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Open Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: SippinTea on August 12, 2008, 02:06:45 AM

Title: If I was looking for a poem...
Post by: SippinTea on August 12, 2008, 02:06:45 AM
and I only knew one line from it... where should I search? :-?

Google isn't helping me any. :updown:

Any suggestions?

:beret:
Title: Re: If I was looking for a poem...
Post by: MelodyB on August 12, 2008, 02:07:35 AM
Depends on what poem. :freaky2:
Title: Re: If I was looking for a poem...
Post by: SippinTea on August 12, 2008, 02:09:22 AM
 :roll: Silly.

My mom heard a poem when she was little, and all she can remember is this line:
"If it's wee, if it's small, if it's hardly there at all... I like it."

I've tried for years (literally) to find it for her, but with no success.

:beret:
Title: Re: If I was looking for a poem...
Post by: Sis on August 12, 2008, 01:09:27 PM
Dear Abby?
Title: Re: If I was looking for a poem...
Post by: newkris on August 12, 2008, 01:13:09 PM
did you try quotes.com?  or poetry.com?  or google scholar?  i have a fabulous bartlett's book of quotes, but without the author i'm not sure i could find it.  i'll try to remember to check later when i have a minute. 
Title: Re: If I was looking for a poem...
Post by: titushome on August 12, 2008, 02:29:27 PM
Quote from: SippinTea on August 12, 2008, 02:09:22 AM
My mom heard a poem when she was little, and all she can remember is this line:
"If it's wee, if it's small, if it's hardly there at all... I like it."

I've tried for years (literally) to find it for her, but with no success.

You're performing your Google search with quote marks, right?

Have you also tried searching Google for portions of the quote?  This would be just in case her memory of the line doesn't have the exact wording quite right.
Title: Re: If I was looking for a poem...
Post by: MelodyB on August 12, 2008, 02:30:20 PM
Are you questioning Mama Js memory? :o

For shame!! Im tellin! ;)
Title: Re: If I was looking for a poem...
Post by: titushome on August 12, 2008, 02:31:51 PM
I question everyone's memory.  ;)

Have you ever studied psychology?  Memories are suprisingly fickle and unreliable things.  Much more so than most want to believe.
Title: Re: If I was looking for a poem...
Post by: MelodyB on August 12, 2008, 02:33:16 PM
Huh? You talking to me? Who are you again? Have we met before?

:hypocrite:
Title: Re: If I was looking for a poem...
Post by: SippinTea on August 12, 2008, 02:41:33 PM
Quote from: titushome on August 12, 2008, 02:29:27 PM
You're performing your Google search with quote marks, right?

Have you also tried searching Google for portions of the quote?  This would be just in case her memory of the line doesn't have the exact wording quite right.

Yes, and yes. I've tried about every way I could think of.

Quote from: newkris on August 12, 2008, 01:13:09 PM
did you try quotes.com?  or poetry.com?  or google scholar?  i have a fabulous bartlett's book of quotes, but without the author i'm not sure i could find it.  i'll try to remember to check later when i have a minute. 

I tried several poetry search sites, but I'll give another try to the three sites you listed.

Quote from: Sis on August 12, 2008, 01:09:27 PM
Dear Abby?

With the number of people who use Dear Abby as a search engine, I didn't figure I had a chance. lol

:beret: