masefield. "All I ask is a ...
NEBIRU CROSSING: FOOD by OGDEN NASH by K'LAKOKUM (2012/06/21 11:22)
poetry by Ogden Nash. illustrated by Etienne Delessert. This book is a collection of Ogden Nash's delightful poetry connected to food and dining. It includes such oft-quoted classics as: REFLECTIONS ON ICE-BREAKING.
Awesome Ogden Nash is awesome | Abcderian's Weblog by abcderian (2012/05/08 18:12)
... blog, a conversation with another friend about, among other things, sesquipedalian obscurantism and stream of thoughts unexplained by forces known to man made me think of Ogden Nash, one of my favourite poets of all time. ... Reflections on Ice-Breaking. Candy. Is dandy. But liquor. Is quicker. A Drink with Something in it. There is something about a Martini, A tingle remarkably pleasant;. A yellow, a mellow Martini; I wish I had one at present. There is something ...
A Paean to Parsley | The Galion Inquirer by Staff Reports (2012/05/07 11:20)
Poet Ogden Nash was one of those people. He is perhaps best remembered for his terse “Reflections on Ice-Breaking”: “Candy is dandy/But liquor is quicker.” But he also penned a 30-stanza poem about parsley that begins, ...
Episode 28 - Newbie Writers by Damien (2012/04/13 19:46)
Oh, do not ask, “What is it?” Let us go and make our visit. In the room the women come and go. Talking of Michelangelo. Another favorite of mine: Reflections on Ice breaking. Ogden Nash. Candy Is Dandy But Liquor Is quicker ...
A.P. English: Chapter 16 - Language of Poetry by Mr. P. (2012/02/29 06:19)
"Reflections on Ice-Breaking" By Ogden Nash Word: "Liquor" Ogden Nash's brief poem quickly caught my attention amidst the Norton's collection of poems. Simple in it's form, the word liquor cements the meaning of the poem.
Valentine Poem | Poems for Kush by Ajay Ohri (2012/02/15 00:26)
About Ogden Nash-. from. http://allpoetry.com/poem/8496701-To_My_Valentine-by-Ogden_Nash. Born Frederick Ogden Nash on August 19, 1902 in Rye, New York. An ancestor, General Francis Nash, gave his name to Nashville, Tennesee. Raised in Rye, New York and Savannah, Georgia. Educated at St. George's School in ... Similarly, in Reflections on Ice-Breaking he wrote: Candy: Is dandy: But liquor: Is quicker. He also commented: I often wonder which is ...
Ogden Nash Tells Me Everything | Not Tame, But Good by Savannah Wright (2012/02/13 12:44)
Ogden Nash is a great poet. He really speaks to the profound silliness that inhabits life on this planet. Below I have provided you with some of his work that you should not hesitate to share with your mom, your grandma, your siblings, your significant other, your coworkers, your secret crush, your landlord, your arch nemesis, or a complete stranger. Enjoy. And remember… Never stop making ... REFLECTIONS ON ICE-BREAKING. Candy Is dandy. But liquor. Is quicker.
spacebeer: The Selected Verse of Ogden Nash (The Modern Library ... by Spacebeer (2011/12/29 09:19)
Nash is known for his light, comedic, rhyming poetry. His most famous poem might be the very brief "Reflections on Ice-Breaking" (Candy / Is dandy / But liquor / Is quicker), but his longer poems are just as perceptive and ...
The Delightful Verse of Ogden Nash | Havad English by Caio (2011/12/09 11:50)
I give you now Professor Twist, / A conscientious scientist, / Trustees exclaimed, “He never bungles!” / And sent him off to distant jungles. / Camped on a tropic riverside, / One day he missed his loving bride. / She had, the ...
Reflections On Ice-Breaking By Ogden Nash - Poems | Globala by admin (2011/09/17 15:20)
Poems | Globala. Poetry poems, poems about love, children poems, kids poems, poems for mother, short poems, amous poems, birthday poems, poems about life, popular poems, poems about friends, friendship, best poems ...
