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JustDaniel
post Mar 13 14, 17:13
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senseless
to bleep out words
when nobody would know
what the meaning is anyhow
n'est-ce pas?


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Alan
post Mar 14 14, 02:01
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nest part
bird's survival
is on the line for sure
the following generation's
smashed eggs

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post Mar 14 14, 05:12
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scrambled
ova units
taste better with bacon
and can be delicious with cheese
mixed in


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Larry
post Mar 14 14, 09:30
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mix tin
with other things
for endless alloys
from solder to pewter and for
pennies


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post Mar 14 14, 10:29
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pen knees
for cheap tattoos
you can remove with ease
when you realize how stupid
they look


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Alan
post Mar 16 14, 02:01
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they cook
mess of potage
more like potage of mess
all in there barring kitchen sink
for now

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post Mar 16 14, 12:18
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for gnus
or wildebeest
you must go to the zoo
or take a trip to Africa
for news



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post Mar 16 14, 13:27
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for news
try papers
they invent lots
if there is shortage of real stuff
journos !

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post Mar 16 14, 13:52
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journos
are something like
paparazzi who make
images with words instead of
photos



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post Mar 16 14, 15:34
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four toes
hinders balance
and walking difficult
harder still if you're missing the
big one


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post Mar 16 14, 16:17
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big win
if you can walk
with all of your toes crossed
while lying to police that you
ain't drunk


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post Mar 16 14, 23:20
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aunt drunk
trying moonshine
from her husband reserve;
she stopped after she couldn’t say
uncle


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Alan
post Mar 17 14, 01:06
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uncle
Jeremiah
was not an optimist
but he was right most of the time
moaning

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post Mar 17 14, 02:12
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morning
is when you rise
where Larry and Alan
have been visiting in Karnak
again


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post Mar 17 14, 07:51
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a gain
of attendance
in this little forum
might enliven but would create
queue balls


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post Mar 17 14, 10:51
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quay bills
will advertise
Larry's science lecture
about a pair o' docks over
the sea


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post Mar 17 14, 19:08
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high C
penultimate
note sung before last one
it's rather like that fated swan
it croaked

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Larry
post Mar 18 14, 09:14
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It, cloaked
in long blonde hair
scurried around the house
saving Mortisha the task of
sweeping


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JustDaniel
post Mar 18 14, 10:45
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wee ping
in the engine
today graduated
to grinding followed by a loud
ker-plunk


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Larry
post Mar 18 14, 13:00
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cur plunked
a deposit
in my front yard today
near the "keep off the grass" sign it
can't read


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