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Just what IS the price of gas?
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Just what IS the price of gas? |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia 
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Just what IS the price of gas today? Too high, I say. Think I'll go and buy a good horse. Just what is the price of hay? Is it high enough to make a war go away? |
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scorpio Member Ascendant
since 2002-10-02
Posts 5178right...there |
Yes..one of the true questions of life..."just what is the price of gas?"...Has anyone ever definitively answered the question without double-talking around the issue??...Hey (hay) the horse may make a comeback yet!! ...believe what your heart feels... |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
I think thats a great idea, Kacy... or how about bicycles... pedal power!!! Its too bad that we have a cowboy in the white house who just wants to play with his war toys... He reminds me of a little kid... like when my kids were about 6 yrs old and they played GI Joe... and my cousins played Roy Rogers and Gene Autrey and other cowboy and Indian games We need lots more thought before we get involved in a war which could kill so many  ~ thanks for posting thisLyra |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Thanks for reading and commenting Scorpio. Double talk, yes...much of it is being pumped down our throats. Lyra, I am not a very good biker, sad to say, never could get those uphill gears quite right. I remember many old cowboy shows, I really loved Hopalong. Wish I could say the same about this cowboy, who just gives me gas. |
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majnu
since 2002-10-13
Posts 1088SF Bay Area |
a nice barb at the gop. i like the way you use a humorous formatt to emphasize the seriousness of the matter. -majnu |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Hmmm...don't know that my backside is ready to give up nice comfortable car seats, air conditioning, freedom from bugs, etc (thought some smells still suffuse the air once in awhile...Haw haw...), and I'd much rather pick-up (after) my car than a horse, but, but... Hey!...IT'S A NEAT IDEA...ANYWAY! JWESLEY |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Thanks, majnu. JW, but horse manure is bio degradable and enriches the environment. Smiling here, thanks for reading. |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Midnite I too liked the humor you use to make a point. |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (big hugggssssss) Oh Kacy, I too got the same thoughts as Lyra reading this, George W. Bush reminds me of a little boy still playing with his toys and failing to realize that war is a very ugly reality and can result in so many losses and anyone can reason love is thicker than any oil! (sigh) I too hope this whole plan gets reviewed eloquently and timely before we do anything, there has to be a more benign way around all of this, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Kacy, thank you for sharing! May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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MARK V SHELDON Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 3015In a corporeal internship... |
...less than a can of chili...  -MVS "AS ABOVE SO BELOW" |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Martie, Noah, thanks! Mark, LOL. |
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
A horse, Kacy? I don't know. Maybe one of those two-headed Llamas. Good to see you're still at it, Jiminy. |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Brava! And Dunc..I always wanted a llama..a lady llama so I could name her Dolly...my how I digress.  but oh midnite this is reminiscent of coffeehouses and the passion of the sixties. Would that we had a little of that now. I sure hope it wasn't just something in the kool-aid! [This message has been edited by serenity blaze (11-13-2002 08:23 PM).] |
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Connel
since 2002-11-04
Posts 736Florida, USA |
Nice poem.. But on an unusual topic.. I enjoyed the read.. Thanks for sharing. I wish to become a great poet some day, but it will only come in time. Til then, I shall write my poems, and wait. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Duncan, hey to you too, glad to see you back onboard. And Jiminy is always up for a night song. Karen, LOL, you can have my old llama. No, I'm not drinkin that 'lectric koolaid either. I'm just disgusted with politicians, and lying oilmen make me gag. Connel, thanks for reading and commenting. I have a few more of these, but only post the mellower ones here. |
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Wind
since 2002-10-12
Posts 2981 |
Soo true! Cant wait untill I have a car and have to buy gas :sarcastic: "Sticks and stones will break my bones, |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
The price of gas is reading one of Toerag's poems!!  (like the way you handle yoreself, lady ) |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
lol - "too high" was my first though and your second thought... go figure. i do like, however, how you slipped in a deeper meaning into a theoretically whimsical query. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Wind, hope you get an economy car. Michael, thanks! LOL, that Toe has really gotten after you lately. Christopher, thanks for that reply. Whimsy has a higher mpg rating. |
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quietlydying
since 2001-06-10
Posts 935the wonderful land of oz |
right now it's at about 71.9/litre. pretty sad. this is all too true. i prefer to take it literally today. i'm quite frustrated and hoping that my quarter tank will carry me through to lower prices. :: sigh :: oh one can hope. heh. /jen/ i'm so bitterly disappointed. betty, i think it's time you leave now. [This message has been edited by quietlydying (11-15-2002 01:13 AM).] |
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Ceinwyn Member Elite
since 2000-07-09
Posts 2175VA |
sad isn't it..but you did touch a nerve enjoyed muchly, I hear it can only get better..who knows..I hope it does soon... Kristen If at first you don't succeed destroy all the evidence that you tried. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Jen, thanks for the visit. BTW, where do you live? Kristen, yes, we are all hoping it gets better. |
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Tammy Blessing Member
since 2002-08-26
Posts 366PA |
This is really a GREAT poem! I love the way you injected humor into such a deep subject..and with such a short format! I totally agree that the price of gas today is WAY too high..not just in dollars but also in what it is doing to our planet. I don't know about the horse though...maybe I could handle it if it where attached to a buggy? Yeah..that's it...one with nice cushiony seats...oh yeah..and maybe a battery powered heater? |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Kacy, I like what you wrote "between the lines" about the little Washington cow-"boy". VERY GOOD POINT !!!!!! "Love makes the world go around" |
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quietlydying
since 2001-06-10
Posts 935the wonderful land of oz |
i come from canaduh, and they say i'm slow. eh? [i fell off the jungle gym and when i woke up i was in here.] /jen/ i'm so bitterly disappointed. betty, i think it's time you leave now. [This message has been edited by quietlydying (11-15-2002 02:23 AM).] |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Tammy, thanks. Yes, we must be careful of the price we really pay. Ethel, glad you read the 'tweeners. Jen, aha! Another border buddy! |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
I almost missed this one, but I"m glad I went back to the back... |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Passing shadows, thank you for reading and commenting. I was surprised to see this again, thought maybe it had a gas bubble attack. |
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