The INTERNET WRITING WORKSHOP: Notes For August 19th, 2011 by Eric Petersen (2011/08/19 11:50)
On August 19th, 1902, the famous American poet Ogden Nash was born in Rye, New York. His father owned an ... My favorite Nash lines are these classics from his poem Reflections On Ice-Breaking: Candy is dandy
A Poem a Day: Reflections of Ice-Breaking - Ogden Nash by Christopher (2011/08/14 18:16)
My Dad had a book of Ogden Nash's poetry. I remember it from when I was a kid and so I knew this poem before I understood it. I loved "A one L lama is a priest, a two L llama is a beast. But I will bet a pink pajama you've ...
Killing time without injuring eternity: Willy Wonka Research Paper by leebernier (2011/04/08 16:56)
This was not the only reference to an Ogden Nash poem. He was also quoted from his poem “Reflections on Ice-Breaking” (Nash) by saying, while pouring alcohol into one of his concoctions, “candy is dandy but liquor is quicker”. (Nash).
Longstreth's Limericks... AND POETRY!: My New Favorite Poet by Alec Longstreth (2011/04/03 14:49)
A few trips ago, I came across a book called The Tale of Custard the Dragon by Ogden Nash. I mostly picked it out because it had nice dragon illustrations (by ... It turns out that tiny sayings such as "Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker" are actually poems of Nash's (that one is titled "Reflections on Ice-Breaking") and the page also showcased some of his many charming limericks and short, funny poems. Which is to say, EXACTLY the kind of poetry I would like to write.
AP English: REVISED - Due Friday - Chapter 16 Language, Part I by Mr. P. (2011/03/01 06:09)
Two poems that I enjoyed and I think contrast strongly are "Lies" by Martha Collins and "Reflections on Ice-Breaking" by Ogden Nash. In both cases, I found the poems funny, but for oppsite reasons. "Lies" was a long web of ...
only the curious have something to find: Ogden Nash by curious (2011/02/11 21:17)
Gearing up for Poetry Night at our house...will include Jane Kenyon, probably Shakespeare and Donne. And the all-time favorite for hilarious wonderfulness, Ogden Nash. Song of the Open Road. I think that I shall never see. A billboard lovely as a tree. Indeed, unless the billboards fall, I'll never see a tree at all. Reflections on Ice-Breaking. Candy is dandy. But liquor is quicker. As Chesterton says, "Seriousness is not a virtue. It would be a heresy, but a much more ...
Hyacinths and Biscuits: Number 27: Ogden Nash "Everybody Tells ... by Hap Mansfield (2011/01/03 01:00)
Hap Notes: Ogden Nash (1902-1971) did not invent light verse but his distinctive style is often imitated and set the bar for any light versifier (or "worsifier" and Nash called himself). There are people who consider "light" verse to be easier to read and digest but the idea that light verse does not often have a serious intent at the core is to belittle the intelligence of the poet. Shakespeare said the gravest ... It's called "Reflections on Ice-breaking." Other Nash titles include ...
Reflections on Ice Breaking – Fiat Camena by Madhu (2010/12/07 04:16)
Reflections on Ice Breaking. Candy is dandy. But liquor is quicker. - Ogden Nash. Be Sociable, Share! Related posts: The Purist · To a Small Boy Standing on my Shoes While I am Wearing Them · What Almost Every Woman ...
Candy is - Shirt.Woot by walmazan (2010/12/03 12:14)
nandrosa85. quality posts: 0 Private Messages nandrosa85. The original is from a short poem by Ogden Nash, which appeared in 'Reflections on Ice-Breaking'. In it's original form: Candy Is dandy. But liquor. Is quicker.
Nash Bridges ( | wildscreen.tv by unknown (2010/12/02 22:26)
"Reflections on Ice-Breaking" Candy; What is the complete poem spring has sprung by Ogden Nash Spring has newly sprung the hills are full of grass. and along comes a billy-goat. sliding on his overcoast. down the summer ...
