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Balladeer
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0 posted 1999-07-15 06:46 PM


I got a pet the other day,
Something to help pass time away.
Although I didn't really need it,
I could well afford to feed it...
It seemed a normal thing to do.

How ungrateful it became!
This animal I thought so tame.
Instead of heeding my commands,
It growled and glowered at my hands
And barked continually, too.

It wouldn't give my face a lick.
I could not teach it any trick.
Although I was the perfect master
It's training was a huge disaster.
I was at wit's end!

I guess I'll have to let it go.
I really learned a lesson, though.
Oh, what agony begets
One who tries at taming pets -
I'll never get married again.

© Copyright 1999 Michael Mack - All Rights Reserved
Sunshine
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1 posted 1999-07-15 06:49 PM


AhHA! The first mistake was in calling it/her a pet! My other surprise is that you wanted a TAME one! LOL. Good job!

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elvira
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2 posted 1999-07-15 06:55 PM


a wife will never make a good pet...so my advice, Michael, get a cat

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Miss Behavin'
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3 posted 1999-07-15 07:24 PM


TAME??? Tame, You Say???
Pet THIS!!!





[This message has been edited by Miss Behavin' (edited 07-15-99).]

tori
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since 1999-06-18
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4 posted 1999-07-15 07:25 PM


LOL... Funny man!
Ditto Balladeer..

[This message has been edited by tori (edited 07-15-99).]

Genea
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5 posted 1999-07-17 11:37 AM


hehehe.....saw that one coming! funny!
Poet deVine
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6 posted 1999-07-17 05:18 PM


The Pet’s Retort

He came into my pet store one day
looking for a golden retriever.
In football terms, he was no tight end,
so must have been a receiver.

He said he wanted companionship
with minimal fuss or bother
and feeling sorry for such as he
I took him home to meet my father.

Two days of wedded bliss had we
till his socks began to stink
his jockeys lay under the bed
his dirty dishes in the sink!

He didn’t work, not a lick
he said he hurt his hips
so he sat in front of my TV
eating salsa and some chips!

At night he cooed and stroked me
hoping for a little action
little did I know he was not
into giving me satisfaction!

If I had a receipt of purchase
I’d take him back to the store
trade him in, get my refund
and get another boar!


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