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Mamacita
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There was a young theist from Sydney who donated his precious left kidney But the one on the right he held onto tight --- Because he wanted to keep it, di'n't he!
There was a young lass from New Jersey [ 26. May 2014, 15:39: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
-------------------- 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
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Who never ate chocolate from Hershey.
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Dal Segno
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She said "It tastes weird...
-------------------- Yet ever and anon a trumpet sounds
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Doublethink.
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And gets stuck in my beard," [ 26. May 2014, 21:53: Message edited by: Doublethink ]
-------------------- All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. George Orwell
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Stetson
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"And makes quite a mess of my fur, see?"
My mother wears nothing but plaid
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ArachnidinElmet
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Stripes or polkas drive her quite mad,
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Welease Woderwick
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She's fine with a kilt
-------------------- 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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Mamacita
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Or a tartan-themed quilt
-------------------- 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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Pearl B4 Swine
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Except when she visits Baghdad.
Father Oscar said something profound
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"I do a good job and I know how to do this stuff" D. Trump (speaking of the POTUS job)
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pjl
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Each time he walked on hallowed ground
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Raptor Eye
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But he held his tongue
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Mamacita
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When the church bells were rung
-------------------- 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
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By an oath he was legally bound.
A strapping young laddie from Yonkers
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Mamacita
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Who was nice, but his friends were all plonkers.
-------------------- 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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jrw
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He bought them ice-creams
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pjl
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Then formed two teams
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Raptor Eye
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Who spent the whole day playing conkers.
There was once a sweet girl from Newmarket
-------------------- Be still, and know that I am God! Psalm 46.10
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
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Who drove a car, but couldn't park it.
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Mamacita
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She got stuck in reverse
-------------------- 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
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but even worse
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
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She uttered at last, "Oh, go f--- it!"
Last weekend I stayed at the Hilton
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Welease Woderwick
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The one just outside New Milton
-------------------- 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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Welease Woderwick
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Sorry, scrub my offering!
-------------------- 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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Welease Woderwick
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Last weekend I stayed at the Hilton Where they served the most terrible biltong,
With chips and baked beans
-------------------- 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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Welease Woderwick
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On a bed of what looked like Wilton!
When crossing the Forth Bridge by train
-------------------- 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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I thought I was going insane
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Welease Woderwick
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via Paris and Lisbon
-------------------- 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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Starbug
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But ended up back here again!
I once knew an old man named Burt
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Albertus
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For despite his great age
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pjl
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He could always upstage
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Stetson
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All the lads, when he took off his shirt.
A fading old belle from Kentucky
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
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Always thought herself not very lucky.
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Stetson
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The boys who came courtin'
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pjl
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Wasn't into cavortin
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Sipech
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'Cos her garden was often quite mucky.
There once was a shipmate named Ken
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jrw
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whose clock stopped at twenty past ten
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Mamacita
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His post count was mighty
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Raptor Eye
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His eloquence sprightly
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Mamacita
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We'll miss him, and say "Remember when...?"
Someone else can start the next one!
-------------------- 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
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They say that on most nights in Blighty
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Nenya
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Where the girls are attractive, though flighty,
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Stetson
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For the price of a gin
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pjl
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Or a glass of French vin
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L'organist
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They'll give you a glimpse of their nightie.
An exhausted young dad of quintuplets
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Welease Woderwick
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wrote verse in very bad couplets
-------------------- 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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