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Unread 10-27-2020, 02:43 PM
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It's about time I emerged, blinking, into the twenty-first century. I've made this sound a bit boring, but I liked it a lot.

A visitor hits town one day
And a posh man invites him to stay.
Each thinks he would rather
Have lived like the other
But both have to go their own way.
Man on the Train. Naming Johnny Hallyday was a big clue indeed.
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Bedridden and partially blind,
he released the real from its rind;
and said: Let there be blue
and saw it was true
and retired his body and mind.
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Derek Jarman's Blue

And a limerick that's more than just a drill or an amusement. Gorgeous, Walter.
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Unread 10-28-2020, 01:13 PM
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Though the passengers felt aggravated,
The officer seemed educated,
Polite and well-spoken,
His English unbroken.
“I was at Oxford”, he stated.

But one didn’t buy it; instead,
Gilbert clobbered the chap on the head.
“What on earth …!” they exclaimed,
So Gilbert explained:
“I was at Cambridge”, he said.
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Shelley Winters heroically died in
This movie where passengers ridin'
A luxury ship
That did a big flip
Learned it's foolish to tick off Poseidon.
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Unread 10-29-2020, 05:57 AM
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A bit of an Adventure, though, eh, RogerBob?
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Still puzzled by yours, Brian. Should I Ask a Policeman?
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Yes, one incident from the film wasn't much of a clue. Here's another:


The tune of this sweet serenade
Must be memorised; later, replayed,
For the song is in code,
And the notes of this ode
Are a message that must be relayed.
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Is this the same film, Brian?
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Unread 10-29-2020, 08:49 AM
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It was more than a mere passing tiff:
She shot that damn rapist! The stiff
Was dead, but instead
Of remaining, she fled
With her friend and drove off of a cliff.
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