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Balladeer

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0 posted 2004-03-16 10:30 PM

"I'm very sorry, Mrs. Toe"
I whispered with dismay.
"but I've been sent to tell you
That Toe passed away today."

"Oh, no!" she screamed. "What happened?
Did he have a heart attack?
An accident? Some jealous husband
Stab him in the back?"

"No, he died at the brewery.
An accident, I fear.
The platform broke and Toerag fell
Into a vat of beer."

"It was a silly accident.
The platform was unsound.
Before we knew what happened
Toe had fallen in and drowned!"

"At least, did he die quickly?"
Mrs. Toe asked quietly.
"I'd hate to think my husband
Had to suffer terribly."

"No, I'm afraid he didn't".
I replied, uneasily.
"Before he drowned poor Toerag
Had climbed out three times to pee!"

Youngatheart
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1 posted 2004-03-16 10:36 PM

a good one, Deer!!!!
Did I miss Long John's name in this one???

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

2 posted 2004-03-16 11:24 PM

muted

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3 posted 2004-03-17 12:15 PM

what was a guy to do? Pee IN the vat? LOL

too funny!!

Greeneyes

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4 posted 2004-03-17 12:46 PM

you do this so wonderfully

~~**~~
Walking with bare feet
among a tapestry of words,
each woven thread, awakening the soul
~~**~~

ethome
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5 posted 2004-03-17 01:17 AM

LOL Michael this ongoing banter is certainly great fodder for humour.

Well done once again!

Eric

passing shadows
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displaced

6 posted 2004-03-17 03:10 AM

hehehe

Elizabeth Santos
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7 posted 2004-03-17 03:49 AM

Oh, I'm so glad things are
back to normal.

Liz

Toerag
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Ala bam a

8 posted 2004-03-17 07:48 AM

Oh yes it is so true,
(This is Toerag's ghost)
And I died with such a smile
doing what I love the most.

Beer saturated body parts
Drowning in my brew
Getting out to pee three times
In Bally's blue suede shoes.

Seymour Tabin
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Tamarac Fla

9 posted 2004-03-17 07:55 AM

Balladeer
Good thinking, similar to a wet dream. LOL

scorpio
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right...there

10 posted 2004-03-17 08:39 AM

What a fine way to go!!!! Well done!!

believe in what your heart feels...

Enchantress
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Canada eh.

11 posted 2004-03-17 08:41 AM

Heh heh!! Good one 'Deer!
Hugs YOU!

Poetry is not an opinion expressed...
it is a song that rises from a bleeding wound
...or a smiling mouth.

~ Kahlil Gibran

Earth Angel
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12 posted 2004-03-17 09:25 AM

Dear Balls of Deer, Toe was the consumate gentleman right up to the end...

~ and I find some comfort in knowing that he died doing what he loved best.

Irish blessings to you both,
EA

Justbleu
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Oregon, Originally From Alaska :)

13 posted 2004-03-17 10:01 AM

Titia Geertman
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14 posted 2004-03-17 02:32 PM

Grinning bright and full here

Poor Toe, at least he was enjoying himself while drowning LOL

Titia

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SmartChick
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15 posted 2004-03-17 07:00 PM

LOL!

Bill Charles
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highways, & byways, for now

16 posted 2004-03-17 08:01 PM

Balladeer - so that's what that funny taste was at the brewery...

BC

Christopher

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Purgatorial Incarceration

17 posted 2004-03-17 08:28 PM

You know what I like most about reading your work Michael? I know, without fail, there will be a clever "catch" at the end. Whether somber or silly, it's there and makes me think, laugh (usually the case), sigh, etc.

Still grinnin'.

C

Pilgrimage
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18 posted 2004-03-18 03:02 PM

Michael, I loved it. And I loved the response of Toe's ghost too. You guys are great.

Nan (Pilgrim variety)

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Deep in the heart

19 posted 2004-03-18 05:45 PM

I dint know he was at that age ... yet

nakdthoughts
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20 posted 2004-03-18 05:57 PM

you guys are too funny~~

*s
M

Sadelite
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21 posted 2004-03-19 10:09 AM

enjoyed and awaiting the epitat or reincarnation.

LngJhnAg
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22 posted 2004-03-19 12:43 PM

Good one, 'Deer - ol' Toe had it coming - keep pouring on the heat - heh

suthern

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23 posted 2004-03-22 10:12 AM

ROFL... I'd really rather he not go... but talk about dying happy! LOL

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