I knew a woman, lovely in her bones,
whose shape resembled most a sack of stones.
When small birds sighed, she would sigh back at them—
she sighed a lot: her life was very grim.
Ah, when she moved, she moved more ways than one;
pity that movement's sum left her undone...

(groan)

A recent quibble with someone made me think of this -

To be or not to be, that is the question -
When you've a case of bad indigestion.

Luigi


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[This message has been edited by Luigi Coppola (edited March 11, 2004).]

I was hoping that this thread was going to die a natural death, and that my tailgataholism might be going into remission. But now that Luigi's revived it--alas, I see that's not to be...


FROM THE UPDATED SHAKESPEARE PLAYS


Hamlet Contemplates Joining Weight-Watchers

O that this too too solid flesh would melt,
Thaw, resolve itself, and make me svelte.


Pop Diva at the Colosseum

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears,
And give it up for BRITNEY SPEARS!

Alexander Pope Equivocates

The sound must seem an echo to the sense.
Or sometimes not. I guess it all Deep Ends...

(groan)

[This message has been edited by Robt_Ward (edited March 12, 2004).]

Pound throws a Wobbly at the Station

The apparition of these faces in the crowd;
playing their god-damn walkmans way too loud!


Luigi

www.geocities.com/luigicoppola_uk

[This message has been edited by Luigi Coppola (edited March 13, 2004).]

The moving finger writes, and having writ,
Moves on and writes another load of s**t.

And sh*t, writ large, is art in these sad times —
no matter the stench, 'tis poetry if it rhymes...

Housman, On Seeing This Thread Bumped Up Again

From Clee to heaven the beacon burns.
The Tailgate Party thread returns.

Say, lad, have you things to do?
Too bad! This thread's entangled you.

"Terence, this is stupid stuff."
Then let me start new threads--fair 'nuff?

"Oh, sick I am to see you, will you never let me be?"
Not until the membership can post new threads here, see?

About the woodlands I will go,
exhuming threads from down below.

Julie:

Given that you can't start any fun on your own, I suppose exhauming the old is as worthwhile a project as any.

Tom

I can see that this could prove extremely dangerous.....

Lilacs Now Budding, I Contemplate My Sins Against Lawn Care

When lilacs last in the dooryard bloomed,
that was the last time the yard looked groomed.

Hey, it's a start....

Maryann