Nash Bridges (TV Series 1996â | wildscreen.tv by unknown (2010/12/02 22:26)
The most well known is probably The Fly: "The Lord in his wisdom made the fly, And then forgot to tell us why." "Reflections on Ice-Breaking" Candy Is dandy But ... What is the complete poem spring has sprung by Ogden Nash ...
Poetry Breakdown: Reflections on Ice-Breaking by Ogden Nash by Naomie Christensen (2010/10/07 21:41)
A fun and quick poem it will be posted in its entirety, because it is tricky to analyze any other way. In fact, more than a poem or prose, it is an adage. Phrases, such as, "breaking the ice," have many meanings depending on the ...
Quirky Books: The Best of Ogden Nash edited by Linell Nash Smith by Naomie Christensen (2010/10/05 15:23)
... the funny wording motivational, so I recommend the book to everyone. Poetry Breakdown Christmas Hash by Ogden Nash · Halloween Hoodlums: Go Home! by Ogden Nash · Reflections on Ice-Breaking by Ogden Nash.
Mysteries of the Brain; Tragedy of Leave No Child Behind | Opinion ... by cindy@hpr1.com (2010/09/07 01:50)
I used to use this Ogden Nash epic “Reflections On Ice Breaking” in teaching poetry to show the many levels of meaning in assembling words in passages. Being high school seniors, most of them had experienced using candy and booze in ...
Discovering Kindness In The Storm - The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss (2010/09/06 01:25)
I hereby submit as a poem anyone can “get” (and even memorize instantly) Ogden Nash's famous poem titled REFLECTIONS ON ICE-BREAKING: REFLECTIONS ON ICE-BREAKING Ogden Nash. Candy Is dandy. But liquor
My Father's Favorite Poem | Libation Lab by Quinn (2010/06/18 09:05)
I can't believe I've never mentioned one of the greatest poems by my favorite American poet, Mr. Ogden Nash. “Reflections on Ice-Breaking” is one of the most brilliant manipulations of the English language ever devised, and also my father's ...
A Bloomsbury Life: The Poetry Doctor by Lisa Borgnes Giramonti (2010/06/14 15:42)
Dear Poetry Doctor... I'm not sure, but I think I might drink too much. Prescription: Is Ogden Nash's "Reflection on Ice-Breaking" your motto? When you look at the carousing scenes in Byron's "Don Juan", does it all seem ...
Mechanics Monday: Epigrams | Poetik Line Sense by Niqui (2010/05/17 08:04)
Oscar Wilde and Benjamin Franklin are among the non-poets widely credited for epigrams. Some famous epigrams include: Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker. - Ogden Nash “Reflections on ice-breaking”. To be modern is ...
Fifteensquared » Blog Archive » Financial Times 13,294 / Cinephile by Gaufrid (2010/01/27 04:12)
Re 12ac, is there a sideways nod towards Ogden Nash's poem Reflections on ice-breaking? Candy Is dandy. But liquor. Is quicker. verbose says: January 27th, 2010 at 4:09 pm. Thanks Gaufrid. Re 24,27a: I don't understand ...
Cosmic Dinesh: Funny Poems by Ogden Nash by Dinesh (2010/01/26 17:27)
... poetry by Ogden Nash instead. Enjoy! A Word to Husbands. To keep your marriage brimming. With love in the loving cup, Whenever you're wrong, admit it; Whenever you're right, shut up. Reflections on Ice-breaking. Candy
Saucyman: Poetic Injustice by Dave Adamshick (2010/01/20 10:01)
Herrick, apparently quite the character in real life, frequently charged his epigrams and secular poems with the language of food. "Love Palatable" describes a kiss that joins body and soul. ... American Ogden Nash delighted readers with his eccentric and singular muse from the late 20's to the time of his death in Baltimore in 1971. Everyone knows his "Reflections on Ice-Breaking": "Candy/ Is dandy/But liquor/Is quicker." In 1989, his food poems were collected into a ...
