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JerryPat2
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0 posted 2011-05-24 07:08 PM


is mine big enough
oh silly
no, I'm serious, is mine big enough
oh, darling let's not do this
do what
you know
no, I don't, I'm just asking a question
no you're not just asking a question
why won't you answer me
what you're asking is so stupid
is it as big as Fred's
what's wrong with you
you're refusal to answer is giving me a complex
you had the complex before you asked the question
now just what did that mean
you know
no I don't
are you listening to yourself
I'm listening, but you're not answering
because whatever answer I give will be the wrong one
how so
if I say yes yours is big enough
you'll want to know who I'm comparing it to

you're just complicating it
no I'm not, if I answer it isn't big enough
you'll want to know whose is bigger

well! whose is bigger
see! STOP this madness[/i]
don't start that
start what
crying, you always do that to change the subject
I do NOT
see, you've managed to change the subject
Okay. NO!
yours is not the biggest
everyone I've ever known has one bigger than yours
now, I've answered, please leave me alone

((((((((overpowering silence))))))))
you mean you think
Fred's anemic and common rose bush is bigger than
my Scepter'd Isle Rose Shrub
my rare and larger rose bush you say is smaller than Fred's
I'm calling a divorce lawyer
I'm living with a cruel woman
oh dear, I need to go lay down now



~ I went to a restaurant that serves "breakfast at any time" / I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance ~

[This message has been edited by JerryPat2 (05-25-2011 09:21 AM).]

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ice
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1 posted 2011-05-24 09:09 PM


lol, I love the thorny ending..
Fun stuff J.P.

JerryPat2
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2 posted 2011-05-24 09:33 PM


Thanks Ice. Had fun writing it. I couldn't get the HTML's to cooperate though. Oh, well.

~ I went to a restaurant that serves "breakfast at any time" / I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance ~

[This message has been edited by JerryPat2 (05-25-2011 09:21 AM).]

Lori Grosser Rhoden
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3 posted 2011-05-25 09:14 AM


Jerry, I love it when you make me laugh! I knew there was a kicker coming....Rose bushes! Never saw THAT coming. Too cute!
Lori

jwesley
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4 posted 2011-05-25 09:35 AM


Hilarious, my friend, very well written.

j.

JerryPat2
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5 posted 2011-05-25 09:51 AM


If I can make you laugh, Lori, that makes MY day.

Thank you, j, it is very much appreciated.

~ I went to a restaurant that serves "breakfast at any time" / I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance ~

faithmairee
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since 2011-01-05
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Poe Haven, USA
6 posted 2011-05-26 08:28 PM


Ha!Ha! Now, that was funny!  Enjoyed it, JerryPat!

Love,

Faith

There must be a poem in here somewhere.

JerryPat2
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7 posted 2011-05-26 08:46 PM


Glad you liked it, Faith. Thanks.

~ I went to a restaurant that serves "breakfast at any time" / I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance ~

JamesMichael
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8 posted 2011-05-29 11:04 PM


A gem...James
JerryPat2
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9 posted 2011-05-30 06:17 AM


Hah! Thanks, James.

~ Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock ~

Martie
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10 posted 2011-05-30 03:56 PM


Jerry...on a serious note...it's easy to assume a meaning that wasn't there to begin with.  I enjoyed the fun in the way you wrote this.
JerryPat2
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11 posted 2011-05-30 04:36 PM


Hi Martie, I'm grateful that you liked it. I had fun writing it.

~ Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock ~

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