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eupher61
6 valves
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by eupher61 » Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:21 pm
The Elephant prophesied completion
windshieldbug
Once got the "hand" as a cue
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by windshieldbug » Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:28 pm
eupher61 wrote: The Elephant prophesied completion
but refrained from thread deletion
Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them would they still grow, but only to be troubled and insecure?
pg
bugler
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by pg » Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:06 pm
Greg wrote: duckskiff wrote: windshieldbug wrote:
but refrained from thread deletion
The contents within
will just start agin
our collaborative creative excretion!
iiipopes
Utility Infielder
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by iiipopes » Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:26 pm
Jupiter JTU1110
"Real" Conn 36K
windshieldbug
Once got the "hand" as a cue
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by windshieldbug » Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:58 pm
Greg wrote: There once was a thread that wouldn't quit
Though nary a needle would fit
Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them would they still grow, but only to be troubled and insecure?
eupher61
6 valves
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by eupher61 » Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:31 pm
The posters revolting
iiipopes
Utility Infielder
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by iiipopes » Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:45 pm
And it rose back to the top of the list.
Jupiter JTU1110
"Real" Conn 36K
tubatooter1940
6 valves
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by tubatooter1940 » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:28 am
Greg wrote: Scooby Tuba wrote: The tuba is full of hot air
and the sound free from err
If the player is sober
We pronounce it Guf Coast
windshieldbug
Once got the "hand" as a cue
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by windshieldbug » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:46 am
tubatooter1940 wrote: Greg wrote: Scooby Tuba wrote: The tuba is full of hot air
and the sound free from err
If the player is sober
and suitably somber
Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them would they still grow, but only to be troubled and insecure?
iiipopes
Utility Infielder
Posts: 8579 Joined: Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:10 am
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by iiipopes » Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:58 pm
Greg wrote: windshieldbug wrote: tubatooter1940 wrote:
If the player is sober
and suitably somber
Listen if you dare
What happened to the meter on that last line?
Jupiter JTU1110
"Real" Conn 36K
Todd S. Malicoate
6 valves
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by Todd S. Malicoate » Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:54 pm
Was it too long, or too short, or just fine?
Captain Sousie
4 valves
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by Captain Sousie » Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:22 pm
"I thought it was odd",
I am not Mr. Holland, and you are not my opus!
Kevin Hendrick
6 valves
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by Kevin Hendrick » Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:01 pm
Captain Sousie wrote: Todd S. Malicoate wrote: iiipopes wrote: What happened to the meter on that last line?
Was it too long, or too short, or just fine?
"I thought it was odd",
We all mused (with a nod),
"Don't take life so serious, son. It ain't nohow permanent." -- Pogo (via Walt Kelly)
Captain Sousie
4 valves
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by Captain Sousie » Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:03 pm
As we wonder if the next poster is really going to understand the meaning of meter and how a limerick is really tied together by the last line like a fork with 5 tine(s)
I am not Mr. Holland, and you are not my opus!
pg
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by pg » Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:16 pm
We're now whining in limerick meter,
Kevin Hendrick
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by Kevin Hendrick » Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:25 pm
pg wrote: We're now whining in limerick meter,
A behavior that's all self-defeater;
"Don't take life so serious, son. It ain't nohow permanent." -- Pogo (via Walt Kelly)
windshieldbug
Once got the "hand" as a cue
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by windshieldbug » Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:53 am
Kevin Hendrick wrote: pg wrote: We're now whining in limerick meter,
A behavior that's all self-defeater;
Though we wax all poetic
Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them would they still grow, but only to be troubled and insecure?
Kevin Hendrick
6 valves
Posts: 3156 Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 10:51 pm
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by Kevin Hendrick » Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:58 am
windshieldbug wrote: Kevin Hendrick wrote: pg wrote: We're now whining in limerick meter,
A behavior that's all self-defeater;
Though we wax all poetic
(And drink dietetic)
"Don't take life so serious, son. It ain't nohow permanent." -- Pogo (via Walt Kelly)
windshieldbug
Once got the "hand" as a cue
Posts: 11516 Joined: Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:41 pm
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by windshieldbug » Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:01 am
Kevin Hendrick wrote: windshieldbug wrote: Kevin Hendrick wrote:
A behavior that's all self-defeater;
Though we wax all poetic
(And drink dietetic)
To pen a line that's a rhyme beater!
Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them would they still grow, but only to be troubled and insecure?