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Poetry · Chapter
J. W Douglass explained
A playful limerick about J.
What happens
A playful limerick about J. W. Douglass, a Chicago stock broker who would rather be fishing than selling stocks.
Themes in this chapter
Work and Profession
The limerick humorously contrasts the stock broker's professional duties with his personal desire to fish.
Humor and Satire
The limerick uses rhyme and wit to poke fun at the stock broker's true ambitions.
Characters to notice
- J. W Douglass
Subject of the limerick, a stock broker with a preference for fishing over stock trading.
Key passages
“You’d think ’twas this party’s ambition To sell you some Hoozis-Ignition, But when he talks stocks, Remember, old sox, That he’d a lot rather be fishin’!”
You might think his goal is to sell you some investment, but when it comes to stocks, remember that he would much rather be fishing.
Captures the humorous twist of the stock broker's true preference.