universalhub,
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Puff, the magic manhole lived in the ground;
And frolicked in the autumn mist on Harrison Ave outbound ...

https://www.universalhub.com/2023/puff-magic-manhole

VirginiaSOpossum,
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@universalhub Scans better if you just say "Harrison outbound" and avoids the "avenue" issue.

universalhub,
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@VirginiaSOpossum Ah, yes! If I ever get a copy desk, I need to nominate you for a position!

VirginiaSOpossum,
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@universalhub Probably only for song parodies. I did a huge "Ship Titanic" thing describing the decline of The Bird Site and I'm still dissatisfied with one of the rhymes.

universalhub,
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@VirginiaSOpossum Or rhyming headlines about MBTA delays ...

universalhub,
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Yes, it only works if you pronounce "Ave" to rhyme with "have" rather than "shmavenue," but if we can do it with Mass and Comm why not Harrison?

OK, it's a stretch ...

Ofsevit,
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@universalhub or as the globe style sheet had it until (somewhat) recently: “av” (always lowercase)

universalhub,
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@Ofsevit Yes! They did that for decades, too. Now they're just some bland generic McNewspaper that mimics every other paper in the country.

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