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| caissier | Sep 18 2012, 09:07 AM Post #1 |
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waiting4atickle Yesterday, 10:44 PM IP: 86.28.198.150 ยท Post #3467 Posts:6,484Group:MembersMember#12Joined:Jul 11, 2011 There was an old hero called Ajax who certainly lived life to the max His fighting was mythic His muscles terrythic From the years he'd spent building haystacks. Now they're gunning for poor old Brock Edited by caissier, Sep 18 2012, 09:08 AM.
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| Douglas | Aug 13 2017, 10:16 PM Post #3301 |
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I've decided to go on a cruise If I don't, I'd just go on the booze |
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| dai Cottomy | Aug 14 2017, 10:47 AM Post #3302 |
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I've decided to go on a cruise If I don't, I'd just go on the booze To exotic places |
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| Douglas | Aug 14 2017, 11:08 AM Post #3303 |
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I've decided to go on a cruise (If I don't, I'd just go on the booze} To exotic places To see some new faces |
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| May-Cee | Aug 14 2017, 12:33 PM Post #3304 |
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I've decided to go on a cruise If I don't, I'd just go on the booze To exotic places To see some new faces Maybe even Penelope Cruz In the end Cruise and Cruz never wed |
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| waiting4atickle | Aug 14 2017, 01:18 PM Post #3305 |
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In the end Cruise and Cruz never wed Each wishing the other one dead |
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| dai Cottomy | Aug 14 2017, 04:26 PM Post #3306 |
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In the end Cruise and Cruz never wed Each wishing the other one dead Best not to say more |
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| waiting4atickle | Aug 16 2017, 01:04 AM Post #3307 |
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In the end Cruise and Cruz never wed Each wishing the other one dead Best not to say more There'll be no encore |
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| Caro | Aug 17 2017, 02:56 AM Post #3308 |
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In the end Cruise and Cruz never wed Each wishing the other one dead Best not to say more There'll be no encore "That's it," was all that they said. There was a big lightning strike here last week Edited by Caro, Aug 17 2017, 03:00 AM.
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| waiting4atickle | Aug 17 2017, 08:22 AM Post #3309 |
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There was a big lightning strike here last week All the transport staff came out, it was bleak |
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| Mobson | Aug 18 2017, 04:41 AM Post #3310 |
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There was a big lightning strike here last week All the transport staff came out, it was bleak Struck by 701 flashes |
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| dai Cottomy | Aug 20 2017, 05:27 PM Post #3311 |
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There was a big lightning strike here last week All the transport staff came out, it was bleak Struck by 701 flashes They were reduced to ashes |
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| Mobson | Aug 21 2017, 02:56 AM Post #3312 |
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There was a big lightning strike here last week All the transport staff came out, it was bleak Struck by 701 flashes They were reduced to ashes Making it impossible to find all they seek Edited by Mobson, Aug 21 2017, 02:56 AM.
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| Mobson | Aug 21 2017, 03:00 AM Post #3313 |
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There's a proverb that I often use |
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| dai Cottomy | Aug 22 2017, 04:47 PM Post #3314 |
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There's a proverb that I often use For people who have a short fuse |
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| Caro | Aug 23 2017, 04:47 AM Post #3315 |
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There's a proverb that I often use For people who have a short fuse It's short and it's pithy |
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| Mobson | Aug 28 2017, 05:23 AM Post #3316 |
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There's a proverb that I often use For people who have a short fuse It's short and it's pithy And not to say iffy Edited by Mobson, Aug 28 2017, 05:24 AM.
