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JustDaniel
post Nov 14 14, 01:03
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spied 'er
cruisin' the mall
with a buff teenaged dude...
but then I recognized that it was
not she

and, ok, Larry... (and to hopefully tie the two poem-endings together!)

his head
was unadorned
and he was strangely white;
ah, I now see that he's neo-
Nazi



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post Nov 14 14, 17:27
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gnats see
everything large
but with each perspective
come the sweeping reality
of mites


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post Nov 15 14, 05:31
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if might
proves that I'm right
you can be sure that you
will be winning all our future
debates


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Larry
post Nov 16 14, 14:43
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d-baits
catch larger fish
re-baits sell more new cars
and flowers are bee-baits. logic
a-bates


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JustDaniel
post Nov 16 14, 20:56
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agates
are for children
who have lost their marbles
and are bent on finding something
solid


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post Nov 17 14, 18:34
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salad
for a light lunch
can be a healthy meal
but for dinner, I want teeth to
meet meat


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post Nov 21 14, 14:28
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meet mate
at least half way
in all disagreements
and your marriage is likely to
prosper


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post Nov 24 14, 12:11
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phosphor
gives heat and light
especially in fish,
they're in water so it does not
cook them


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post Nov 26 14, 04:24
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cook trims
his greens for soup
he'll make from the turkey
that his family's Thanksgiving meal
features


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post Nov 26 14, 14:46
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foot tours
on Thanksgiving
begin when husbands watch
football while wives stand in long lines
to shop


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post Nov 28 14, 01:32
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to shop
on Thanksgiving
seems unnecessary
since lines for internet shopping
are short


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post Nov 28 14, 14:57
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our shorts
and apparel'
when she buys them on line,
are hard to return when they don't
quite fit


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post Nov 29 14, 03:34
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quit fight
and wear them tight;
remember good old days
when your mother and wife suffered
girdles


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post Dec 1 14, 00:41
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gird less
of your body
in tight-fitting clothing
and you will wind up being the
nudest


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post Dec 1 14, 02:00
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knew dissed
auld naturist
who avoided hiding
his emotions or anything
besides


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post Dec 1 14, 14:55
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b-sides
on old records
contain songs that aren't hits,
this practice seemed to border on
venal


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post Dec 1 14, 16:20
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penal
colonials?
are they the ones who place
their things inside the place where stuff
comes out?


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post Dec 2 14, 00:36
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come shout
innuendoes
like the lumberjack song
but full montys python up the
wrong tree


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post Dec 2 14, 02:19
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ring tree
by removing
bark at the tree's bottom;
next year the thing will be ready
fire wood


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post Dec 3 14, 14:33
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fire wood
comes in boxes
and they call them matches
if you're itching to warm your bones
just scratch


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