Happy Birthday…Ogden Nash (1902-1971) | Featherheart's Weblog by featherheart (2009/08/19 04:03)
Happy Birthday…Ogden Nash (1902-1971). August 19, 2009 in Poetry | Tags: Ogden Nash, Poets. “Candy. is dandy. but liquor. is quicker.” - Ogden Nash from Reflections on Ice Breaking ...
Zócalo Public Square :: Ogden Nash by Swati Pandey (2009/08/19 00:37)
American poet Ogden Nash was born on August 19, 1902, and became popular for his light humor, simple verse, and knack for unconventional rhymes. His most widely-quoted poem, “Reflections on Ice-Breaking,” contains ...
26th and 27th of April - National Poetry Month - Ogden Nash by Mata H (2009/04/27 12:11)
Sorry to have missed a day! Hopefully these cute bits of fluff by Ogden Nash will cheer you. / Portrait of the Artist as a Prematurely ... give you a lot more trouble than the / unsuitable things you did. / The moral is that it is probably better not to sin at all, but if some kind of / sin you must be pursuing, / Well, remember to do it by doing rather than by not doing. / ---------------------- / Reflections On Ice Breaking / Candy / Is dandy / But liquor / Is quicker / Ogden Nash (1902-1971.
YA Edge: Poet and Didn't Know It: April is National Poetry Month by Tracy Belsher (2009/04/05 19:48)
How often must we / Butt to head / Mind to ass / Flank to nuts / Cock to elbow / Hip to toe / Soul to shoulder / Confront ourselves / In our past.
Custard and Company by Ogden Nash | In the Shadow of Mt. TBR by thekoolaidmom (2009/04/01 07:13)
A great example of this is Nash's quick verse, “Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker,” from his book Reflections on Ice-Breaking. Custard and Company by Ogden Nash is a collection of Nash's poems and include “The Tale of Custard the Dragon” and “Custard the Dragon and the Wicked Knight,” two of Nash's most beloved works. The book is also illustrated by Quentin Blake, who is best known for his collaboration with writer Roald Dahl. Most of the poems in this book ...
HEAÐ ШIÐE OÞEП: Intoxicology: Findings From The Drunken Science by ¡Benjaminista! (2009/02/25 22:10)
Wine, poetry or virtue, as you wish. But be drunk. ... On wine, on poetry or on virtue as you wish." .... Ogden Nash, "Reflections on Ice-Breaking" ... You mustn't mind that a poet is a drunk, rather that drunks are not always poets.
The Alcohol Diary | subway philosophy by Subway Philosophy (2009/02/20 01:02)
... 2009 at 10:27 am | Reply. “Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker”–Willy Wonka. Subway Philosophy | February 26, 2009 at 1:29 pm | Reply. Actually, that quote is a poem by Ogden Nash entitled “Reflections on Ice-Breaking.
Discover Poetry: Reflections on Ice-Breaking by Ogden Nash by Chris (2009/02/10 14:08)
Discover Poetry. 10 February 2009. Reflections on Ice-Breaking by Ogden Nash. Candy Is dandy. But liquor. Is quicker. Posted at 13:08. Labels: humor, love, playful. No comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post Older Post Home. Subscribe to: ...
Blogden Nash: Ogden Nash Online Contest Draws a Crowd by johnbrady (2008/11/22 05:05)
Ogden Nash Online Contest Draws a Crowd. John Tierney's blog on the New York Times site recently asked readers to add a stanza to Nash's oft quoted work, Reflections on Ice Breaking. The competition was launched to ...
Field Notes from an Evolutionary Psychologist: Warm Drinks Melt ... by Field Notes (2008/10/25 12:04)
http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/23/heart-warming-news-on-coffee/ He's got a challenge to update Ogden Nash's poem “Reflections on Ice-Breaking" based on this research. The poem Nash wrote: Candy Is dandy
Heart-Warming News on Hot Coffee - NYTimes.com by By John Tierney (2008/10/23 11:10)
We may also have cause to update Ogden Nash's famously short poem, “Reflections on Ice-Breaking” — and there's a prize for the Lab reader who can do it in style. Pyschologists report in Science that you're more likely to ...