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| Douglas | Aug 29 2017, 09:19 PM Post #3317 |
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There's a proverb that I often use For people who have a short fuse It's short and it's pithy And not to say iffy. It avoids any verbal abuse. Last week at the Edinburgh Fringe |
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| dai Cottomy | Aug 30 2017, 01:47 PM Post #3318 |
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Last week at the Edinburgh Fringe Some comedy acts made one cringe |
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| Mobson | Aug 31 2017, 10:31 AM Post #3319 |
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Last week at the Edinburgh Fringe Some comedy acts made one cringe Not humorous at all |
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| Douglas | Aug 31 2017, 10:45 AM Post #3320 |
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Last week at the Edinburgh Fringe Some comedy acts made one cringe Not humorous at all Drove me up the wall |
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| dai Cottomy | Aug 31 2017, 02:56 PM Post #3321 |
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Last week at the Edinburgh Fringe Some comedy acts made one cringe Not humorous at all Drove me up the wall So we decided to go on a binge As we staggered along the Royal Mile |
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| Caro | Sep 2 2017, 10:17 PM Post #3322 |
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As we staggered along the Royal Mile We found we had the wrong style [We did go down the Royal Mile once, and were surprised at all the people coming in the opposite direction. I don't know how but we had found ourselves there during the Festival without realising it was on.] |
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| dai Cottomy | Sep 10 2017, 01:41 AM Post #3323 |
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As we staggered along the Royal Mile We found we had the wrong style Doing the eightsome reel |
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| Caro | Sep 12 2017, 02:45 AM Post #3324 |
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As we staggered along the Royal Mile We found we had the wrong style Doing the eightsome reel It had a funny feel |
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| dai Cottomy | Sep 12 2017, 01:09 PM Post #3325 |
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As we staggered along the Royal Mile We found we had the wrong style Doing the eightsome reel It had a funny feel But at least it made every one smile September's here fruitful and mellow |
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| Douglas | Sep 12 2017, 06:50 PM Post #3326 |
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September's here fruitful and mellow The leaves are now turning yellow |
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| waiting4atickle | Sep 13 2017, 08:06 PM Post #3327 |
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September's here fruitful and mellow The leaves are now turning yellow And blocking the drains |
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| Caro | Sep 13 2017, 09:48 PM Post #3328 |
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September's here fruitful and mellow The leaves are now turning yellow And blocking the drains And also the lanes [good to see you here again, Tickle; I was beginning to wonder about you] |
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| Douglas | Sep 15 2017, 12:27 AM Post #3329 |
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September's here fruitful and mellow The leaves are now turning yellow And blocking the drains And also the lanes. Just sweep them all up, my good fellow. And the nights are now drawing in |
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| Caro | Sep 24 2017, 05:07 AM Post #3330 |
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And the nights are now drawing in The coldness and damp will begin |
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| waiting4atickle | Sep 25 2017, 05:18 AM Post #3331 |
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And the nights are now drawing in The coldness and damp will begin So let's head Downunder |
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| dai Cottomy | Sep 25 2017, 03:29 PM Post #3332 |
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And the nights are now drawing in The coldness and damp will begin So let's head Downunder Avoiding the thunder |
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| Mobson | Oct 4 2017, 03:08 PM Post #3333 |
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And the nights are now drawing in The coldness and damp will begin So let's head Downunder Avoiding the thunder And getting a dark tan on our skin! ๐ณ Edited by Mobson, Oct 4 2017, 03:09 PM.
