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Post 801

Livzy

How I mourn the loss
of one of my childhood loves!
Bring back the Spangle !!

and to continue the theme; Parma Violets


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Post 802

Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese

in Germany, a violet (or 'Veilchen') is also a synonym for a black eye which you can acquire if misbehaving in certain situations smiley - winkeye

Getting violets
(depends on which type you mean)
can be good or bad

NT: fingernails


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Post 803

Sad, Mad or Bad? - I always wanted to be a dino, but alas, I'm just old.

The fingernail while
humble, is one of the best
built-in tools of man

next: how long is a piece of string?


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Post 804

Helium Bandit

the distance between
both its ends is the length of
any piece of string

next: the poetry of John Keats


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Post 805

Ormondroyd

"A thing of beauty
- a joy forever", I said,
Gazing at my pint. smiley - ale

NT: Multi-storey car parks.


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Post 806

Helium Bandit

cubical concrete
clearly contains countless cars
can't continue c's....

consequent: calculus


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Post 807

Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese

Integral over
this year and my bank account
is negative, umm!

nt: spiders in your bathroom


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Post 808

Wayfarer -MadForumArtist, Keeper of bad puns, Greeblet with Goo beret, Tangential One

put a glass over
it, and carry outside. don't
want to hurt spidey!

nt: kilroy was here


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Post 809

Wayfarer -MadForumArtist, Keeper of bad puns, Greeblet with Goo beret, Tangential One

put a glass over
it, and carry outside. don't
want to hurt spidey!

nt: kilroy was here


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Post 810

Helium Bandit

'alas poor yorlik
I knew him backwards.' I said,
making clever pun

NT: a bone of contention


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Post 811

FG

He's not in the mood,
but I am--it's a bone of
contention with us!

Ooooo--it's bad I know.

Topic: toilet plungers


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Post 812

Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese

Some of those 'old friends'
don't want to get out of sight
without a plunger!

(I know it's not good either smiley - winkeye )

nt: the face in the mirror


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Post 813

Helium Bandit

the face appears strange:
red eyes and pale cheeks and hair
dishevelled. rough night.

Next: a plastic monkey


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Post 814

Wayfarer -MadForumArtist, Keeper of bad puns, Greeblet with Goo beret, Tangential One

a plastic monkey
sits on the shelf in a store.
will no one buy him?

nt: googly-eyed starlets


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Post 815

Dunky, Muse of Hangovers and Father of Abigail, Muse of Babysick

They have no brain cells
Taking too much cocaine man
Will destroy their nose

smiley - smiley

Ooh, how about smileys?


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Post 816

Livzy

Smileys are the scourge
of the internet these days
Every-f***-ing-where!


Next up; why does Livzy always have to bloody swear?


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Post 817

2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side...

Swearing is good when
you can't think what to say, it
fills in missing words

NT; train journeys


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Post 818

Wayfarer -MadForumArtist, Keeper of bad puns, Greeblet with Goo beret, Tangential One

i stare hopefully
out the window of the train.
when will i get home?

nt: h2g2 itself


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Post 819

2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side...

its very strange
now its at the BBC
so just Don't Panic

(I pressumed U ment H2G2 here, not H2G2 the book, the Tv series, the radio show, the soft toys, or the range of soft and alcoholic drinks?);
NT;
Next Topic; Panicking!


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Post 820

Eusebio - squad number 11

Oh, no, Oh, no, NO,
I can't, Oh my goodness, NO
I must not panic.

(sorry, bit of a poor effort but I haven't Haiku-ed for 5 days!)

Next Topic - Fast Cars and Loose Women


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