Poetry and Potpourri .... October 15-16, 2003

10-15-2002 | JustAmy, St.Louie1 and Mama_Bear

[JustAmy]

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The Poetry Branch has been in limbo since the prior hostess left FreeRepublic April 15th 2003. We've since learned that said hostess has lost her posting privilege. That being the case, and Jim Robinson having given his ok, I wanted to renew the thread.

FreeRepublic is blessed with many fine poets, and we look forward to seeing their poems posted on FR once again. There were many non-poet FReepers who visited the Poetry Branch for the camaraderie; we hope they will return.

I would like to invite everyone to visit and relax at Poetry and Potpourri. Hopefully you will renew old acquaintances for chatting, sharing jokes, telling stories, posting cartoons, etc. Everyone needs a place to escape from the everyday news, make Poetry and Potpourri that place.

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The Belvedere's Guardian Wolf ~
the always charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf.

[JustAmy]

October's Party

October gave a party;
The leaves by hundreds came-
The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,
And leaves of every name.
The Sunshine spread a carpet,
And everything was grand,
Miss Weather led the dancing,
Professor Wind the band.

~~ George Cooper ~~

[JustAmy]

A Texan farmer goes to Australia for a vacation. There he meets an Aussie farmer and gets talking. The Aussie shows off his big wheat field and the Texan says, "Oh! We have wheat fields that are at least twice as large".

Then they walk around the ranch a little and the Aussie shows off his herd of cattle. The Texan immediately says, " We have longhorns that are at least twice as large as your cows".

The conversation has, meanwhile, almost died when the Texan sees a herd of kangaroos hopping through the field. He asks, "And what are those"?

The Aussie asks with an incredulous look, "Don't you have any grasshoppers in Texas"?

[JustAmy]

October in Vermont

The clump of maples on the hill,
And this one near the door,
Seem redder, quite a lot, this year
Than last, or year before;
I wonder if it's jest because
I Love the Old State more!

~~~ By David L. Cady

[MEG33]

Now that's a good Texas joke!

[.45MAN]

Good morning Amy.

Louie Hey ya need ta git back soon....

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL ! Gotta send that one to my brother in California ...

[Pippin]

Hi, (((AMY)))!

[lonestar]

luv it!

[firewalk]

Good morning
hope everyone has a good day

[lonestar]

The Washington Post recently published a contest for readers in which they were asked to supply alternative meanings for various words. The following were some of the winning entries:

Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.

Carcinoma (n.), a valley in California, notable for its heavy smog.

Esplanade (v.), to attempt an explanation while drunk.

Willy-nilly (adj.), impotent

Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained.

Negligent (adj.), describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightie.

Lymph (v.), to walk with a lisp.

Coffee (n.), a person who is coughed upon.

Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline.

Testicle (n.), a humorous question on an exam.

Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified demeanor assumed by a proctologist immediately before he examines you.

Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddish expressions.

Circumvent (n.), the opening in the front of boxer shorts.

Frisbatarianism (n.), The belief that, when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck there.

[The Mayor]

[Darksheare]

Thanks.
I'm in.

[Calpernia]

Good morning to Potpourri!

[Calpernia]

Humor of the Day.

[Calpernia]

Thinking of you Louie!

http://www.dobhran.com/greetings/GRgetwell2.htm

[Pippin]

HOWDY EVERYBODY!

Here's my offering for the P&P thread! :O)

SURROUNDED BY DEMOS

I'm Surrounded by Democrats!

I'm feeling blue!

surrounded by liberals

nothing is new!

I live in a blue state

a real let down!

Why not get Dubya to give them a scowl!

Just to see of they'll howl!

If nothing goes RIGHT Dems just blame Bush

I just wish he'd come and kick them in the tush!

I like listening to Rush

But the libbies just blush!

In order to save my sanity!

I'll listen to ean Hannity!

I live with Democrats

And I feel blue!

[JustAmy]

[TexasCowboy]

You're 'sposed to be workin', Pip!

[JustAmy]

Good Morning!!

[Pippin]

I'm on my lunch break!

it's noon in Baltimore! :O)