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Unread 04-28-2009, 11:08 AM
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Default The Oldie: Three Legs

Here is The Oldie Competition No. 111 a bit late but there's still plenty of time.

A poem called 'Three Legs', please, written in three stanzas. Maximum eighteen lines.

Entries to 'Competition' No 110' by 8th May. email comps@theoldie.co.uk Don't forget to include your postal address.

I have already despatched a three stanza poem I had already written which (roughly) fits. For some reason I believe The Oldie allows you two shots (Speccie allows multiple submissions) so I may try with a custom built effort. I suppose after my last Speccie effort I'm in no position tosay don't be indecent, but I think The Oldie might be more polite than the Speccie. I only think. I don't know.
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With a title like that, how can they expect you to be polite?
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Well, you have right on your side, Marion. This is from a cricket commentary. 'Well, now he's got two short legs and a silly point. It's hardly the time for no balls!' There IS something about the English.
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OK, three legs, three minutes:


Three Legs

A dog with just three legs
is lacking for pee legs.

The leg that is missing
was vital for pissing.

Poor three-legged Rover!
He pissed, and fell over.
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There IS something about the English.
Gosh, yes! You brought us Chaucer, didn't you? The English have always beat us on raunchiness. Remember, it was the Puritans that came here!
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THREE LEGS

I have three legs,
two large, one small.
The large ones are short
and the small one is tall.

I have three legs.
Do you find my type odd?
You shouldn't, you know.
I'm much like a tripod

except for one difference
I cannot conceal.
I may have three legs
but just one's made of steel.
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Bob!

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With a title like that, how can they expect you to be polite?
PS--

I just noticed your smiley and found where you got it, Marion. Pretty cool. And now I see your little guy is supposed to be laughing. Good! I was worried it was more like



or god forbid



but I know you are too sophisticated to confuse the persona for the poet.

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John, you refer to the current competition by two different numbers, 110 and 111. I have had no success finding any mention of the competition on the Oldie website. Could you please post a link so I can see the rules and also know what number competition it its? Thanks!

PS--
You're not posting late at all. You are posting yet again: http://www.ablemuse.com/erato/showth...ighlight=oldie

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Old (bad) joke.

In a public bath:

Guy #1: Y'know, I had polio as a child.
Guy #2: Oh, is that why your third leg's so short?
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