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| Mobson | Oct 4 2017, 03:11 PM Post #3334 |
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Looks like Catalonia is breaking away |
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| dai Cottomy | Oct 5 2017, 09:21 PM Post #3335 |
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Looks like Catalonia is breaking away Not if Mr. Rajoy has any say |
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| Mobson | Oct 6 2017, 02:48 AM Post #3336 |
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Looks like Catalonia is breaking away Not if Mr. Rajoy has any say The King's been on telly |
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| dai Cottomy | Oct 6 2017, 12:57 PM Post #3337 |
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Looks like Catalonia is breaking away Not if Mr. Rajoy has any say The King's been on telly With fire in his belly |
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| Douglas | Oct 6 2017, 05:01 PM Post #3338 |
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Looks like Catalonia is breaking away Not if Mr. Rajoy has any say The King's been on telly With fire in his belly. I wonder what's happened today. Enough of these topical themes |
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| waiting4atickle | Oct 8 2017, 09:46 PM Post #3339 |
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Enough of these topical themes There must be more humorous memes |
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| Douglas | Oct 9 2017, 12:09 AM Post #3340 |
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Enough of these topical themes There must be more humorous memes I can't think of one now |
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| dai Cottomy | Oct 11 2017, 12:19 PM Post #3341 |
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Enough of these topical themes There must be more humorous memes I can't think of one now So I'll just take a bow |
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| Douglas | Oct 11 2017, 03:45 PM Post #3342 |
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Enough of these topical themes There must be more humorous memes I can't think of one now So I'll just take a bow And hope I find one in my dreams. I see Christmas is now in some shops |
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| waiting4atickle | Oct 11 2017, 05:14 PM Post #3343 |
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I see Christmas is now in some shops And Santa must work till he drops |
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| Douglas | Oct 11 2017, 09:16 PM Post #3344 |
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I see Christmas is now in some shops And Santa must work till he drops While we wait till he comes |
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| waiting4atickle | Oct 13 2017, 12:06 AM Post #3345 |
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I see Christmas is now in some shops And Santa must work till he drops While we wait till he comes We sit twiddling our thumbs |
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| dai Cottomy | Oct 13 2017, 12:56 PM Post #3346 |
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I see Christmas is now in some shops And Santa must work till he drops While we wait till he comes We sit twiddling our thumbs Suddenly down the chimney he pops |
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| dai Cottomy | Oct 13 2017, 01:06 PM Post #3347 |
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Seated in the hearth he sips a wee brandy |
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| Douglas | Oct 13 2017, 06:55 PM Post #3348 |
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Seated in the hearth he sips a wee brandy If it were Weinstein, he'd be much too randy |
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| dai Cottomy | Oct 14 2017, 09:40 AM Post #3349 |
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Seated in the hearth he sips a wee brandy If it were Weinstein, he'd be much too randy But he's not so he won't |
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| May-Cee | Oct 19 2017, 08:09 PM Post #3350 |
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Seated in the hearth he sips a wee brandy If it were Weinstein, he'd be much too randy But he's not so he won't An asshole, so please don't! To get things back to fine and dandy... Our big storm in Dublin has finally gone |
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| May-Cee | Oct 31 2017, 02:51 PM Post #3351 |
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Our big storm in Dublin has finally gone You should see what it did to my lawn |
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| dai Cottomy | Nov 2 2017, 01:04 PM Post #3352 |
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Our big storm in Dublin has finally gone You should see what it did to my lawn It's turned into a bog |
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| Douglas | Nov 2 2017, 03:11 PM Post #3353 |
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Our big storm in Dublin has finally gone You should see what it did to my lawn It's turned into a bog Which nearly swallowed the dog |
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| Caro | Nov 4 2017, 06:05 AM Post #3354 |
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Our big storm in Dublin has finally gone You should see what it did to my lawn It's turned into a bog Which nearly swallowed the dog But then the great sun it has shone. A comely young girl just called Hope |
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| Douglas | Nov 4 2017, 12:43 PM Post #3355 |
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A comely young girl just called Hope Was the star of an advert for soap Edited by Douglas, Nov 4 2017, 12:45 PM.
