In Competition No. 3227, you were invited to provide verses to help children remember the sequence of the last eight US presidents.
The same challenge was set in these pages more than 30 years ago, and on that occasion the late Martin Fagg, a titan in the world of literary competitions, emerged victorious. Here’s a snippet from his winning entry, which takes us more or less to the point where yours start from:
Gerald Ford — so superdumb He couldn’t walk straight chewing gum. Georgia’s Carter — folksy guy, First ‘Jimmy Who?’, then ‘Jimmy Why?’ Last, Reagan — filmic do-or-die man, And one-time husband of Jane Wyman.
It was a mixed bag this week, but the best of the bunch earn their authors £20 apiece.
Jimmy beat Jerry, Then Ronnie beat Jim, Then Georgie beat Fritzie, Then Billy beat him. Then Georgie, the son, Beat Al Gore and became Potus (the second To go by that name). Then
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