That 70s Show Roses Are Red Violets Are Blue
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Some variations are pulled off better than others.
| | Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet; And so are you. | |
This is the stereotypical poem. Its origins are unknown, but may, according to Wikipedia, be traced to these lines from Sir Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene:
| | It was upon a Sommers shynie day, When Titan faire his beames did display, In a fresh fountaine, farre from all mens vew, She bath'd her brest, the boyling heat t'allay; She bath'd with roses red, and violets blew, And all the sweetest flowres, that in the forrest grew. | |
"Blew" is an old spelling of "blue". Both roses and violets exist in varieties of many colours. Viola sororia and Viola odorata are the bluest violets; red roses are hybrid teas of the genus Rosa.
It has often been parodied.
Variants:
| | Roses are red Violets are blue I've got a knife Get in the van. | |
| | Roses are red My feet are green It's Valentine's Day So let's get obscene. | |
| | Roses are red, Violets are violet, Blah blah blah, Let's shag. | |
| | Roses are green, Violets are yellow. This doesn't rhyme, And I'm color-blind. | |
| | Roses are red Violets are blue I have V.D. Now you have it too. | |
| | Roses are red Violets are blue Sugar is sweet And so are you But the roses are wilting The violets are dead The sugar bowl's empty And so is your head. | |
| | Roses are red Violets are blue Sexual hormones Are why I love you | |
| | Roses are red Daffodils are yellow I'd rather have rabies Than be your fellow | |
| | Roses are red Corpses are blue When this poem rhymes, You'll be one as well. | |
| | Roses are green Unicorns are pencil This poem makes no sense Toaster. | |
| | Roses are red, and violets are blue Nothing I've seen is sweeter than you Let's plant a seed of love that can bloom Withstanding all, all the time shining true Violets are blue, roses are red And one day all that we know will be dead So let's plant the seed and let love be true Till the day roses wither and I'll be without you | |
| | Roses are red, and violets are blue Daffodils are yellow, all of this is true Let's just be happy, no one wants to be blue 'Cause roses are red and violets are blue | |
| | Roses are red, Violets are blue. At least, that's what they tell me, Because I am blind. | |
| | Roses are red Violets are Blue Chicken shit stinks And so do you | |
| | Violets are blue Roses are red I hate you I wish you were dead. | |
| | Roses are (sometimes) red, Violets are (sometimes) blue, I've got Aspergers, Have you got it too? | |
| | Roses are Red Violets are blue This line doesn't rhyme And neither does this one | |
| | Roses are gay Violets are gayer Fuck this poem Let's listen to Slayer | |
Variants in media:
Comic Books
| | Roses are red Lemons do pucker Prisoners escape When the guard is a sucker! —The Adventures of Captain Jack | |
Fan Fiction
Film
| | Roses are red, violets are blue ... I'm about to fuck up. So what else is new? —Colin, Greenfingers | |
| | Cirrhosis are red, So violets are blue, So sugar is sweet, So so are you. | |
| | Roses are red, Violets are blue, They'll need dental records To identify you. | |
| | Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I. | |
Literature
| | Raseuse arrête, valet de Tsar bat loups Joues gare et suite, un sot voyou. —Mots d'Heures: Gousses, Rames [1] | |
| | Roses are red, Corpses are blue, On Valentine's day You'll die too! —R. L. Stine, "Broken Hearts" | |
| | Roses are red, violets are blue, Angels in heaven know I love you | |
Magazines
| | Roses are red The hoisery's nude This dress is heinous Your stylist should be sued —Bullseye, Entertainment Weekly, Issue #1197 | |
| | Roses are red Violets are blue We make our bread On clods like you! —Mad Magazine, "A Valentine to all our readers", #133 | |
Music
| | Roses are red, yes, and violets are blue. I looked for both, but they never grew. Roses are red, yes, and that stands for lust -- The other's for innocence; for that, I'm not fussed. —Zoe's Adventures Under Ground, "River Rise Over" | |
| | Roses are red, Violets are purple, Sugar is sweet, And so's maple surple. —Roger Miller, "Dang Me" | |
| | Roses are red, violets are blue And time is beginning to crawl I just might have to come see you Where teardrops fall —Bob Dylan (no, really), "Where Teardrops Fall" | |
| | Roses are red, my love. Violets are blue. Sugar is sweet, my love. But not as sweet as you. Then I went far away and you found someone new. I read your letter dear, and I wrote back to you: "Roses are red, my love. Violets are blue. Sugar is sweet, my love. Good luck, may God bless you." —Bobby Vinton, "Roses Are Red (My Love)" | |
| | Roses are red And violets are blue Honey is sweet But not as sweet as you —Aqua, "Roses Are Red" (Different song, same title.) | |
| | Violets are blue Roses are red Daisies are yellow The flowers are dead. | |
