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This early Arctic explorer might have needed a cold remedy

In response to our recent post on the impact of FDA's recall of Zicam nasal products containing zinc and its potential impact on professional singers, we got this perfectly-tuned comment from JFD8:

My nose got all runny & pink/Relieved it with something from zinc/But now my olfact'ry/Is unsatisfact'ry/& I just sniff, 'Zicam, U stink!'

Apparently, JFD8 (John F Dillon) frequently sets the news of the day to the rhythm of a limerick and tweets them. Topics range from Cher's daughter's sex change:

That the child of a musical pair/Is a girl is a source of despair/She spent time & money/So she can B Sonny/& her gown she is willing 2 Cher

to nuclear test bans:

To sanction's a false panacea/To nuke testing in North Korea/For the only result/From its leadership cult/Is menacing word diarrhea.

Hey JFD8, did you enter The Two-Way Blog's haiku contest recently? You might be a ringer.