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Does "Milwaukee" rhyme with anything? How about "karate?" Not really ... |
 | By Molly Snyder Edler   OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writer E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Molly Snyder Edler |
| Published Sept. 15, 2009 at 2:15 p.m. |
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For five years in a row, OnMilwaukee.com hosted a Milwaukee Poetry Contest. Because we're always moving on to fresh, new ideas, we haven't hosted the contest for a couple of years. However, when we did have the contest, it was held during the month of September, in honor of back-to-school time.
Recently, I was thinking about the poetry contest and I dug up a bunch of old submissions. I read great work by many local writers, but I realized that even though the poems were about Milwaukee, not one writer rhymed the name of our fine city with something else.
So pundits, poets and word nerds, I have a challenge for you: Other than "Pewaukee" and "Ozaukee," what does "Milwaukee" rhyme with?
I already thought of "walkie-talkie," but submit your response via the Talkback feature and you might win a prize.
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Posted by HmongkeyHmongsta on Sept. 16, 2009 at 7:25 p.m. (report)
Wasabi. FTW! Wasabi pronounced Wah-Sah-Bee. Milwaukee pronounced Mah-Wah-Kee.
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Posted by devidia on Sept. 16, 2009 at 1:04 p.m. (report)
How about "So stalk me.", "Too soggy", "Too talky", "Too stocky", "Boo Shockey!!" (when the Packers play the Saints), "Ooooooh, saki!!!", "Too cocky", etc. Maybe none of these are dead on, but they could work.
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Posted by HmongkeyHmongsta on Sept. 16, 2009 at 11:28 a.m. (report)
i ain't talking underwear, so don't try n' stare -- i forgot to put in those 2 lines somewhere... hehe ;)
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Posted by HmongkeyHmongsta on Sept. 16, 2009 at 10:55 a.m. (report)
They Call Me Lil' Jockey call me lil' jockey cause girl stalk me and imma ryde her from milwaukee up to ozaukee and if she freaky ill be sneaky get her wet down in pewaukee dem girls want me they cry my name lil jockey! on walkie talkie cause they still stalk me haters block me but i aint dead or full of lead so don't try n' chalk me so why you gawk me? you say you'll rock me? you say i'm the key "so please unlock me" no i ain't tall no i don't ball but in milwaukee i've see it all i just ride dem sexy stallions girls cry like cutting scallions
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Posted by Dusty_Bottoms on Sept. 16, 2009 at 10:34 a.m. (report)
Mostly cities with Indian names, I would think. Packwaukee. Milwaukie (Oregon). The aforementioned Pewaukee. And good ol' Waukee (suburb of Des Moines).
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