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| dai Cottomy | Nov 4 2017, 02:07 PM Post #3356 |
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A comely young girl just called Hope Was the star of an advert for soap It showed her at home |
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| Douglas | Nov 4 2017, 04:16 PM Post #3357 |
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A comely young girl just called Hope Was the star of an advert for soap It showed her at home All covered in foam |
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| dai Cottomy | Nov 6 2017, 07:11 PM Post #3358 |
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A comely young girl just called Hope Was the star of an advert for soap It showed her at home All covered in foam Which caused little Hope to mope |
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| May-Cee | Nov 6 2017, 08:41 PM Post #3359 |
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When the clock ticks midnight, I'm a year older |
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| Caro | Nov 6 2017, 11:19 PM Post #3360 |
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When the clock ticks midnight, I'm a year older Happy Birthday. You're just getting golder [In NZ we get a Gold Card when we are 65 which entitles you to various concessions.] |
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| May-Cee | Nov 7 2017, 12:49 AM Post #3361 |
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When the clock ticks midnight, I'm a year older Happy Birthday. You're just getting golder Tell that to my bones |
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| Douglas | Nov 7 2017, 01:19 AM Post #3362 |
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When the clock ticks midnight, I'm a year older Happy Birthday. You're just getting golder Tell that to my bones And list to my groans |
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| waiting4atickle | Nov 7 2017, 11:50 AM Post #3363 |
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When the clock ticks midnight, I'm a year older Happy Birthday. You're just getting golder Tell that to my bones And list to my groans Ever louder as it grows colder An Irishman's hope was rekindling |
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| Douglas | Nov 7 2017, 12:46 PM Post #3364 |
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An Irishman's hope was rekindling After many long years of dwindling |
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| May-Cee | Nov 10 2017, 10:03 AM Post #3365 |
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An Irishman's hope was rekindling After many long years of dwindling As a Dublin sport, know the sort |
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| Caro | Nov 11 2017, 11:02 PM Post #3366 |
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An Irishman's hope was rekindling After many long years of dwindling As a Dublin sport, know the sort The horse fought and fought |
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| waiting4atickle | Nov 17 2017, 04:13 PM Post #3367 |
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An Irishman's hope was rekindling After many long years of dwindling As a Dublin sport, know the sort The horse fought and fought But the bookies are always swindling A jockey from Jarrow grew fat |
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| May-Cee | Nov 17 2017, 05:28 PM Post #3368 |
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A jockey from Jarrow grew fat Which ended his days on the flat |
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| Douglas | Nov 17 2017, 06:12 PM Post #3369 |
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A jockey from Jarrow grew fat Which ended his days on the flat So he switched to the jumps |
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| Caro | Nov 17 2017, 08:57 PM Post #3370 |
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A jockey from Jarrow grew fat Which ended his days on the flat So he switched to the jumps And enjoyed the bumps |
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| May-Cee | Nov 18 2017, 04:26 PM Post #3371 |
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A jockey from Jarrow grew fat Which ended his days on the flat So he switched to the jumps And enjoyed the bumps But Paddy Power says he's old hat This old Trilby I bought, will it work? |
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| dai Cottomy | Nov 18 2017, 05:06 PM Post #3372 |
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This old Trilby I bought, will it work? Or will it make the guys smirk? Edited by dai Cottomy, Nov 18 2017, 05:21 PM.
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| Douglas | Nov 18 2017, 10:15 PM Post #3373 |
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This old Trilby I bought, will it work? Or will it make the guys smirk? Well, I'll give it a try |
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| May-Cee | Nov 18 2017, 11:17 PM Post #3374 |
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This old Trilby I bought, will it work? Or will it make the guys smirk? Well, I'll give it a try I'm not usually shy But I've swapped it for Fez and gone Turk It's a shame we aren't in the World Cup |
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| Douglas | Nov 19 2017, 12:05 AM Post #3375 |
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It's a shame we aren't in the World Cup But we really must cheer ourselves up |
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| dai Cottomy | Nov 19 2017, 03:20 AM Post #3376 |
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It's a shame we aren't in the World Cup But we really must cheer ourselves up Other games we can play |
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| May-Cee | Nov 19 2017, 12:55 PM Post #3377 |
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It's a shame we aren't in the World Cup But we really must cheer ourselves up Other games we can play Camogie in my day |
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| Caro | Nov 20 2017, 02:38 AM Post #3378 |
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It's a shame we aren't in the World Cup But we really must cheer ourselves up Other games we can play Camogie in my day And wait for the next Cup to sup. [I didn't know what camogie was. Why is it not just called 'hurling'?] A cunning young lad called Rodrique |
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| dai Cottomy | Nov 20 2017, 11:14 AM Post #3379 |
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A cunning young lad called Rodrique Was a dab hand at playing Bezique |
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| waiting4atickle | Nov 24 2017, 03:41 PM Post #3380 |
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A cunning young lad called Rodrique Was a dab hand at playing Bezique But nobody cared |
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| Douglas | Nov 26 2017, 05:37 PM Post #3381 |
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A cunning young lad called Rodrique Was a dab hand at playing Bezique But nobody cared Or else no-one dared |
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| dai Cottomy | Nov 26 2017, 06:35 PM Post #3382 |
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A cunning young lad called Rodrique Was a dab hand at playing Bezique But nobody cared Or else no-one dared To challenge his amazing technique He was also a demon at chess |
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| Mobson | Nov 28 2017, 12:36 PM Post #3383 |
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He was also a demon at chess As evil as Hermann Karl Hesse |
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| waiting4atickle | Nov 28 2017, 04:04 PM Post #3384 |
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He was also a demon at chess As evil as Hermann Karl Hesse But his chequered career |
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| Douglas | Nov 28 2017, 06:38 PM Post #3385 |
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He was also a demon at chess As evil as Hermann Karl Hesse But his chequered career Ended when it came clear |
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| Mobson | Nov 28 2017, 07:34 PM Post #3386 |
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He was also a demon at chess As evil as Hermann Karl Hesse But his chequered career Ended when it came clear He's actually a lassie named Bess |
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| Mobson | Nov 28 2017, 08:17 PM Post #3387 |
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Born with a competitive streak
Edited by Mobson, Nov 28 2017, 08:18 PM.
