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JustDaniel
post Jan 8 13, 17:57
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wherefore
are mandibles
in this conversation?
are there any womandibles
somewhere


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Larry
post Jan 9 13, 01:06
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some were
once televised
with barks worse than their bite,
you may have seen an episode...
cougars


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post Jan 9 13, 12:15
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courage
is merely fear
acted on in crisis
facing a problem rather than
running


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Larry
post Jan 11 13, 09:23
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running
from your problem
will never work because
no matter how fast you are, they're
with you


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JustDaniel
post Jan 11 13, 10:21
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wither
many problems
by staring in their face
and then marching straight on through them
to peace


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Larry
post Jan 11 13, 16:55
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toupees
solve the problem
of premature baldness,
it's like your head is wearing a
hair suit


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post Jan 12 13, 10:33
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hirsute
is bristled hair
covering her body;
a double-breasted, one button
cover


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post Jan 13 13, 10:07
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cover
her with some nair
leaving strategic spots
which can later be refined with
waxing



Are we now starting to center Cinquains?


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JustDaniel
post Jan 22 13, 14:28
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waxing
eloquently
he filled the air with words
empty of meaningful substance
Barach


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post Jan 22 13, 14:56
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Bore acts
like memories
of the past four years left
with the promised change in all our
pockets


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JustDaniel
post Jan 23 13, 00:54
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pockets
will soon be picked
more than they were before
by bureaucrats who sit picking
noses


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post Jan 23 13, 10:06
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noises
reverberate
without meaningful thought;
trying to tell us we're better,
tongue swag


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post Jan 23 13, 11:45
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tongs wag
at the cookout
where they pepper a salt,
sandwiching words, and won't lettuce
reply?


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post Jan 24 13, 01:00
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Rep lies
like Senators
parroting positions
making all of them sons of their
dog ma


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post Jan 24 13, 03:12
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WHAT A BITCH

Dogma
equals brain-freeze;
being is suspended
pending further enlightenment.
Some day ....


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Larry
post Jan 24 13, 08:29
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some say
it's a disease
caused by Congress. It's not
Aphthae epizooticae,
is it?



Glad to see you back Alan!


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post Jan 24 13, 12:51
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it is
mouth-foot disease
when lips spread twelve inches
to allow all the carp to flow
outward


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post Jan 25 13, 00:45
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out words
from the Donald
should be spoken to them
when they fail to represent us;
you’re fired


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post Jan 25 13, 12:14
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you're fired
if you have jumped
out of the frying pan
into an open flame that's stoked
by coal


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post Jan 25 13, 15:50
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ol’ bike
wheels are not round
but the seat has good springs
so my rides and life have their ups
and downs


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