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ethome
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since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

0 posted 2011-01-25 07:28 AM

One sunny day in cold October
driving a big lincoln was old Ash Colter.
Wheeling down Barker St. toward his kingdom
thinking bout the luxuries his money did bring him.
Near mid Barker st. was a barber shop,
man named Kiley set a business up.
To his suprise at just ten o'clock
in the same driveway sat one of his trucks.
Well old Ash knew there was work to be done
but there sat his truck in the October sun.
So he stroked his chin and thought tough thoughts
about how to settle such a breach of trust.

Well back to the office went old Ash Colter
and looked out the window where the trucks got loaded.
He waited and watched for the said same truck
he'd never get tired he'd never give up.
Well after a while the truck drove in
and Ash called down to bring the driver to him.
Then in walked the man with a sheepish grin
found old Ash Colter with his hand on his chin.
He said, "tell me son, you just get a haircut?"
He said, "Yes Mr. Colter I did sure enough."
"Son you got it cut on company time!"
"Well that's when I grew sir it grew just fine."
"You did'nt grow it all on company time, what's up?"
He said "Mr. Colter I did'nt get it all cut!!"

Forget the Psychiatrists they just find out all about you and sell you back to yourself!

Lori Grosser Rhoden
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since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

1 posted 2011-01-25 08:18 AM

What a hoot! Don't cha just love it when the little guy wins one! This was my first read of the day and what a great way to start! Thanks Eric
Lori

[This message has been edited by Lori Grosser Rhoden (01-25-2011 09:22 AM).]

JerryPat
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since 2010-10-30

Posts 1991
Louisiana/America

2 posted 2011-01-25 09:01 AM

Reminds me of the homespun humor of Will Rogers, and just as good.

~ Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die. ~

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

3 posted 2011-01-26 12:04 PM

Thanks for the smile this brought to my face.

Helen

steavenr
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since 2003-11-17

Posts 4058

4 posted 2011-01-26 12:31 PM

reminds me of the old song we learned in grade school about the guy (Ole Dan Tucker?) who was blown up on the job & found his paycheck short when he fell back to the ground, 'cause he was "docked for the time he was up in the sky."

...loved your write...funny

faithmairee
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since 2011-01-05

Posts 1441
Poe Haven, USA

5 posted 2011-01-26 06:31 PM

love your use of humor in this nicely penned poem...very enjoyable to read

Faith

There must be a poem in here somewhere.

OwlSA
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since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

6 posted 2011-01-26 06:39 PM

Giggles, Eric. I enjoyed this immensely, both times I read it - and will find it just as funny - if not funnier - each time I read it in the future.

I avoided this poem several times, as I didn't think I would find a haircut interesting - but I should have known better on 2 counts - the first being that I wrote a poem about turning on a tap that the children at the Poetry Club I run at a children's home keep remarking on, and secondly, I should have known that any poem of Eric's ain't gonna be boring!!!

More giggles!

Owl

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

7 posted 2011-01-26 06:47 PM

Smiling on my friend...the things we do do, on company time. Now...think about it.

ethome
Member Patricius

since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

8 posted 2011-01-27 12:10 PM

Thanks to all of you my friends for visiting and having a laugh to fill in part of your day.

Eric

Forget the Psychiatrists they just find out all about you and sell you back to yourself!

tracie66
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since 2000-01-18

Posts 4713
Australia

9 posted 2011-12-30 05:01 AM

Love is the life of the soul...
It is the harmony of the universe
— W. E. Channing

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

10 posted 2011-12-30 09:02 AM

Good morning Eric, good to see you here again. It's been a while. I echo Lori, it's good to see the little guy win once in a while. Thanks for riposting this.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

bel1e
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since 2006-07-24

Posts 1631

11 posted 2011-12-30 09:24 AM

LOL~

~much enjoyed this~

JL
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since 2004-04-01

Posts 6128
Texas, USA

12 posted 2011-12-30 06:13 PM

A real joy to read!
Way to go!!

JL

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.
Maranatha!

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