Monday, November 29, 2010

A Song of Thanks by William Cole

It's sensible that icicles
   Hang downward as they grow,
For I would hate to step on one
   That's buried in the snow.

It's really best that tides come in
   And then return to sea;
For if they kept on coming in,
   How wet we all would be!

I've often thought tomatoes are
   Much better red than blue,
A blue tomato is a food
   I'd certainly eschew.

It's best of all that everyone's
   So tolerant today
That I can write this sort of stuff
   And not get put away.

From Oh, that's Ridiculous / William Cole / Viking / 1972

Saturday, November 27, 2010

more Groaners

Conversation between clouds:

"Surely you can't be Cirrus!"

"I am Cirrus, and don't call me Shirley!"

(So what's the stratus on your gut, now that you've read that one??)

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Wishes by Anonymous

May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey plump
May your potatoes and gravy
Have nary a lump
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Fox Worthy

If you think paleontology is the study of buckets, you may not be smarter than a fifth-grader.

                                           Jeff Foxworthy

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Get Up, Get Up


Get up, get up, you lazy-head,
Get up you lazy sinner,
We need those sheets for tablecloths,
It's nearly time for dinner.

-Anonymous-

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Twisted Mind

I know what it means.
Am I the only one who
wonders if it could be
interpreted differently?

Friday, November 19, 2010

Ha!

Hey, mister, is that your bunch of cows?

Herd.

What?

Herd - of cows.

Of course I've heard of cows.  Whaddya take me for?

Har!

So, there!

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Everybody Sing!!

Ready? And...

I do nothing, nothing, nothing.
I do nothing all day long.
I do absolutely nothing!
How d'ya like my nothing song?

Saturday, November 13, 2010

GROSS!

There was a young lady of Spain
Who was dreadfully sick on a train,
   Not once, but again
   And again and again,
And again and again and again.
                        Anonymous

Thursday, November 11, 2010

From a card, as I remember...

Keep your chin up,
your nose to the grindstone,
your shoulder to the wheel,
your feet planted firmly on the ground,
and now try to get anything done!

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Election Day

In our town you can vote for a knight
and you can vote for...

This is in no way a comment on either candidate.
They are not running against one another.