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| Caro | Nov 29 2017, 01:03 AM Post #3388 |
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Born with a competitive streak Joe was a bit of a geek |
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| Mobson | Nov 29 2017, 12:43 PM Post #3389 |
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Born with a competitive streak Joe was a bit of a geek Obsessed with gadgetry |
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| dai Cottomy | Dec 4 2017, 04:36 PM Post #3390 |
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Born with a competitive streak Joe was a bit of a geek Obsessed with gadgetry Lived in a lavat'ry |
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| Douglas | Dec 4 2017, 07:08 PM Post #3391 |
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Born with a competitive streak Joe was a bit of a geek Obsessed with gadgetry Lived in a lavat'ry Sometimes he was in for a week. There was a young lassie from Dorset |
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| Caro | Dec 4 2017, 09:35 PM Post #3392 |
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There was a young lassie from Dorset Who strained to get into a corset |
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| dai Cottomy | Dec 5 2017, 10:27 PM Post #3393 |
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There was a young lassie from Dorset Who strained to get into a corset A friend tried to help |
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| Douglas | Dec 6 2017, 01:51 AM Post #3394 |
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There was a young lassie from Dorset Who strained to get into a corset A friend tried to help It just made her yelp |
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| waiting4atickle | Dec 6 2017, 02:03 AM Post #3395 |
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There was a young lassie from Dorset Who strained to get into a corset A friend tried to help It just made her yelp As said friend tried too hard to force it. A soft-spoken salesman from Slough |
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| dai Cottomy | Dec 6 2017, 06:03 PM Post #3396 |
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A soft-spoken salesman from Slough Had as a pet a Gloucester Spot sow |
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| Mobson | Dec 7 2017, 10:24 AM Post #3397 |
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By coincidence, I cooked Gloucester Old Spot sausages yesterday in a fresh sage, shallot and spinach sauce...Yum!!! A soft-spoken salesman from Slough Had as a pet a Gloucester Spot sow When the butcher came calling Edited by Mobson, Dec 7 2017, 10:26 AM.
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| Douglas | Dec 8 2017, 11:28 AM Post #3398 |
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A soft-spoken salesman from Slough Had as a pet a Gloucester Spot sow When the butcher came calling He thought it appalling |
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| May-Cee | Dec 13 2017, 03:46 PM Post #3399 |
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A soft-spoken salesman from Slough Had as a pet a Gloucester Spot sow When the butcher came calling He thought it appalling Kate Bush, country girl, just shrieked "Wow!" (On the 12" Veggie mix of this Limerick, it's actually - "Wow!", "Wow!", "Wow!", "Wow!", "Wow!" ) To sort of answer Caro's sensible query about camogie and hurling... Our national flag is green, white and daft |
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| waiting4atickle | Dec 13 2017, 07:57 PM Post #3400 |
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Our national flag is green, white and daft And mustn't be flown from an orange shaft |
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