@FatSpartanJediLlama and @Koopa: Forty years ago my wife went into a home decor store called "Industrial Revolution." As she was paying for her purchase she asked the cashier "Is everything in here either black or white?" To which he replied, with just the right amount of emphasis on the last word, "Life is not beige."
Me, coming to the comments section to see how many people complained (incorrectly) that "sheik" is spelled "shiek": Huh. Wow. Better buy a lotto ticket.
Except after C,
Or when it says A
Like neighbour or weigh.
But in half of all cases,
I and E still switch their places.
Except after C,
When the sound is EE.
Obviously doesn’t work for seize tho.
Except after C
Or if you're a foreign counterfeiter, a heavyweight abseiler, an ageing neighbor, the reigning sovereign, a beige reindeer, or Keith.
Weird.
Except after C,
Or even when it's after C
Because why not
I before E
Except after C
Or when it sounds like A
As in neighbor and weigh
And on weekends and holidays
And all throughout May
And you'll always be wrong
No matter WHAT YOU SAY!
Tough lesson to learn.
I'm referring to the tan/beige clue.
Not his favorite color either.
Except after C
You will guarantee,
You won’t disagree
You wouldn’t be free
For years four or three
Because you like Tennessee
You don’t belong with me
Behind me is the key
I have no mercy
You don’t have a P.H.D.
Unlike the greatest me.
Biggest lesson in history: Tennessee is the best
My guesses included senseis, weirs, and geishas...