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L'organist
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Though he'd only three teeth
-------------------- Rara temporum felicitate ubi sentire quae velis et quae sentias dicere licet
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Mamacita
Lakefront liberal
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A drooling old dog in the park Blagged his way onto Noah's old ark. Though he'd only three teeth
Two above, one beneath,
-------------------- Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.
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Stetson
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All the creatures were scared by his bark.
A hangman, while tying a noose
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Mamacita
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Was struck by a wandering moose
-------------------- Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.
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pjl
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Around the neck of Robert the Bruce
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jacobsen
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That doesn't seem to fit the rhyme scheme. I propose this instead.
The moose was knocked out
-------------------- But God, holding a candle, looks for all who wander, all who search. - Shifra Alon Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy The man who made time, made plenty.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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by a heck of a clout
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Raptor Eye
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Delivered by Robert the Bruce!
A steaming locomotive called Stan
-------------------- Be still, and know that I am God! Psalm 46.10
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Stetson
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Got lost between France and Iran.
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QLib
Bad Example
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It filled up its tender
-------------------- Tradition is the handing down of the flame, not the worship of the ashes Gustav Mahler.
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jacobsen
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Then went on a bender
-------------------- But God, holding a candle, looks for all who wander, all who search. - Shifra Alon Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy The man who made time, made plenty.
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jrw
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and the Reverend Awdry got banned
A tortoise arrived at St Pancras [ 09. August 2014, 22:14: Message edited by: jrw ]
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Mamacita
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Feeling a bit tired and cantank'rous
-------------------- Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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He got on the wrong train
-------------------- "I take prayer too seriously to use it as an excuse for avoiding work and responsibility." -- The Revd Martin Luther King Jr.
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Piglet
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Tried to leave it, in vain
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Raptor Eye
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All of which turned him quite rancorous.
A lifeboat out on a manouver
-------------------- Be still, and know that I am God! Psalm 46.10
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Mamacita
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They sat on the sand bar
-------------------- Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.
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pjl
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Thinking is this au revoir
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Piglet
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Floated off, and set sail for Vancouver.
While singing an anthem by Gibbons
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Mamacita
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I sliced my choir robe into ribbons
-------------------- Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Then I took an old cassock
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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L'organist
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A mattock and hassock
-------------------- Rara temporum felicitate ubi sentire quae velis et quae sentias dicere licet
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Sipech
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And threw them at old Mrs Simmonds!
There once was a prophet from Barnsley
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QLib
Bad Example
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So totally lacking in charms, he
-------------------- Tradition is the handing down of the flame, not the worship of the ashes Gustav Mahler.
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jacobsen
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Would fart during Matins
-------------------- But God, holding a candle, looks for all who wander, all who search. - Shifra Alon Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy The man who made time, made plenty.
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Piglet
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in English or Latins
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QLib
Bad Example
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'Twas said they could hear him in Derby.
Once my donkey had started to bray
-------------------- Tradition is the handing down of the flame, not the worship of the ashes Gustav Mahler.
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Stetson
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I donned frilly lace
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Mamacita
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While the horses all cried, "Neeigh! Neeigh!!"
Right now, my heart is too heavy
-------------------- Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.
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jacobsen
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I'll travel by boat
-------------------- But God, holding a candle, looks for all who wander, all who search. - Shifra Alon Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy The man who made time, made plenty.
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pjl
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To sow my wild oat
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Sipech
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But first I shall just have a bevvy.
I once knew a being called Mork
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Raptor Eye
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who was king of the double-fast talk
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Stetson
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He sputtered to Mindy
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Mamacita
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"Gooooood Mooooooorrrrrrning!" (so windy!)
-------------------- Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.
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Piglet
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and as "Mrs. Doubtfire" wore a frock.
Once again, it is misty and foggy
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Raptor Eye
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And my head is feeling quite groggy
-------------------- Be still, and know that I am God! Psalm 46.10
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jacobsen
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So the hair of the dog
-------------------- But God, holding a candle, looks for all who wander, all who search. - Shifra Alon Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy The man who made time, made plenty.
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Penny S
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But the world remains uncured and smoggy.
In my garden I've found jimsonweed
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pjl
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The plant to get a 'high' indeed
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Mamacita
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They say that it's toxic
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
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'Twill cause septic shock -- ick!
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jacobsen
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One moment - I'm planting the seed.
Alas! my mobile has died
-------------------- But God, holding a candle, looks for all who wander, all who search. - Shifra Alon Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy The man who made time, made plenty.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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perhaps it shouldn't be fried
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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QLib
Bad Example
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Or put in the wash
-------------------- Tradition is the handing down of the flame, not the worship of the ashes Gustav Mahler.
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