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JustDaniel
post Sep 15 15, 21:35
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one cheap
cinquain writer
figured he could just use
stainless steel and pass it of as
silver


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Larry
post Sep 16 15, 22:09
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slivers
under the nails
of your writing fingers
so your keypad will not remain
stainless


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post Sep 17 15, 07:48
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stainless
poem stealers
avoid copyright laws
but some day it will all ketchup
on them


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Larry
post Sep 17 15, 13:14
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on thumbs
humans depend
for species primacy
because people will sometimes lose
their grip


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JustDaniel
post Sep 18 15, 08:34
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the grip
is what we call
influenza today;
it is nothing to sneeze at near
caughin'


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post Sep 19 15, 23:14
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coffin
is where you’ll be
if you refuse flu shots
because you don’t like the needles
they use


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post Sep 20 15, 00:13
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the use
of keeping fit
is that you don't end up
looking like this sad, flabby old
has been


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post Sep 20 15, 23:46
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has beans
for all his meals
and becomes quite bloated,
while thinking he’s become flabby;
it’s gas


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post Sep 21 15, 09:06
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he's gas
at a party
but sometimes he'll explode
when things get a little too hot
down there


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post Sep 22 15, 12:29
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down three
with ten to go,
everyone guesses right
but the quarterback fools them and
throws left


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post Sep 22 15, 13:44
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throws left
after his arm
suddenly gives away?
not one, so he under-hands last
touchdown


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post Sep 23 15, 18:19
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tough down
is third and long
because quarterbacks need
to close their eyes and pray a hail
Mary


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post Sep 24 15, 08:21
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marry
the quarterback
if you give him a line
that says you'll protect him from pass
rushes


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post Sep 24 15, 14:44
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rashes
need calamine
applied liberally
to dry up the welts from poison
ivy


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post Sep 25 15, 00:24
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Ivy
had promised you
that all her shininess...
well, anyhow you acted too
rashly


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post Sep 26 15, 23:02
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rash will
leave lots of scars
on the inside and out
especially if due to your
actions


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post Sep 27 15, 03:40
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auctions
are where you bid
for something of value
that you take home and try to find
a place


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post Sep 28 15, 21:16
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placing
arbitrary
prices on what you sell
increases profit but no more
value


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post Sep 28 15, 22:03
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value
their opinions
even if they don't fit
with your personal point of view
on life


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post Sep 29 15, 17:39
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on life
and liberty
you may have both of them
but one without the other is
worthless


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John Fitzgerald Kennedy



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