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dElaphant (and Zeppo his dog (and Gummo, Zeppos dog)) - Left my apostrophes at the BBC Posted Jan 11, 2001
I never had it.
Charlton Heston would agree
Vegemite is people.
(one too many syllables) 
Next, decaffeinated coffee
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Inanna has a theory - it could be bunnies. Posted Jan 11, 2001
A cup of coffee
Without any of the buzz
I don't see the point.
Next: great-aunts
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Sad, Mad or Bad? - I always wanted to be a dino, but alas, I'm just old. Posted Jan 11, 2001
Why am I not surprised? 
My great aunt is one
of the coolest people who
I ever met. Go her!
next: mazes
, 
or 
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FG Posted Jan 12, 2001
Wandering around
one sunny day in the corn,
lost in the maize maze.
Ha! A haiku pun! Top that, fellow haijin!
NT: palindromes
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FG Posted Jan 12, 2001
Wandering around
one sunny day in the corn,
lost in the maize maze.
Ha! A haiku pun! Top that, fellow haijin!
NT: palindromes
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dElaphant (and Zeppo his dog (and Gummo, Zeppos dog)) - Left my apostrophes at the BBC Posted Jan 12, 2001
Gosh I am amazed
At farmers who plow their fields
Into maize mazes.
Next topic: corn on the cob
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FG Posted Jan 12, 2001
Where was the palindrome in that haiku?
For instance:
A man, a plan, a
canal, Panama! This is
a good example.
Corn on the cob:
Butter on my chin,
and a napkin in my lap.
A summer picnic.
NT: pasta primavera
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Sad, Mad or Bad? - I always wanted to be a dino, but alas, I'm just old. Posted Jan 12, 2001
Darnit, I was hoping to make an entire haiku that was a palindrome. But I don't think my skills stretch that far.
Very good, guys.
Uh right, pasta primavera
All the best places
have pasta primavera
inside their menu.
I don't think I'm going to give up my day job 
next: tossing salad
, or
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FG Posted Jan 12, 2001
Out comes the lettuce,
tomato, scallions, and 'schrooms.
My salad shooter!
That's really bad, I know...
NT: fungus
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Sad, Mad or Bad? - I always wanted to be a dino, but alas, I'm just old. Posted Jan 12, 2001
Good heavens! What is
that? I'm sure I put baked beans
there, three months ago.
next: the Moon's gravitational effect on the Earth's tides
, or
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dElaphant (and Zeppo his dog (and Gummo, Zeppos dog)) - Left my apostrophes at the BBC Posted Jan 12, 2001
I wish that the moon
Would not control the tides. I
am buried in sand.
Next, bouncing checks.
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Bagpuss Posted Jan 12, 2001
Everyone takes cheques
from me, my bank manager
hates it, I've no cash
nt: growing out of your clothes.
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FG Posted Jan 12, 2001
Now it's post-Christmas.
and all that chocolate I
ate has made me fat.
Speaking of which:
NT: "love handles"
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Ormondroyd Posted Jan 12, 2001
Over many years
I have grown these stout handles.
Why are they not gripped?
NT: Chemistry
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MarkTheMeS (PackRat & Keeper of All Things, period) Posted Jan 12, 2001
Grab my love handles
And pull me closer to you
That will keep us warm
Close to 100 entries since my last. Now that my computer is back at work after Christmas, most of my posts here will be near the weekend. Hope everyone is well.
NT: Losing touch with friends and/or seeing old friends after many years (time flies, whether you're having fun or not!)
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Bagpuss Posted Jan 12, 2001
Hi Geoff I mean Jim
Sorry not seen you since school
or were you in Scouts?
nt: madness
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MarkTheMeS (PackRat & Keeper of All Things, period) Posted Jan 12, 2001
Damn! Simulpost!
I'll try chemistry
If I mix these two
And then I pour that in here
That should be safe...BOOM!!!
Is that the kind of Chemistry you had in mind Ormondroyd, ACE?
NT: Losing touch with friends and/or seeing old friends after many years (time flies, whether you're having fun or not!)
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MarkTheMeS (PackRat & Keeper of All Things, period) Posted Jan 12, 2001
Damn! Simulpost again!
Since Bagpuss covered my last NT and I covered the last one from Ormondroyd, the next one is from Bagpuss
NT: madness
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Bagpuss Posted Jan 12, 2001
I already did that one due to another simulposting situation, so next topic is still madness.
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dElaphant (and Zeppo his dog (and Gummo, Zeppos dog)) - Left my apostrophes at the BBC Posted Jan 13, 2001
Madness sang "Our house
In the middle of the street"
It was the 80s.
Next topic, Boy George.
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