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Lyda*Rose

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What if Vincent had found hope in sight on that starry, starry night?

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What if the Gold Coast slave ship had been intercepted by the Royal Navy?
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What if the blower only had sons?

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What if Christmas had already been white?
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And there'd been nowhere over the rainbow?

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Amanda B. Reckondwythe

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What if all wasn't calm, all wasn't bright?

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What if ground control had gone down the pub?

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What if the lady in green had decided to wear a sleeveless dress?

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quote:
Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
What if Vincent had found hope in sight on that starry, starry night?

Then we may have had more of his brilliant work, which would have been good.

What is someone else other than Keane knew about the place?

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What if Jerry's fiery balls weren't that great?

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What if Bonnie Tyler couldn't see the look in their eyes because they hadn't turned around?

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mousethief

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What if Jeremiah only ever bought boxed wine?

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What if you're happy but don't know it?

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Stetson
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quote:
Originally posted by mousethief:
What if Jeremiah only ever bought boxed wine?

What if I like the cars and the bars and the wars?

[ 01. April 2015, 11:55: Message edited by: Stetson ]

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Lyda*Rose

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What if little Lord Jesus cried his lungs out in the manger?

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quote:
Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
What if everyone had gotten fat except Mama Cass?

Covered in the song "Creek Alley". [Smile]

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Golden Key
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What if Butch and Sundance rode under dry skies?

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Blessed Gator, pray for us!
--"Oh bat bladders, do you have to bring common sense into this?" (Dragon, "Jane & the Dragon")
--"Oh, Peace Train, save this country!" (Yusuf/Cat Stevens, "Peace Train")

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Lyda*Rose

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quote:
Originally posted by Golden Key:
quote:
Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
What if everyone had gotten fat except Mama Cass?

Covered in the song "Creek Alley". [Smile]
Yeah, I remembered that after I posted. [Hot and Hormonal]

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Golden Key
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What if there'd been no light over at the Frankenstein place?

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Blessed Gator, pray for us!
--"Oh bat bladders, do you have to bring common sense into this?" (Dragon, "Jane & the Dragon")
--"Oh, Peace Train, save this country!" (Yusuf/Cat Stevens, "Peace Train")

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Baptist Trainfan
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What if I hadn't heard that train whistle blowing?
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mousethief

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What if they called the wind "Mildred"?

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Pearl B4 Swine
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What if Duke Ellington took the B train?

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Oinkster

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Kelly Alves

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What if the sign said, "Women, minorities, and long haired freaky people encouraged to apply"?

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mousethief

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Kell: [Overused]

What if I was sitting in the middle of the block, and my chihuahua remained silent?

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Amanda B. Reckondwythe

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What if, when leaving on a jet plane, I knew the exact date and time of my return?

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Wet Kipper
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What if Right Said Fred had been just sexy enough

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Lyda*Rose

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What if I looked over Jordan and (and what did I see?) a band of demons coming after me? [Eek!]

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mousethief

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What if I love you for prosaic reasons?

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Spike

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What if Genesis had turned it off?

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Stetson
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What if I'm pretty sure I could find another you?
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What if the streetcar hadn't been called Desire?
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mousethief

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What if the kid IS my son?

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What if the Darkens hadn't believed in a thing called love?

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What if Eve had preferred bananas, Esau had detested pottage, Joseph's brothers had been colour-blind, and Bathsheba's house had had some decent plumbing?
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What if Canned Heat was goin' up the country, where the water tastes like...er...water?

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Amanda B. Reckondwythe

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What if Eleanor Rigby's funeral had been standing room only full?

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mousethief

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quote:
Originally posted by Baptist Trainfan:
What if Eve had preferred bananas, Esau had detested pottage, Joseph's brothers had been colour-blind, and Bathsheba's house had had some decent plumbing?

Songs, BT. This is meant to be based on song lyrics.

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mousethief

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What if I don't want you very bad, and I'm in no danger of insanity?

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Golden Key
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What if the cat didn't come back the very next day? Maybe next month would be better.

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Baptist Trainfan
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quote:
Originally posted by mousethief:
quote:
Originally posted by Baptist Trainfan:
What if Eve had preferred bananas, Esau had detested pottage, Joseph's brothers had been colour-blind, and Bathsheba's house had had some decent plumbing?

Songs, BT. This is meant to be based on song lyrics.
Sorry. [Hot and Hormonal]

What if it hadn't been the way to Amarillo?

[ 01. April 2015, 20:04: Message edited by: Baptist Trainfan ]

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Amanda B. Reckondwythe

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What if by the time I get to Phoenix she'll still be fast asleep?

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Amanda B. Reckondwythe

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quote:
Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
What if little Lord Jesus cried his lungs out in the manger?

OK, who's been wearing white socks under their cassock again?

[Miss Amanda will get her wrap.]

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What if it was Art for Moneys sake?

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Lord may all my hard times be healing times
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mousethief

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What if I don't want free chicks?

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What if I did quit you, a long time ago?

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Others say God's a drunkard for pain
Me, I believe that the Garden of Eden
Was burned to make way for a train. --Josh Ritter, Harrisburg

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Kitten
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What if the pussy cat knew nothing new?

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Never accept a ride from a stranger, unless they are in a big blue box

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mousethief

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What if Alfie doesn't know what it's all about?

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Lyda*Rose

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What if tonight will be just like any night and the morning star shows up on schedule?

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"Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG... thank you. Thank you for my life." ~from Joe Vs the Volcano

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Oscar the Grouch

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What if we walked like an Ethiopian?

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Faradiu, dundeibáwa weyu lárigi weyu

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Stetson
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What if I was Japanese to begin with?

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