The Dawg Run: Reflections on Ice-Breaking by matt (2008/10/06 00:01)
Reflections on Ice-Breaking. by Ogden Nash Candy Is dandy. But liquor. Is quicker. Posted by matt at Monday, October 06, 2008. Labels: Poetry. No comments: Post a Comment · Newer Post Older Post Home. Subscribe to: ...
pen & brush: NONSENSE VERSE by jvasanthan (2008/10/02 06:16)
All of us had studied a book of poetry called The Golden Treasury, edited by Francis Palgrave. So when a collection of Ogden Nash's verses were brought out under the title “The Golden Trashery of Ogden Nashery”, we ... Perhaps the most well known short verse of Ogden Nash is: 'Reflections on Ice-breaking' – “Candy/ Is dandy/ But liquor/ Is quicker” And here is a cure for snoring. “There was an old man of Calcutta,/ Who coated his tonsils with butta,/ Thus converting ...
L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday September 24, 2008 ... by C. C. (2008/09/24 03:35)
It is an old-fashioned poem and was written in an era when men were usually the sole wage earners for the family, so "he has income". "Pattable" .... Does the "ice" in Ogden Nash "Reflections on Ice-Breaking" refer to drinks?
L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday September 23, 2008 Norma ... by C. C. (2008/09/23 03:28)
I'm glad you enjoyed the Ogden Nash poem. It was longer than so many others he wrote. In tribute to all the DF-ness going on today, here is what is probably his most famous poem. Reflections on Ice-Breaking by Ogden ...
Let Us Not Speak Of a Sweep - The Loss Column by neal s (2008/07/30 06:40)
Lost in the hue and cry was the fact that Ice Cube's lyric was clearly a lettered homage to poet Ogden Nash, the 20th century American master of light verse, whose poem “Reflections on Ice-Breaking” reads in its entirety:.
Dairy Daze: July NaBloPoMo Theme: Food! by Calfkeeper (2008/07/01 07:03)
Anyway, here is my quick food offering for today's blog, a short but pithy poem from Ogden Nash: Reflections on Ice-Breaking Candy Is dandy. But liquor. Is quicker. Not that I sanction boozing it up to break the ice and get to ...
Get Out of Jail Free: Some Ogden Nash by annedroid (2008/06/18 14:05)
Have you seen yourself retreating? A Word To Husbands To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you're wrong, admit it; Whenever you're right, shut up. Reflections on Ice-Breaking Candy
Baseball Toaster: Bronx Banter : ... But Liquor Is Quicker by unknown (2008/06/02 23:45)
JL25and3. 9 Willie Wonka may have used the line, but he stole it from Ogden Nash. It's the entire text of a little poem he called, "Reflections on Ice-Breaking." http://www.westegg.com/nash/ice-breaking.html. 2008-06-03 10:24: ...
When Wine and Cheese becomes Whine and Jeez - the supreme ... by Jim Rose (2008/05/27 16:56)
I posit that the answer can be found in Ogden Nash's poem "Reflections on Ice Breaking" which reads in its entirety: "Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker." If you're going to a gallery opening of photographs of famous people ...
therapybluejanitor: Reflections on Ice-Breaking by therapy (2008/05/21 00:00)
Reflections on Ice-Breaking. Candy Is Dandy But liquor. Is quicker -Ogden Nash This Nash guy is a philosopher. He's on to a lot. Posted by therapy at 12:30 pm. 11 comments: disktop said... That's masterful. Really is. 4:57 am ...
Heart Happy - Ogden Nash! by Heart Happy (2008/05/19 11:33)
Ogden Nash! I take this from Wikipedia..... Ogden Nash: Nash's poetry was often a playful twist of an old saying or poem. He expressed this playfulness in what is perhaps his most famous rhyme. Nash observed the following in a turn of Joyce Kilmer's words "I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree." I think that I shall never see: A billboard lovely as a ... unless the billboards fall,: I'll never see a tree at all. Similarly, in Reflections on Ice-Breaking he wrote: ...
