hapless alphabet

[^abfmpswz]

  The donut hole did not get to decide the cover or the color.

[^bdfhjlnprtvxz] 

  A meek mouse asks,
  As goose makes eyes,
  "I may seek masks,
  a wig, a guise;
  we come as casks--
  am I so wise?"

[^bcdefgjklpqrstuvwxyz] (= [^b-gjklp-z] = [aimno])

  I am a 'Nam man.  I aim... no ammo!  Moan, mini ammonia...
  No MIA.  Non, mon ami--I am in Omni in Miami.
  I'm an onion, main amino.  Maio!