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* [[Evil Sorcerer|Medeva]], one of Carmen's henchmen in ''[[Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?]]'' would usually rhyme her words.
* [[Evil Sorcerer|Medeva]], one of Carmen's henchmen in ''[[Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?]]'' would usually rhyme her words.


== [[Real Life]], Which Is Full of Strife ==
== [[Theatre]] (By Playwrights With Names Like Peter of Exeter) ==
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* Nipsey Russell could pull off a couplet at just the drop of a hat. Name me another talented person who could ever do just that.
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** [[Whose Line Is It Anyway?|Wayne Brady]]?
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** Most of the the guests on both versions of ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' had a knack for this, not just Brady. Josie Lawrence was particularly good at this.
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** I could argue, I guess, but it's not worth the ink; I'll just say it's not quite as hard as you think.
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* Aside from the refrain, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPo9ISQpzvM "One Week"] by Barenaked Ladies was almost entirely off the cuff.
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* Reverend Jesse Jackson when speaking publicly always has a rhyme of some kind.
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* If you're a [[Basketball|Knick fan,]] you're used to hearing it from Walt "Clyde" Frasier.
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* Rappers in general.
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* Jian Ghomeshi, the host of the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] radio show [http://www.cbc.ca/q/ "Q"], opens each show with a monologue containing numerous rhymes.
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* In recent times, in the email segment of the O'Reilly Factor, Bill O'Reilly will read clever limericks on television sent in by viewers.

== [[Theater]] (By Playwrights With Names Like Peter of Exeter) ==
* A bridge-guarding troll in ''[[On the Verge]]'' does this.
* A bridge-guarding troll in ''[[On the Verge]]'' does this.
* Motormouth Maybelle from ''[[Hairspray]]''.
* Motormouth Maybelle from ''[[Hairspray]]''.
* Shakespeare used blank prose to show that a character was highly educated, whether it's the monk from ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' or the gods in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''.
* Shakespeare used blank prose to show that a character was highly educated, whether it's the monk from ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' or the gods in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''.


== Theme Park Rides, Which If Not Cleared By the Safety Inspector Can Have Their Dark Sides ==
== [[Theme Park]] Rides, Which If Not Cleared By the Safety Inspector Can Have Their Dark Sides ==
* Madame Leota speaks in rhyme in ''[[The Haunted Mansion]]'' ride at [[Disney Theme Parks]], as she was conducting a seance and magic typically rhymes. In [[The Haunted Mansion (film)|the movie]], she seemed to be speaking a prophecy, and spoke normally to Jim at times. In the game, she only does this when preforming her [[Exposition Fairy]] duties.
* Madame Leota speaks in rhyme in ''[[The Haunted Mansion]]'' ride at [[Disney Theme Parks]], as she was conducting a seance and magic typically rhymes. In [[The Haunted Mansion (film)|the movie]], she seemed to be speaking a prophecy, and spoke normally to Jim at times. In the game, she only does this when preforming her [[Exposition Fairy]] duties.
** ''Haunted Mansion Holiday'' uses rhyme for the entire narration, though this is done to follow the style of Tim Burton's original poem, which was in turn based on ''[[A Visit from St. Nicholas|The Night Before Christmas]]''
** ''Haunted Mansion Holiday'' uses rhyme for the entire narration, though this is done to follow the style of Tim Burton's original poem, which was in turn based on ''[[A Visit from St. Nicholas|The Night Before Christmas]]''
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* In the Hungarian dub, [[The Flintstones]] do this constantly.
* In the Hungarian dub, [[The Flintstones]] do this constantly.
* [[Pixar Shorts|''Boundin''']]
* [[Pixar Shorts|''Boundin''']]

== [[Real Life]], Which Is Full of Strife ==
⚫
* Nipsey Russell could pull off a couplet at just the drop of a hat. Name me another talented person who could ever do just that.
⚫
** [[Whose Line Is It Anyway?|Wayne Brady]]?
⚫
** Most of the the guests on both versions of ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' had a knack for this, not just Brady. Josie Lawrence was particularly good at this.
⚫
** I could argue, I guess, but it's not worth the ink; I'll just say it's not quite as hard as you think.
⚫
* Aside from the refrain, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPo9ISQpzvM "One Week"] by Barenaked Ladies was almost entirely off the cuff.
⚫
* Reverend Jesse Jackson when speaking publicly always has a rhyme of some kind.
⚫
* If you're a [[Basketball|Knick fan,]] you're used to hearing it from Walt "Clyde" Frasier.
⚫
* Rappers in general.
⚫
* Jian Ghomeshi, the host of the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] radio show [http://www.cbc.ca/q/ "Q"], opens each show with a monologue containing numerous rhymes.
⚫
* In recent times, in the email segment of the O'Reilly Factor, Bill O'Reilly will read clever limericks on television sent in by viewers.


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