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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA 
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I walked around in Tombstone Cemetery late last year Taking a gawk at all the stones of people buried there. There were Joneses, Adamses, Johnsons, too, far as the eye could see And then I spied one tombstone with the single letter "T". "That's odd", I thought. Perhaps the rest of that name had been lost Or, maybe, it is not a "T" but symbol of the cross. That must be it! I smiled, but just before I turned to go My eyes fell on another tombstone with the letter "O". The next tombstone beside it had the single letter "E", And, by this time, I was obsessed with curiosity! Then "R", then "A", then "G" appeared. Now mystified was I. I grabbed the arm of Gravedigger Bill as he was passing by. "Hey, Bill", I said. "I see six graves - one letter on the stones. Don't seem a right, respectful way to treat those poor folks' bones." "No that ain't it", he said."Those bones belong to one man in the same, Some foolish drifter passing through, uh, Toerag was his name." "That silly fool rode into town - this really is absurd- And challenged our dear Balladeer into a war of words. He'd heard back home, across the sea, that Balladeer was best And so he journeyed over here to put him to the test." "They met at noon on Main Street with their pens and paper drawn, For three long hours they fired their quips until the duel was done. My sons and I dug all night long. I mean, we worked like slaves. Balladeer cut him up so bad we had to use six graves!!!"  [This message has been edited by Balladeer (edited 08-12-99).] |
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Artur Hawkwing Member
since 1999-06-30
Posts 444USA |
(chuckles) ... I'm feeling an endless war here, and before I get stuck in the middle, wanted to share congratulations. Good one Balladeer. |
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Ain' Miss Behavin' Junior Member
since 1999-07-06
Posts 25 |
...And Nan helped - She hung him up by his Toerag-nails...  |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Can't... stop... laughing... I'm suprised Sir Balladeer that you left enough of Toe behind to warrant his full name. Most enjoyable. Thanks again for all the laughs. P.S. Thanks for your comments on the saga of Bal. I'm working on part 3, the final chapter. C-ya. |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
As I walk into my office tomorrow My floppy: forlorn and unattended My guys will say to me what work have we today? and I will simply say don't blame me I tried not to play but that Toerag and Balladeer Kept me from my floppy and I really tried so hard..(ooops) but 'work' instead of there it's here! HUGS ------------------ You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. [This message has been edited by RainbowGirl (edited 08-11-99).] |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
This was the best of the barrage! I've been to Tombstone and they have now placed a marker there: Here lies Toerag on this hill outwritten by a Balladeer's quill! RIP  |
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Delores Hall Member
since 1999-07-16
Posts 342USA |
Thanks for the laugh. |
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Sally S. Senior Member
since 1999-06-07
Posts 847Ohio |
Oh my! I see the saga continues. I've not commented once!!! (as I can recall) LOL...I've tried to enjoy the show from afar. This is getting better and better...can't wait for the retort!! |
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angel girl Member
since 1999-07-23
Posts 322within a whisper... |
I've never known of a war so good and enjoyable. ------------------ One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. -William Shakespeare [This message has been edited by angel girl (edited 08-12-99).] |
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angel girl Member
since 1999-07-23
Posts 322within a whisper... |
I've never known a war so good and enjoyable. ------------------ One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. -William Shakespeare [This message has been edited by angel girl (edited 08-12-99).] |
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angel girl Member
since 1999-07-23
Posts 322within a whisper... |
I've never known a war so good and enjoyable. ------------------ One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. -William Shakespeare ------------------ Oops, my computer locked up, so i just started clicking on anything and everything. I guess i hit the "submit" button a couple of times. Sorry about that. [This message has been edited by angel girl (edited 08-12-99).] |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
While Balladeer, that callous knave Lies mouldering in an unmarked grave Too soon he did pat his own back Not removing knife from hand An end he hadn't really planned Came to the 'deer with poetic knack. |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
Twas a full moon, Over the dreary skull orchard Then all of a sudden A tombstone tipped over. Then another, and another again The parts of old Toerag Started to mend. Is it a ghost? Is he back from the dead? To haunt Balladeer? For the things that he's said? Like Harry Houdini, Who said he'd be back, Toerag's like Herpes, And that's a fact! Up until now, I've been kind and gentle, With old Balla-deer, And Poetwheel the "mental" I've held back my temper, I've tried to be nice, But you've dug up a grave, Of a real poltergeist!!! By the way....you prick!...Great poem..... |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
So bad that even the gods of the afterlife won't keep him. I was wondering how Toe was going to get out of this seemingly dead end. Nice comeback Toe. |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
RESURRECTION!!!! Yippee!!!! "Haunt" away, dear Toe! *G* |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
If "Toe" is to be wholly resurrected and finds his other body parts dissected then to Balladeer forewarn we must the War wages on, gather more arms, we trust. 'Wheel, 'Ness, 'Vine come hither now Balladeer's chums sublime and true while all others on sidelines cheer and watch the war wage from our webly view. ------------------ Sunshine Words will always express our feelings true. ~~~ KRJ Look, then, into thine heart, and write ~~~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
It seems you dug him up to only bury him again. LOL |
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