I.
Women should never aspire
To be a real highflyer
Crap, they wimp out
As they suffer a bout
Of momhood, said Neil French sans ire.
II.
Women are crap - they soon buckle
With a wimpy desire to suckle
This comment did vex
The fairer sex
And earned French a rap on his knuckle!
III.
His comments on women did flip
WPP, who gave him pink slip
The once-matador
Was shown the door
For carrying on his shoulder, a chip!
IV.
Neil French later said he was joking
But left many womenfolk choking
In today’s age, an attitude
Of political inexactitude
Is deemed as extremely provoking!
Ad Guru Resigns Over Comments About Women. Get the story here and here.
A friend N.Madhavan has edited the verses for me and now they do read much better. Posting the revised version here:
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I.
A woman should never aspire
To be a real high-flier
"Oh dear! They wimp out!
On every motherly bout,"
Said ad guru Neil French, sans ire.
II.
He said:"Women are crap;they soon buckle
With a wimpy desire to suckle"
This comment did vex
Those once dubbed fair sex
Earning Mr.French a rap on his knuckle!
III.
His comments on women did flip
WPP,which gave him a pink slip
The redoubtable matador
Was promptly shown the door
For carrying on his shoulder, a chip!
IV.
Mr.French later claimed he was joking
But still left many women choking
In the New Millennium, an attitude
Of such political inexactitude
Is deemed as extremely provoking!
i didn't know about him earlier. after reading the press reports i realized that he is based in Singapore.
ReplyDeleteKaps, he is quite a legend of the ad world, having made some brilliant ads across categories, one of the most famous being for Chivas.
ReplyDeleteawesome limerick aparna (both versions)!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sowmya. Am glad you enjoyed them :-)
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