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Pearl B4 Swine
Ship's Oyster-Shucker
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T is for Turtle
At great age still fertile.
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Oinkster
"I do a good job and I know how to do this stuff" D. Trump (speaking of the POTUS job)
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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T is for turkey
Beware, November is murky!
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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Ooops! It still can be turkey season next round. ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
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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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Banner Lady
Ship's Ensign
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U is for Ulysses butterfly
I love seeing these fly by!
(Seriously - they are beautiful and I see them often)
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Women in the church are not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be enjoyed.
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Pearl B4 Swine
Ship's Oyster-Shucker
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V is for the
variegated fairy-wren
You might see one, but I don't know when.
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Oinkster
"I do a good job and I know how to do this stuff" D. Trump (speaking of the POTUS job)
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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W is for wildebeest
that seems not like an antelope in the least.
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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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Banner Lady
Ship's Ensign
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eXotic plumes are found (so I've heard)
on many types of rainforest birds
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Women in the church are not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be enjoyed.
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jacobsen
seeker
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Y is for Yellow-breasted chat
never seen in a hat.
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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
Shipmate
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Z is for zebra
"No, it's me", said the horse, "I've just bought a new suit to wear to Jedburgh".
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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Jedburgh rhymes with zebra? Oy veh!
A is for armadillo.
You wouldn't want one for a pillow.
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Mamacita
Lakefront liberal
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B is for bison.
If there's one in your house, you'll need a Dyson.
[ 02. July 2016, 02:56: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
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jacobsen
seeker
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C is for cobra.
Describe it to Oprah.
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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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D is for Donkey
who walks sort of wonky!
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jrw
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe:
Jedburgh rhymes with zebra? Oy veh!
Sorry, I should have put a footnote explaining that Jedburgh in Scotland is pronounced 'Jedborough'. Of course, how much difference that makes is another matter.
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Pearl B4 Swine
Ship's Oyster-Shucker
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E is for eel
with a slippery feel.
In my part of the US, xxxburgh would be said with 'burg' as in Hamburg-er; and xxxborough would be said 'burrow', like an animal tunnel in the ground. Just sayin' ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Oinkster
"I do a good job and I know how to do this stuff" D. Trump (speaking of the POTUS job)
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L'organist
Shipmate
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F is a flounder -
A cad and a bounder
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Rara temporum felicitate ubi sentire quae velis et quae sentias dicere licet
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Doone
Shipmate
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G is for gnat
Just fancy that!
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Banner Lady
Ship's Ensign
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H is for horsefly
Get bit and you'll cry.
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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I is for inchworm,
Not much of a grinch-worm.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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J is for Jaguar
despite what a cad you are!
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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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jacobsen
seeker
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K is for kite*
Looks lovely in flight.
* the bird, of course. No reference to Mary Poppins
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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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L is for Llama
who is really a charmer.
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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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Pearl B4 Swine
Ship's Oyster-Shucker
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M is for Mink
with a musky stink.
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Oinkster
"I do a good job and I know how to do this stuff" D. Trump (speaking of the POTUS job)
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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N is for newt
Some colorful and cute.
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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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jacobsen
seeker
# 14998
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Q is for quoll
Whose call is a lol
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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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Doone
Shipmate
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R is for roach
Very nice to poach ![[Snigger]](graemlins/snigger.gif)
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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S is for salamander,
No creature is grander.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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T is for Tiger
who dance on the Riga.
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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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Pearl B4 Swine
Ship's Oyster-Shucker
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Wodder, you talk funny.... ![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif)
'U is for 'Ummingbird,
Hot tempered, I've heard.
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Oinkster
"I do a good job and I know how to do this stuff" D. Trump (speaking of the POTUS job)
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Banner Lady
Ship's Ensign
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V is for vixen
or a foxy minx then
W is for Walrus
who are simply enormous
edited because I still can't say the alphabet properly...and I was trying to think what Wodders rhymed with!
[ 04. July 2016, 21:38: Message edited by: Banner Lady ]
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Women in the church are not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be enjoyed.
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jrw
Shipmate
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X is for xami hairstreak
They make the best of their week.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Y is for Yak
with shaggy back.
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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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jacobsen
seeker
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We keep leaving out letters (I left out two ![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif) )
Z is for zoothera dauma
Or scaly thrush - that name is pure trauma.
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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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Mamacita
Lakefront liberal
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A is for Anteater
But it thinks termites taste sweeter
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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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Banner Lady
Ship's Ensign
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B is for Bilby
(looks cute in a trilby)
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Women in the church are not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be enjoyed.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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C is for Cheetah,
can you think of aught neater?
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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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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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D is for dhole
faster than an unlucky foal
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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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Banner Lady
Ship's Ensign
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E is for Echidna
d'ya think I would kid ya?
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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F is for ferret
quieter than a parrot.
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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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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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G is for Gorilla
not really a killer.
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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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St. Gwladys
Shipmate
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I is for insectivore
Of which I wish there were more
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"I say - are you a matelot?"
"Careful what you say sir, we're on board ship here"
From "New York Girls", Steeleye Span, Commoners Crown (Voiced by Peter Sellers)
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jacobsen
seeker
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J is for jaguarundi
A felix not a fundi.
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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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Mamacita
Lakefront liberal
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K is for koala
If you think they're cute, then holla.
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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
Ship's Oyster-Shucker
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L is for Lamb
the wooly I AM.
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Oinkster
"I do a good job and I know how to do this stuff" D. Trump (speaking of the POTUS job)
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Banner Lady
Ship's Ensign
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M is for Mouse
but please not in my house
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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O is for ocelot,
Who's never discussed a lot.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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P is for Puma,
or is that a rumour?
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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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St. Gwladys
Shipmate
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R is for Rook
Reading a book
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"I say - are you a matelot?"
"Careful what you say sir, we're on board ship here"
From "New York Girls", Steeleye Span, Commoners Crown (Voiced by Peter Sellers)
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