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Jim Martin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 03 Posts: 2473 Credit: 646,848 RAC: 0 |
For a little contrast, Vodka Drinking Song~ Vodka, vodka, gifs lots of cheer. With Ruble gone, haf gone to beer. * jm |
Jim Martin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 03 Posts: 2473 Credit: 646,848 RAC: 0 |
Provide an Analogy for the Incomprehensible An incomprehensible example is needed, but existence is comprehensible. Is it? Define the boundaries of all substance, including energy and time! They originated . . . But, from what? The incomprehensible creation. How can it be analyzed? Use time, as a tool. For example, A carousel's existence may be measured by the music it has played. And, that is an analogy for the incomprehensible. * * jm 13 Jan 14 |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22190 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
TAE A FERT Oh what a sleekit horrible beastie Lurks in yer belly efter the feastie Just as ye sit doon amang yer kin There sterts to stir an enormous wind. The neeps and tatties and mushy peas Stert workin like a gentle breeze But soon the puddin wi the sonsie face Will have ye blawin’ aw ower the place. Nae matter whit the hell ye dae Awbody’s gonnae have tae pay Even if ye try tae stifle, It’s like a bullet oot a rifle. Haud yer bum ticht tae the chair Tae try and stop the leakin air Shift yersel frae cheek tae cheek Pray tae God it disnae reek. But aw yer efforts go asunder Oot it comes like a clap o’ thunder Ricochets aroon the room Michty me, a sonic boom! God almight it fairly reeks; Hope I huvnae $hit ma breeks Tae the bog I’d better scurry Aw whit the hell, it no ma worry. Awbody roon aboot me choking, Wan or two are nearly bokin I fee much better for a while Cannae help but raise a smile. Wis him! I shout with accusing glower, Alas too late, he’s just keeled ower Ye dirty 8ugger they shout and stare I dinnae feel welcome any mair. Where ere ye go let yer wind gan free Sounds like just the job fur me Whit a fuss at Rabbie’s perty Ower the sake o’ wan wee ferty. (Wi thanks tae Euan) Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
Hoot Mon! |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22190 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Aye Lass, that's nearly pure Scots, which is a language not a dialect, and the first language I spoke. Although these days I struggle to speak it I can understand and translate it quite fluently. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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Jim Martin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 03 Posts: 2473 Credit: 646,848 RAC: 0 |
Perhaps, striking a match would put an end to it? Har-de-har, etc. |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
Well, I could understand most of it, but if you would have read it out loud to me, I am sure I would have been lost. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
Jim Martin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 03 Posts: 2473 Credit: 646,848 RAC: 0 |
The Dog Who Chased His Tail One day, a dog decided to chase his tail. He succeeded in catching it in his teeth. Without going into details, he was able to eat his tail. And, he kept eating, until -- he disappeared. And, yet, he didn't, really, disappear, at all. At least, not from the creation. * * jrm 12 Feb. 2015 |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20243 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
Aye Lass, that's nearly pure Scots, which is a language not a dialect, and the first language I spoke. Although these days I struggle to speak it I can understand and translate it quite fluently. Tale of a Fart. LOL. Understood it well. Would like to hear that read aloud. [edit] Youtube has it. |
Jim Martin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 03 Posts: 2473 Credit: 646,848 RAC: 0 |
Among the Pieces Who's side are you on? And, so we sort it out -- among the newly-formed pieces. * * jm 19 Feb. 2015 |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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Jim Martin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 03 Posts: 2473 Credit: 646,848 RAC: 0 |
Ocean Spray Waves crashed upon the ancient shore. Then, rolling quartz was heard no more. Streaming toward the ocean spray, red seaweed's residents held sway. Hark! A wooden beak jabbed down, to lift the hordes, without a sound. A larger target, warrior-blue, raised ceramic claws, of his, to rule. With snap of beak, a cracking sound, a view of limb down gullet-bound. The fight was lost; towards water's-edge, the warrior-blue did streak, with dread. Too far to reach, from laughing beak, another claw from body, meek. One by one the smaller feet went down the gull's relentless beak. Motionless, expressionless, an end of life, at hand. The final thrust was dealt. A life for life, on sand. The ocean spray returned, once more, to change the daily scene. From fading dot in eastern sky was heard a seagull's final scream. * * * jm 21 March 2015 |
Jim Martin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 03 Posts: 2473 Credit: 646,848 RAC: 0 |
Ocean Spray II Waves crashed upon the ancient shore. Then, rolling quartz was heard no more. Streaming toward the ocean spray, red seaweed's residents held sway. Hark! A wooden beak jabbed down, to lift the hordes, without a sound. A larger target, warrior-blue, raised ceramic claws, of his, to rule. With snap of beak, the bird withdrew; in startlement, spread wings and flew. A nearby couple did not see the change in nature's harmony. The crab, ignored, crept closer, yet. Ceramic claws, their words, they kept. The ocean spray returned, one more to change the daily scene. From fading dot in eastern sky was heard a seagull's final scream. * * * jm 22 March 2015 |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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Jim Martin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 03 Posts: 2473 Credit: 646,848 RAC: 0 |
I'm going to read both of these last two poems during Early Music Week, at the World Fellowship Center (so. of Conway, N. Hampshire), this coming June. There is a crying need -- from my perspective -- for everyone to realize that today's accelerated change (a second Renaissance) is having a more profound affect on the people of the world, than it did during the first Renaissance. The first took place over three hundred years, and even then, the reaction took the form of wars, and more wars. What transpired on the beach between the crab and the couple on the blanket, could well have turned out more brutally, for them, than for the crab, in the first poem. And, all under the guise of government control against reactions to our second Renaissance. Is this far-fetched? I hope so, Julie. |
Jim Martin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 03 Posts: 2473 Credit: 646,848 RAC: 0 |
Mental Floss "I floss my ears before each day." My dentist laughs -- "Bite down.", he'd say. "That's new, to me.", he did admit -- and out the door, to share my wit. "It help me keep my sanity, and, save on meds, for dentistry." 'A test, for you, $7K, today. "Key West, for us!", my wife, will say.' I floss my ears, unknown, to him. Through shiny teeth, I flourish grin. "Thanks, for the chat, and brand-new smile. Enjoy your stay with crocodile!" * * jm 30 March 2015 |
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