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Posted in Language, Poems by Greg Ross on February 4th, 2008

What's unusual about this nursery rhyme?

Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
To get her poor dog a bone,
But when she got there
The cupboard was bare
And so her poor dog had none.

It's 30 words long but does not contain the letter I.

See also Nevermore.