There was once a young belle of old Natchez
Whose garments were always in patchez.
    When comment arose
    On the state of her clothes,
She drawled "Where Ah itchez, Ah scratchez". -- Ogden Nash

To succeed in the brothels of Smyrna,
One must always begin as a learner.
    Indentured at six
    As a greaser of pricks,
One may rise to be fitter and turner.