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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA 
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I may not be considered suave Don't even know the color mauve But always wear clean underwear To fit my butt, not derriere. I'll never be called debonair, No Kelly-type or Fred Astaire. The two-step and the do-si-do The only dance steps that I know. The mustard that I heap upon My dog need not be Grey Poupon. While uptown folks eat escargot I say "Gimmee a dozen snails to go!" I shake my head at tv ads Promoting douche and maxi-pads And Trump won't go to sleep and dream Of having me there on his team. I don't hold much with poetry That some folks write in drivelry. Just hand me Poe or Ogden Nash And you can keep the balderdash. I'm sure that some crazed cuisinart Created what's called modern art. I'd rather see a Rockwell sketch Than anything those folks can etch. I don't dress up in three-piece suits. They don't go with my cowboy boots And not much into fashion books That tell me how I oughta look. I love the smell of sassafras And tip my hat when ladies pass Salute the flag when it goes by Like any patriotic guy. So, if you need a John Paul Getty Or cruisin' in a Lamborghetti Down avenues somewhere in France Baby, you ain't got a chance! 'Cause I'm a country boy, by birth. My values are my only worth But, if you like me as I am, Then drop on by - we'll share some Spam!!! |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
*looking out for Toe* LOL Deer, at least you don't live in Bama |
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Alicat Member Elite
since 1999-05-23
Posts 4094Coastal Texas |
You had me until Spam, and there's a darn good reason for that. See, I was raised that you don't waste food, and what you are served you eat, and what you cook {except for very experimental cakes with unsifted flour} you definately eat. Well, when I was young and stupid {being now old and stupid} I thought to have me some Spam, ham inna can with a nifty key. Then I thought to fry that sucker up, sliced thin. Did I forget to mention my low grease tolerance? It took me hours to choke that stuff down, and haven't touched Spam in...hrm...34 now...26 years. Regardless, I absolutely was grinning at this piece. Anyone who don't like it is most assuradely a Yankee, or possibly a Frenchie. *cackle* But then, I was raised in Texas, and anything north of the Red River is Yankee Territory as far as I'm concerned.  |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
'Deer you sound like my kind of country boy!  I'll even share some spam with you. Love your writin' darlin'.  ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always dancing with you in the summer rain~ |
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Titia Geertman Member Ascendant
since 2001-05-07
Posts 5182Netherlands |
Oh, for a minute I thought you were describing me, until Spam came along Thank you Deer, for enlightening my night tonight with your special humor. TitiaLike scattered leaves...my words will flow |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (giggles in delight) Yep, I have quite a bit of country background in me too, as I'd spend every summer in southern Missouri, southern Illinois and Tennessee with my grandparents and extended family, who both my mom and dad and their families all grew up in the south! (smiles) I see you like Fred Astaire too, he was one of my lucky guests too in one of my recent poems, yay, country minds do think alike! (does happy apple-cart dance) Yay, this is quite a high-falootin' enjoyable read, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Balladeer, thank you for sharing! May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other" |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
"I love the smell of sassafras" I love to chew on Sassafras twigs! And I served Spam to the kids. My husband, dispite being a Navy man, introduced me to it because he liked it. Now it would be too expensive any way, LOL best marty |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Deer...you sure are one sweet country boy...thankfully! But there is this line forming outside your door, and I'm just getting to old to wait that long.  Enjoyed you here!  |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Well, this country girl is on her way, Cowboy! Your self-deprecatin' hoomah, is mighty appealin'! My cowgirl boots are on and I's a headin' yer way! Put an extra slab of Spam on the Barby! I like mine rare and with lots of mouse turd! I mean, mustard!  You could charm the boots off of any country girl!  Linda |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
THFC... and if anyone needs to know... then they just ain't so!  A Winner, and a  !Karilea - if I whisper, will you listen? Keeping in mind, I must stand close...and keep my promises... |
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timothysangel1973
since 2001-12-03
Posts 1725Never close enough |
oooh, I love Spam. And Balladeer... ain't nothing more sexy to me than a country boy. And? There is certainly nothing wrong with being countrified Tima |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Balladeer~ You already know you've got me laughing~ I'll serve up the SPAM any day of the week~ (and twice on Sundays) *Huglets* ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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Local Parasite
since 2001-11-05
Posts 2527Transylconia, Winnipeg |
I think it's ironic that you've attributed quite a bit of "balderdash" to yourself ("ballads and balderdash"), but you use it here to describe artsy-fartsy-20th-century-Frenchery. Just a favourite word or what? quote:I don't think you have to be "countrified" to be tired of that stuff. I'm not one of you country boys But I don't think that's all it takes: Modern Art all the world annoys, And causes global stomach-aches! You ought to come and see my city: The state of things, m'friend, ain't pretty.  |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
passing shadows.....Bama???  Even bugmen have standards! Alicat...it's about time you try it again! DOn't need to fry it. Just eat it right ouf the can. Monty Python cannot be wrong!!! Enchantress...and I would share my Spam with you, sweet girl, an offer I seldom make!! Titia...you are a country girl for sure!! Spam or not I would always roam the countryside with you! Noah...that surprises me! I wouldn't have picked you as a country boy...I'm delighted!! latearrival...those sassafras twigs are really delicious, aren't they? There are millions of people out there that have no idea what they are....'cause they ain't country!! martie...you've never heard of back doors? I'll leave a candle in the window for ya! earth angel...a gal who likes her Spam rare! I'll do my best to get those boots off!  sunshine...Take Home Fried Chicken?? Can it be that I ain't so?? Tima....seems like ALL the classy poets I know love spam!! Nothing more sexy to me than a gal who loves country boys! Marge...I'd like my portion super-sized, if you please!! Thankee, fellow country person! parasite...it IS a favorite word actually and I use it to denote a conglomeration of stuff that didn't fit into the Ballads category. It's also used because I'm certainly not above poking fun at myself, too.  |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
LOL... I can just imagine what Toe can do with some of these verses. LOL And would you believe I spent part of this weekend chopping sassafras bushes... hating the work but loving the smell? *G* As for dropping by, I'll be right on down... but I'll let you have my share of spam... just to keep you fortified for more writing, of course. LOL Loved this! *S* |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
oh hell, I love spam, it's like the prime rib of fast food, spam in salad, spam in soup, spam between two pieces of bread, spam and eggs, spam croquettes ...and darlin, your a darn good lookin man in a 3 piece suit to me...always! Your writes are not only amazing, but the rhyme and beats are perrrrr fect!!!!! LOL, loved this |
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adagio Member
since 2005-03-19
Posts 449Marrero, La. |
WOW Thanks for that one for I too am in agreement.Although I more call myself a "swamp-rat" than a country boy . adagio |
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Canuckster Member
since 2002-01-09
Posts 285New Mexico, USA |
There's many of us who truth told, aren't woven from sophisticate's gold We march to quite a different drummer and to a Trump appear the dumber But then there's more of us than them So who's to adjust? Those other "men!" Nicely put! |
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