| | The rose is red, Violets are blue, Sugar's sweet; Sweetie, so are you! —George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin & Gus Kahn, "So Are You" | |
| | Roses are red Violets are blue Until I met Psalty I was blue, too. —Psaltina, Kids Praise 3: Funtastic Family! | |
Newspaper Comics
| | Roses are red, A deep crimson hue, When you got in trouble, You sure were too! Ha ha! [2] | |
And:
| | Roses are red, Violets are blue, Tulips are what we'll be kissing, Woo-woo! | |
| | Roses are Red Violets are Blue I know where you live And your family too. | |
| | Roses are red Violets are blue If something smells bad it's gotta be you. | |
| | Roses are red Emeralds are green You must weigh more Than a washing machine. | |
| | Roses are red, tomatoes are too If I had one now I'd throw it at you. | |
| | Roses are red Like a big fiery comet Your face would make even Quasimodo vomit. | |
| | Roses are red Daffodils gold You might look better If you scraped off that mold. | |
| | Roses are red Looming huge to the ant; I wish you would drown In a waste treatment plant | |
| | Roses are red And violets are blue Take care of that sciata Down by your (wazoo) [4] | |
Television
| | Roses are red Violets are bluish If it weren't for Christmas We'd all be Jewish | |
| | Roses are red Violets are blue Sugar is sweet I'm gonna break your face | |
| | Roses are red Violets are blue Fudge is sweet Here's some fudge. | |
| | Roses are red Violets are blue Have sex in the Corps And I'll break your neck —Deacon Jones, G Vs E | |
| | Roses are red Violets are fickle When I'm done with you All you'll have left is this nickel | |
Video Games
| | Roses are gray Violets are gray I'm dead and color-blind. | |
| | Roses are red Violets are blue I'm gonna kill you Doodley-doo | |
| | Roses are red Zombies are blue But my face is white[5] So you know I'm true | |
| | Roses are red Violets are blue You suck —Graffiti written below an over-the-top poem in Left 4 Dead | |
Web Comics
| | Roses are red, Violets are blue, You're really hot, Let's fuck. | |
| | Roses be red, Violence be bloody, Littleton kid went Killing with his buddy. Una-bomber! Oklahoma! Fire down ho! Sharks in da gene pool, North of Kosovo! Everyone's packing, So I'll pack my nickel bag, Gonna get my peace on and offer yas a drag. | |
| | You need a poem? Fine! Roses are red Green is the grass I'm sorry I hurt you I'm a horse's ass. If you need a haiku, just remember "peace-shattering moron" is six syllables. | |
Web Original
| | Roses are red Violets are blue One day we'll cruise Down Blood Gulch Avenue | |
| | Roses are red, Violets are blue, Your house is covered In piles of excrement —Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, reviewing Saint's Row 2 | |
| | Roses are scarlet, Violets are purple, My love for you is... is... Goddammit. I-Mockery.com | |
| | Roses are red, Violets are blue, People are idiots, The end. WTFIWWY Ep. 28 | |
Western Animation
| | "Roses are red, violets are blue." That's what they say, but it just isn't true. Roses are red, and apples are too, But violets are violet. Violets aren't blue. An orange is orange, but Greenland's not green And a pinky's not pink. So what does it mean? To call something blue when it's not, we defile it. But ah, what the heck: it's hard to rhyme "violet". | |
| | Roses are red, violets are blue, If I had your face, I'd be in a zoo. | |
| | Violets are blue, roses are red right on your head! —Roy Rooster again, Garfield and Friends | |
| | Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, [belches] THIS BELCH IS FOR YOUUUU!!! | |
| | The movies are gray The TV is black The horses are running Please bring me some food | |
| | It's time for Poet's Corner! | |
| | Roses are red, Violets are pink, Flowers smell good, But you sure sCENSORED! —Telegram delivered by Bugs Bunny, "Buckaroo Bugs" (Bugs then finished the line by shouting it in the recipient's face. The final word is of course, STINK!) | |
| | Roses are red, But Morton is blue. Boo hoo hoo hoo (face into typewriter) | |
| | Roses are red, violets are blue, turtles are geeks, and so are you | |
| | Roses are red, violets are blue... Once these[6] fry, I'm guessing this lame poem is... [destroys the keyboard, only to find that the poem spell is still working] through?! [cue Big No] | |
- ↑ The editor, Luis d'Antin van Rooten, explains this as "a description of an incident at the Russian Imperial court", but the French text is better pronounced than translated.
- ↑ Calvin sends Susie this note to taunt her after she gets in trouble for talking in class, provoking her into writing another note and getting in trouble again
- ↑ Jason's Valentines to Paige accidentally get switched with Roger's to Andy. Hilarity Ensues
- ↑ The author is looking for a word that rhymes but is less "trite"
- ↑ Or, in the Updated Rerelease, "But I don't want brains"
- ↑ referring to the Ghost Writer's Quantum Keyboard
Source: https://tropedia.fandom.com/wiki/Roses_Are_Red,_Violets_Are_Blue
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