Bailey's Buddy: Poems by Ogden Nash by Jay Simser (2008/04/19 05:14)
Reflections on Ice-Breaking Candy Is dandy. But liquor. Is quicker. The Purist I give you now Professor Twist,_. A conscientious scientist,_. Trustees exclaimed, "He never bungles!"_. And sent him off to distant jungles._
hetur10: Ogden Nash by hetur01 (2008/03/06 22:09)
Ogden Nash. (Poet)(1902-1971) A short allotters of its work. Tribute side in the 50s and in the 60s, Ogden Nash was supposed of Americas of most popular poets. , I know tones like weak praise. These days, straight over the only people, which read poetry for pleasures, are poets themselves. It had not used to be like that. One century ago ... Some its poems are immediately recognizable. For example I am sure that all know you its "reflections on the ice breaking.
Great but Forgotten: Ogden Nash by Chuck Rothman (2008/02/01 18:18)
In the 50s and 60s, Ogden Nash was probably America's most popular poet. Sounds like faint praise, I know. ... of his poems are instantly recognizable. For instance, I'm sure you all know his "Reflections on Ice-Breaking." It --.
Petzold Book Blog - How Many Thirteenth Roots? - Charles Petzold by cp@charlespetzold.com (2007/12/12 09:47)
Charles, your "moral for the day" reminds me of Spike Milligan's little poem, "String", which goes like this: String is a very ... I was actually thinking of another little poem: "Reflections on Ice Breaking" by Ogden Nash. Candy
IF: poem | josh pincus is crying by joshpincusiscrying (2007/07/22 20:56)
It also had many poems by Ogden Nash, a great American poet. Nash wrote humorous poems filled with puns. He is probably most famous for “Reflections On Ice-Breaking“. But my favorite Ogden Nash poem is “The Panther” ...
languagehat.com: CANDY AND KANJI. by languagehat (2007/07/10 15:43)
Ogden Nash, "Reflections on Ice-Breaking" US humorist & poet (1902 - 1971). Posted by: Martin at July 11, 2007 10:29 AM. "lolly" in Australia means "sweet/piece of candy", and is no longer simply an abbreviation of "lollipop", ...
My So-Called Life: Today's Poet: Ogden Nash by Vimbai (2007/02/18 17:32)
Today's Poet: Ogden Nash. A Drink With Something In It There is something about a Martini,. A tingle remarkably pleasant; A yellow, a mellow Martini; I wish I had one at present. There is something about a Martini, Ere the dining and dancing begin, And to tell you the truth, It is not the vermouth--I think ... Where in the world do you find these things, Miss Gwata? They're too cool! I especially love the "Reflections on Ice Breaking" one - I think it is absolutely true. 3:35 pm.
Medusa's Kitchen: Ouch—Ouput! by Kathy Kieth (2006/08/19 06:44)
No need to do that deliberately in publishing; reminders are everywhere. Good day for Ogden Nash; Today would've been his 104th birthday. THE SHRIMP —Ogden Nash A shrimp who sought his lady shrimp. Could catch no ...
Great Power is a Blunt Object: Don't Go. by Musclemouth (2006/07/19 15:53)
Who is Ogden Nash? They all had a very dry wit. I once attended a party at Labour Party headquarters just before Kinnock's last attempt to get elected and Roger McGeogh read a poem entitled, "Conservative government ...
WONKAISMS GaLoRE!!! - Confetta's Mutinous Mob - tribe.net by Confetta (2006/05/06 22:23)
Not-so-obvious reference: Poetry and aphorisms by Ogden Nash are quoted elsewhere by Wonka, suggesting that Seltzer was familiar with Nash's output. It is perhaps not a coincidence that one of ... Reflections on Ice-Breaking by Ogden Nash [ 1902-1971] Candy Is Dandy But liquor. Is quicker. [After Violet has been rolled away to the juicing room] WONKA: Where is fancy bred? In the heart, or in the head? Shall we roll on? [Note the pun on "bred" (homophone: ...
