NOAH'S MARKS
by John T. Baker
When Noah went to fill his ark
He brought aboard a ?
Also a pair of Portuguese
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He thought it grand to have on hand
A : and an &
And when his wife spruced up the joint
She used an !

To guard against ennui at sea
He loaded an '
A keg of beer  a cask of wine
Without a single $

He took along a dozen packets
Of extra-strength expanding [] [] []
But got more satisfaction from a
Hard-working modest little ,

To then outdo his neighbors' arks
He set up five "  "  "  "  "
And so that nothing would get stolen
He hired a husky ;

He reinforced his floppy disk
With quite a useful  *
Then stashed away a wad of cash
In case he had to make a  -