Poetry and Potpourri .... October 31, 2003, November 1-2, 2003

10-31-2003 | 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.

[MeekOneGOP]

No, not an injury. I was born with club feet. The left foot straightened out with casts that were placed on my legs shortly after I was born. One responded (my left foot), the other required multiple surgical procedures from age 5-16.

When I was 11, I got arthritis bad in my right foot and they fixed that with surgery when I was 12. The left foot was always my good foot, and that is the one I am having a little trouble with. It keeps me from jogging like I used to. I guess we make adjustment along the way ... such is life.

I'll turn the big FIVE-OH next year ...

[MeekOneGOP]

The Wal-Mart Super Center coffee is about 30-40% less than the Albertsons. Their meats are reasonable too. Overall, yes, their grocery prices are very good. Their produce is not the best deal in town, but for almost everything else, Wal-Mart beats the competition, and in a big way in most cases.

[SpookBrat]

I'll turn the big FIVE-OH next year ...

NO WAY!!!

I can't believe it. You don't look it.

[Calpernia]

Humor of the Day:

After a weekend trip home to Arkansas, Bill Clinton stepped from the
helicopter and onto the White House lawn. He was carrying 2
Arkansas-bred hawgs. At the bottom of the steps, a young Marine
snapped to attention, saluted sharply and said, "Fine looking pigs,
sir!" Clinton turned and glared at the boy. "Son, don't you know I'm
from Arkansas? These ain't pigs. They're hawgs." The marine shot
back, "Marine begs the COMMANDER IN CHIEF'S pardon sir. Fine looking
hawgs sir!" Clinton smiled with pride and the young man relaxed. The
President went on,"Thank you son. You see this one here?" He nodded
to one of the hawgs under his riight arm. "I got this one for Chelsea."
Then he nodded to the hawg on his left. "This one here, I got for
Hillery."

At that the Marine snapped back to attention and said, "Outstanding
trades sir."

[The Mayor]

LOL!!!! good trade

[JustAmy]

I brought this over from the thread for the 27-28th. The Mayor has been over talking to the others still in the TimeWarp .....

The Washington Post's Style Invitational once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.

Here are the 2003 winners:

1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
2. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
3. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.
4. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
5. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.
6. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
7. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
8. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
9. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
10. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
11. Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.
12. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.
13. Glibido: All talk and no action.
14. Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
15. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.
16. Beezlebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
17. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a grub in the fruit you're eating.

And the pick of the literature...
18. Ignoranus (n): A person who's both stupid and an a$$hole.

142 posted on 11/01/2003 3:07 PM PST by The Mayor (Through prayer, finite man draws upon the power of the infinite God.)
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Thank Mayor, these are great!!

[Calpernia]

Love that autumn picture Spooks! Reminds me, it is time to break out my favorite book to read the kids during the Fall.

By Lynn Plourde

From homes everywhere comes the familiar call, "Time for Bed!" Well, autumn child has a few requests before settling in: a song which mother earth finds amongst the familiar sounds of autumn, a snack which mother provides from the bountiful harvest, pajamas of the most special sort and, of course, "A kiss first. I need a kiss, a smooch and a smack before hitting the sack." At last mother can rest. But, no, just as she settles in - Winter Child blows in!

[ladyinred]

Thanks, maybe someday we will get one here!

[The Mayor]

The Mayor has been over talking to the others still in the TimeWarp .....

eyy! what can I say, I was pinged I tell ya. ain't my fault, I don't think ..

[ladyinred]

ROTFL!! This is hilarious Mayor and Amy! I am hurting from laughing so hard! Best laugh I had since the Welcome back thread! :-)

[ladyinred]

18. Ignoranus (n): A person who's both stupid and an a$$hole.

I think we know this person Amy! :-)

[The Mayor]

OMG !! I'm getting dizzy jumping back and forth from thread to thread

[JustAmy]

I'll bet we have a few people here who could name this person. LOL I wonder how many would name the same one as you and I would name.

[JustAmy]

Hey .... do I need to go back to the 28th so I can answer your posts? ; )

[Alamo-Girl]

A perfect one for a Saturday evening! Thank you!

[JustAmy]

Ahhh ... thanks.

[JustAmy]

Bingo!!!!! You win.

[The Mayor]

no, stay right here where I can find you..

: )

[JustAmy]

LOL

Everytime someone answers an old post, one or two get lost, but yesterday we had 5 or 6 friends wandering around on the 28th. They were probably wondering why we didn't have a Halloween thread. : )