Musings from Bengaluru by Bengaluru Babe (2006/04/29 05:34)
Ogden Nash was an American poet who wrote light verse famous for being whimsical and sometimes nonsensical. One of his best-known poems, "Reflections on Ice-Breaking," goes like this: Candy/ Is dandy/ But liquor/ Is ...
English 170: The Practice of Criticism Blog: Poetry, and blog ... by Mags (2006/02/02 21:57)
I used to love trying my hand at them. I know this may sound crazy, but here's a fun poem that appears on page 940 of the Norton that I had actually heard before by Ogden Nash. It's titled "Reflections on Ice-Breaking." Candy
My Favorite Ogden Nash poem | Better Living Through Denial by aprilgirl (2006/01/10 00:13)
My Favorite Ogden Nash poem. January 10, 2006 — aprilgirl. Reflections on Ice Breaking. Candy is Dandy, But Liquor is Quicker. Like this: Like Loading... Posted in Poetry. Leave a Comment » ...
Dichroic Reflections: N is for Ogden Nash - Riseagain.net by dichroic (2005/11/10 13:00)
While I'm on N, I'd like to start by giving thanks to the editors of the Norton Anthology of Poetry. I was assigned it as the textbook for my Poetry class freshman year, and it's probably gotten more post-class reading than all of my ...
olive_o: Lisa! I treasure your friendship! by olive_o (2005/07/09 05:36)
Lisa! I treasure your friendship! Reading poems by the very cool Ogden Nash. Reflections on Ice-Breaking by Ogden Nash. Candy Is Dandy But liquor. Is quicker. Also decided to do some more drawing. Unfortunately all my ...
Ogden Nash: Biography from Answers.com by unknown (2005/02/07 17:00)
Nash was a baseball fan, and he wrote a poem titled "Line-Up for Yesterday", an alphabetical poem listing baseball immortals. Published in Sport magazine in January 1949, the poem pays tribute to the baseball ...
maggie33: Ogden Nash by Maggie M (2004/10/29 12:57)
Ogden Nash. He makes me laugh. I love him for that. Reflections on Ice-Breaking Candy Is dandy; But liquor. Is quicker. And I love Stanisław Barańczak for making 12 (twelve!) versions of translation of this little poem. They're ...
Ogden Nash Biography - Birthday, Photos - Who2.com by unknown (2004/10/19 17:00)
Ogden Nash was an American poet whose verse was light, whimsical and often nonsensical. One of his best-known poems, "Reflections on Ice-Breaking," goes like this: Candy / Is dandy / But liquor / Is quicker. Nash grew up in New York and ...
The Wondering Minstrels: Epigram -- Martial by Sitaram (2001/08/03 01:33)
... this year: Poem #665, Dreams -- Robert Herrick Poem #666, Epigram Engraved on the Collar of a Dog which I gave to His Royal Highness -- Alexander Pope Poem #667, Reflections on Ice-Breaking -- Ogden Nash Poem ...
The Wondering Minstrels: Very Like a Whale -- Ogden Nash by Sitaram (2001/07/31 16:33)
... by Ogden Nash: Poem #402, Portrait of the Artist as a Prematurely Old Man Poem #542, Will Consider Situation Poem #625, The Sniffle Poem #667, Reflections on Ice-Breaking Poem #848, The Hippopotamus Poem #325, ...
The Wondering Minstrels: Reflections on Ice-Breaking -- Ogden Nash by Sitaram (2001/01/15 13:05)
Ogden Nash ... The commentary accompanying the above poem also quotes (in entirety) several of Nash's better known short pieces, including "The Cobra" and his "Reflection on a Wicked World". "P G Wooster, Just as he ...
The Wondering Minstrels: Common Cold -- Ogden Nash by Sitaram (2000/01/29 17:29)
Ogden Nash ... I will not trouble you with a biography of Nash, for everyone has heard of him and read his poetry. Indeed, I consider that ... It progressed through the famous and oft-anthologised "Reflections on Ice-Breaking".

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