WHEN THE UMBRELLA

 

When the umbrella

Was first invented

It was to be called a Brella

But the man hesitated

RICHARD GURLEY DREW

 

Richard Gurley Drew invented sellotape

In order to help out a mechanic friend  

I got his autobiography for Christmas but

I didn’t finish it as I couldn’t find the end

THE INVENTOR OF THE ALLEN KEY

 

The inventor of the Allen key

Made nothing off it

Despite the fact that

It certainly turned a profit

THE WORLD HAS BECOME A BLEAKER PLACE

 

The world has become a bleaker place

And it will never be a safe world again

Death can be delivered unseen from above

I wish I could uninvent the Aeroplane