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Alan
post Apr 15 13, 15:29
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She-stays
or brassieres
help keep breasts from flopping
but can also be worn just like
weapons

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JustDaniel
post Apr 15 13, 21:26
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weep on
the way to school
when you didn't study
for the test you're about to fail:
laughter


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Larry
post Apr 16 13, 09:32
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last herd
of buffalo
is slowly expanding
daughter by new daughter and son
bison


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Alan
post Apr 16 13, 11:26
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bison
what's difference
'twixt buffalo / bison ?
You can't pro'pley wash hands in a
buff'lo !

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JustDaniel
post Apr 16 13, 21:33
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buff low
then higher up
until the whole care shines
when you're trying to trade it up
for cash


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Larry
post Apr 17 13, 00:05
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fork ash
when fires burn low
to find hidden embers
being smothered and rekindle
old flames


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post Apr 17 13, 13:59
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old flames
resist forking
within their ember beds;
they flourish out in the fresh air
of age


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post Apr 17 13, 23:54
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of age
and it's effects
too much has been written
a period of silence is
welcome

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post Apr 18 13, 09:12
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well, come
here in silence;
we will be discussing
nothing at all until morning
breaks forth


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Alan
post Apr 18 13, 18:26
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Break forth
or better, fifth
of some vintage bourbon
or even a Kentucky mash
breakfast !

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post Apr 18 13, 18:50
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break fast
to the cupboard
when Alan's visiting;
put away the bourbon before
he does !


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post Apr 19 13, 08:59
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he'd dose
empty stomachs
with cooked fermented grain,
not with cold milk and cereal?
killer!


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post Apr 19 13, 10:49
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kilter
is what they were
out of when they bombed us
during the Boston Marathon
this week


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Larry
post Apr 19 13, 11:20
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they squeak
like little rats
hiding in their dark holes
one down, get the other one to
gitmo


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post Apr 19 13, 15:17
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gift more
to charity
and lower your taxes
to get the government out of
our lives


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Larry
post Apr 22 13, 08:40
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our life
and our freedoms
are being eroded
by governmental encroachment
in them


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post Apr 22 13, 10:39
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on then
we'll go marching
until the road crumbles
from the government's refusal
to pave


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Larry
post Apr 22 13, 14:46
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toupe' have
or not to have;
that is not a question,
just a matter that's blowing in
high winds


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post Apr 22 13, 14:54
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high wins
when playing War
that simple children's game
which could go on all afternoon
and night


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Larry
post Apr 22 13, 15:08
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oiled knight
mounted his steed
but failed to remember...
keep your foot in the stirrup or
stare up


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