> > What are lipograms? According to Gyles Brandreth, author of "The Joy Of Lex", they are "great works of literature from which we have chosen to omit certain letters of the alphabet. Following a couple of paragraphs, the author presents three versions of "Mary Had a Little Lamb"; the first is the original(maybe), the second is rewritten so that it means the same thing even without the letter "s", and the third is without the letter "a". Following that is a challenge to the readers to do the same, but omitting...
> > 1. h
> > 2. t
> > 3. e
> > Any takers?
> >
> > Nyperold
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> Mary owned a little lamb
> little lamb
> little lamb
> Mary owned a little lamb
> fleece was colored like snow
> it followed mary to class one day
> class one day
> class one day
> it followed mary to class one day
> but it was against a rule
> it made kids giggle and play
> giggle and play
> giggle and play
> it made kids giggle and play
> but it was against a rule
>
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> Jimmy O"h"f York

Mary had a small lamb
Who's fleece was colored like snow.
And everywhere Mary walked,
He would surely follow.

He accompanied her for school one day
Which was beyond all rules.
And made children laugh and play
Seeing a lamb in school.