There was an Old Man of Vesuvius,
Who studied the works of Vitruvius;
When the flames burnt his book,
To drinking he took,
That morbid Old Man of Vesuvius.
E.Lear, 1846
Zynga vs Facebook infographic
ill fiddler
Here's the cover for a lyric trip-hop compilation by Moscow-based label "Nenormzvuk" titled "Feeling ill on vacation":
Great thanks to the musicians and to Olya Kleveta for giving me the chance to draw for their cover!
Grab all and run
There was an old Man of Bohemia,
Whose daughter was christened Euphemia;
Till one day, to his grief,
She married a thief,
Which grieved that old Man of Bohemia.
E.Lear, 1846
Fiddle-de-dee!
There was a Young Lady of Lucca,
Whose lovers completely forsook her;
She ran up a tree,
And said, "Fiddle-de-dee!"
Which embarassed the people of Lucca.
E.Lear, 1846
Remember the days
Keep quiet!
There was an Old Man of Melrose,
Who walked on the tips of his toes;
But they said, "It ain't pleasant,
To see you at present,
You stupid Old Man of Melrose."
E.Lear, 1846
Stewed wife
There was an Old Man of Peru,
Who watched his wife making a stew;
But once by mistake,
In a stove she did bake,
That unfortunate Man of Peru.
E.Lear, 1846
IF - chicken
Restrained-range chicken.
Tubful of toad
There was an Old Person of Rhodes,
Who strongly objected to toads;
He paid several cousins,
To catch them by dozens,
That futile Old Person of Rhodes.
E.Lear, 1846
Infographic for the communication platform brochure
I think I see something
There was an old Man of th' Abruzzi,
So blind that he couldn't his foot see;
When they said, "That's your toe,"
He replied, "Is it so?"
That doubtful old Man of th' Abruzzi.
E.Lear, 1846
Glue me together
There was an Old Man or Nepaul,
From his horse had a terrible fall;
But, though split quite in two,
By some very strong glue,
They mended that Man of Nepaul.
E.Lear, 1846
Pozner - Donahue telemost
Warming up
There was an Old Person of Mold,
Who shrank from sensations of cold;
So he purchased some muffs,
Some furs and some fluffs,
And wrapped himself from the cold.
E.Lear, 1846
Illustrations for Camus' Outsider
Burning the midnight oil
There was a Young Lady of Poole,
Whose soup was excessively cool;
So she put it to boil,
By the aid of some oil,
That ingenious Young Lady of Poole.
E.Lear, 1846
You won't catch me!
There was an Old Man of the North,
Who fell into a basin of broth;
But a laudable cook,
Fished him out with a hook,
Which saved that Old Man of the North.
E.Lear, 1846
Curing with butter
There was an Old Person of Prague,
Who was suddenly seized with the plague;
But they gave him some butter,
Which caused him to mutter,
And cured that Old Person of Prague.
E.Lear, 1846
IF – deja-vu
