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JustDaniel
post Feb 14 17, 08:25
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drink might
cause perception
problems for your driving
and could provide you with surprise
arrest


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post Feb 14 17, 20:47
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a rest
after dinner
will help digest your food
so bodies are able to store
fat cells


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post Feb 15 17, 07:29
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fat cells
are those man caves
furnished with huge TV's
and nothing to do but recline
and eat


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post Feb 16 17, 00:07
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eat and
drink merrily
at the renaissance fair
sitting on the ground where you might
eat ants


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post Feb 16 17, 00:53
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eat ants
with chocolate
pretending they're raisins
left out too long with the box top
open


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post Feb 17 17, 13:34
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open
your door and mind
when opportunity
knocks you out of your comfort zone
to think


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post Feb 18 17, 06:50
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to think
it's rational
when you haven't had sleep
is likely a dream your tired brain's
piped in


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post Feb 19 17, 00:16
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piped in
to your new house
is refreshing water
using steel or plastic but not
tin pipe


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post Feb 19 17, 08:08
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piped in
elevators:
empty diffuse music
like the conversations that there
take place


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post Feb 20 17, 09:24
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takes place
every year
right before Easter time
but always ends right after the
ashes


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post Feb 20 17, 11:54
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ashes
are but lashes
combusted all to el,
the els going totally up
in flames


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post Feb 21 17, 10:28
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in flames
roast marshmallows
until they’re nearly burnt,
add chocolate and graham crackers;
more s’mores


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post Feb 21 17, 14:04
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moor Moor
lives is Sheffield;
he came from Africa
to become the local marshland
Muslim


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post Feb 22 17, 14:44
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muslin
is made from flax
and is a nice fabric
but unlike cotton, it’s easy
to pick


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post Feb 23 17, 00:38
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to pick
your strawberries
take your own container
bend down and get your knees dirty
have fun


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post Feb 24 17, 00:21
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have funds
buying berries
when they’re out of season;
the higher prices will leave you
flat broke


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post Feb 24 17, 05:21
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flat broke
spilling flowers
all over the sidewalk;
decided to plant them right there
to bloom


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post Feb 25 17, 09:49
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two blooms
grew in the cracks
of the curb and the street;
given time, they’ll make handicap
access


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post Feb 26 17, 15:20
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access
to the building
blocked by handicapped spots
half of them filled by illegal
parkers


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post Feb 28 17, 14:30
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parkas
will keep you warm
in the coldest weather,
just like their previous owners;
fur seals


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