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Re: Finish the Limericks

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Scooby Tuba wrote:
tubatooter1940 wrote:
eupher61 wrote:For a musician to be considered a pro,
Their blowin' must earn them some dough,
Pay the guv'ment each quarter
The lucre gets shorter
Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them would they still grow, but only to be troubled and insecure?
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Re: Finish the Limericks

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For a musician to be considered a pro,
Their blowin' must earn them some dough,
Pay the guv'ment each quarter
The lucre gets shorter
Makes one long for anisette de bordeaux
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Re: Finish the Limericks

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Some TubeNetter's references are obscure
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Re: Finish the Limericks

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eupher61 wrote:Some TubeNetter's references are obscure
Meanings which I can only infer
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Re: Finish the Limericks

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bearphonium wrote:
eupher61 wrote:Some TubeNetter's references are obscure
Meanings which I can only infer
So I pretend I get them
Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them would they still grow, but only to be troubled and insecure?
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Re: Finish the Limericks

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windshieldbug wrote:
bearphonium wrote:
eupher61 wrote:Some TubeNetter's references are obscure
Meanings which I can only infer
So I pretend I get them
to those who gave them.
We pronounce it Guf Coast
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Re: Finish the Limericks

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The good people of tubenet wrote:Some TubeNetter's references are obscure
Meanings which I can only infer
So I pretend I get them
to those who gave them.
And google them just to be sure
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Re: Finish the Limericks

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The Stadium is getting replac-ed
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Re: Finish the Limericks

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eupher61 wrote:The Stadium is getting replac-ed
and my Sousaphone getting defac-ed
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Re: Finish the Limericks

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windshieldbug wrote:
eupher61 wrote:The Stadium is getting replac-ed
and my Sousaphone getting defac-ed
They were built to last.
We pronounce it Guf Coast
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Re: Finish the Limericks

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tubatooter1940 wrote:
windshieldbug wrote:
eupher61 wrote:The Stadium is getting replac-ed
and my Sousaphone getting defac-ed
They were built to last.
Now that is all past
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Herr Oberloh restor-ed my horn.
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Re: Finish the Limericks

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Or, to keep the last line in both rhyme and meter:

So Herr Oberloh my horn he restor-ed.
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Re: Finish the Limericks

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If your own tuba playing makes you bor-ed,
We pronounce it Guf Coast
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Re: Finish the Limericks

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tubatooter1940 wrote:If your own tuba playing makes you bor-ed,
Please don't pound your bell with your fore'ead
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Re: Finish the Limericks

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eupher61 wrote:
tubatooter1940 wrote:If your own tuba playing makes you bor-ed,
Please don't pound your bell with your fore'ead
Use a sax inst'ed
Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them would they still grow, but only to be troubled and insecure?
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Re: Finish the Limericks

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bloke wrote:Image
doesn't rhyme, Joe, nor is it in meter...
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Re: Finish the Limericks

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windshieldbug wrote:
eupher61 wrote:
tubatooter1940 wrote:If your own tuba playing makes you bor-ed,
Please don't pound your bell with your fore'ead
Use a sax inst'ed
bloke wrote:This room is full of people that think you're funny
looks like they're mostly floor-ed!
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Re: Finish the Limericks

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Some limericks go haywire for various reasons.
All the rest of us can do is suck it up and start anew.

"It's no wonder that tuberists drink beer."
We pronounce it Guf Coast
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Re: Finish the Limericks

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tubatooter1940 wrote:"It's no wonder that tuberists drink beer."
rather than simply argue about their gear
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