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Posted Mar 4, 2002 by U190482
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  | | AH... Lord Preston,
Your response is a welcomed surprise.
Good day to you sir.
Its not very often that "I" have the pleasure of conversation with another lord.
I have indeed read your verse.
I am not well practised in this art, but I will say this.
I liked the first one, the other two didnt really do much for me.
As i said im not well practised, therefore I cannot really judge them,
so do not loose heart.
Lord Smooth
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| | | Subject: poetry to be read
Posted Mar 4, 2002 by Lord Preston
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| | Lord Smooth,
Thankyou kind sir, your words are very encouraging, and i must agree that the first is my favourite too. And most people who have little experience of poetry find it lighter then the others. The second two where infact me practicing my skills on the subject of rhyming paterns and so forth so to an untrained eye i could understand them as being tediouse.
Do you posess any hobbeys of your own m'Lord?
Lord Preston OMFC
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| | | Subject: poetry to be read
Posted Mar 5, 2002 by U190482
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Lord Preston
Being a busy lord, and carrying out all my lordly duties is a daunting task.
I am sure you are aware of this, being a lord of the highest honour.
When im not walking my dogs around the country estate, or sampling some good old whiskey.
Most of my time would be spent getting my groove on, too some funky 70 disco sounds. Infact I had a part of the west wing transformed into a authentic 70's disco!
Complete with a giant disco ball, oil lamps, light flashing dancefloor and most importantly 1970 drink prices!
My good friend, the Marquis de Suave, and the good lady Thompson organises a party every friday in honour of Wacking day. Its a bit of a box social, in the private manor of my home.
What about yourself my good lord?
Is poetry ones only pastime?
Lord Smooth
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| | | Subject: poetry to be read
Posted Mar 5, 2002 by Lord Preston
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| | Lord smooth,
You certainly seem 2 have your days work cut out for you. i myself don't walk the dogs, i do go ridding round the grounds though.
One does participate in other activities bar poetry, i am a dab hand at the old guitar, though my Lady does get a triffle annoyed, i also like to extened my mind with arts such as reading, but only when i can get Samule (my man servant) to read for me, he's a bit incompatant but i still pay an arm and a leg for that man.
I must say i have never really thought of returning to the age of jive myself, maybe we could organise a Do sometime and i could give the old flares a twirl.
Lord Preston OMFC
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Posted Mar 6, 2002 by U190482
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| | Lord Preston
You must excuse the lateness of my reply, What a blasted night I had. I've been up all night.
The dogs where very roudy last night, and awakened me from my slumber; although the lady somehow managed to sleep through it all.
Putting on my house coat and taking my favourite pipe I went to inspect this unusual behavoiur in my dogs.
Shocked was I to find A poacher Trying to steal salmon from my river!
"RAPSCALLION" I shouted and instantly gave chase, but the young blitter was just to nimble.
Fortunately my grounds man returns from holiday on Friday, so peace should return to the estate again, Thankfully.
I see from your last letter that you have a keen interest in the Guitar. Does one favour the old style rock sounds or the modern approach? Maybe the lord is not a fussy man, and has a fine ear for quality playing?
Lord Smooth
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Posted Mar 12, 2002 by ParadigmShift
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| | What is his lordship's primary tool for "ridding" and of whom is he ridding himself?  I had visions of Monty Python's King Arthur . . . "Help, help, I'm being repressed!" "Bloody peasant!"
But as a commoner, I'm always curious about royalty's penchant for "ruffing us up."
Now how that relates to poetry to be read, I don't know . . perhaps another act of violence. Anyway, I was reminded of a Jesuit priest who wrote back in the mid-to-late 19th century, a fellow (aristocrat?) called Gerard Manley Hopkins who noted in a lecture at Oxford (where else?) that poetry's worth exists beyond its meaning; its sound serves more than sense.  , that could have been Alexander Pope!  "Not so when swift camilla scours the plain" as opposed to "When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to hurl."
Have I rid myself of royal response (other than disdain) after that? 
Time for  maybe an  . OK OK, I know, gratuitous smiley usage.
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