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Larry
post Feb 18 16, 15:24
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in certs
you'll find fresh breath
but it's temporary
unless you clean your ivory
with brush


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post Feb 19 16, 09:53
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brush with
r e a l i t y
could change expectations
and make all of your future plans
contract


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Larry
post Feb 22 16, 00:29
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contract
bridge is a game
I do not understand
probably because I’m just a
dummy


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post Feb 25 16, 16:32
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Dummies,
Contract Bridge for

might be something you'd buy
or check out from the library
this week?


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Larry
post Feb 28 16, 14:08
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this week
I’m researching
the strange progression of
cartomancy symbolism
on cards


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post Mar 6 16, 01:03
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encores
require something
that's worth listening to
again that will not make you fall
asleep


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post Mar 7 16, 19:05
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a sleep
that isn’t sound
finds you making strange ones
like unintelligible grunts
and snores


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post Mar 10 16, 07:07
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end scores
after tackling
and causing a fumble
which he recovered for his first
touchdown


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post Mar 11 16, 14:28
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touch-down
was a relief
after nearly a year;
even the newsmen’s questions were
weighted


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post Mar 11 16, 20:14
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weighted
for just one hour
to lose back two inches;
no news whether anything else
had shrunk


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post Mar 12 16, 14:36
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heads shrunk
by the pygmies
finally completed
the witch doctor’s set of college
degrees


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post Mar 13 16, 15:52
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degrease
the engine block
and hose under the hood
then put chrome on all the fixtures
for show


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post Mar 15 16, 08:36
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for show
his custom car
will grab men’s attention
but has big seats for the ladies
and tail


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post Mar 24 16, 16:19
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entrails
can be re-used
to make some sausages
but be sure that they have been cleaned
out first


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post Mar 27 16, 18:48
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first out
when it’s last in
screws up inventory
and you wind up with old stock on
your shelves


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When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy



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post Mar 29 16, 04:26
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shelve your
words of beauty
and you'll end up down here
scratching out well-formed bits of vain
nonsense


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post Mar 29 16, 07:50
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nonsense,
this is part time;
if you don't believe me
check out the Acropolis threads
and see


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post Apr 1 16, 14:12
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antsy?
I've watched your work,
but I've not had the time!
and computer down last three days...
I too!


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post Apr 11 16, 09:27
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I’m too
sick to sit up
so haven’t done much work
with my bronchial pneumonia
bed rest


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When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
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post Apr 12 16, 22:55
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bed rests
when I sit up
nights in my recliner
but that doesn't help me to get
deep sleep


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