This passage describes very well the process used in writing these thots, and might also help to explain why some of them are so bizarre... "But whatever his weight in pounds, shillings, and ounces, He always seems bigger because of his bounces. "And that's the whole poem," he said. "Do you like it Piglet?" "All except the shillings," said Piglet. "I don't think they ought to be there." "They wanted to come in after the pounds," explained Pooh, "so I let them. It is the best way to write poetry, letting things come." "Oh, I didn't know," said Piglet. Well, now you do. Goodnight. CR