Ah, yes, I wrote the Purple Cow --
I'm sorry, now, I wrote it!
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'll kill you if you quote it.
Source: Cinq Ans Apres.
-- Gelett Burgess, (Jan 30 1866-1951), US writer, poet, humorist; He is best known for his humoristic poem The Purple Cow.