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Larry
post Jun 14 16, 22:06
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of fur
and activists
who are overzealous;
your leather shoes and purses are
cowhide


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post Jun 15 16, 08:20
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cow hides
at milking time
when your hands are too cold;
she is udderly afraid of
the squirts


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post Jun 15 16, 21:50
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the quirts
in horse racing
that are used by jockeys
give new meaning to the term of
cow buoy


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post Jun 16 16, 15:13
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boy cows
uncastrated
if you're steered correctly
are called bulls, unless the process
was coarse


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post Jun 17 16, 14:17
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climb stone

course was
labored and hot,
inclined scenario
made the trip hard over the fun
bluff face


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post Jun 21 16, 01:46
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buff face
not to mention
the rest of your body;
not something you want to show in
public


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post Jun 22 16, 10:59
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pints

pub lick
is hardly found
near a good Irish bar;
they seldom drink margaritas
salted


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post Jun 26 16, 14:29
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salted
peanuts with beer
add to bartender tab
since the thirsty drinker drinks more
briny


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post Jun 27 16, 22:25
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brine knee
is a disease
contracted by sailors
who consume rum while at sea and
fall down


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post Jun 28 16, 02:35
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fall down
from goose feathers
will be poor quality;
better to gather in summer
when pluck


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post Jun 29 16, 10:08
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when plucked
ukuleles
make Hawaiian music
but it is hard to strum because
you fret


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post Jul 1 16, 05:47
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uke frets
when you pluck it
because its feathered chords
sound much better when you strum it
stiffly


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post Jul 3 16, 14:34
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stiff fly
made a mistake
stealing food from spiders,
tried leaving but found the job was
wrapped up


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post Jul 12 16, 04:29
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rapped up
while on the fly
but found it was unzipped
during most of his performance
down front


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post Jul 12 16, 18:39
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front down
doing pushups
if you are still able
but if your arm aren’t long enough
back down


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post Jul 14 16, 03:00
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back off!
I'm not THAT fat!
Well, okay, I'm obese...
but I'm really trying to shrink
wrap it


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post Jul 14 16, 21:31
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rap it
with good lyrics
during your exercise
for better breath control when you
weigh less


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post Jul 20 16, 19:45
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light tower

less weight
increased your go
giving you ways to show
how much fun a grandpa can be
thinner


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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 Jul 26 16, 03:08
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thinner
will be my goal
if only I can move
a little faster when this heat
lessens


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post Jul 26 16, 16:21
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lessons
when the heat’s bad
are best learned in the shade;
so at noon, find a place that is
recessed


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