December 2021 – Page 14 – Flippant, Comic, and Serious

Priscilla and Ralph Face the FCS Finger Test

Priscilla and Ralph are FCS resident cat and dog Our cat and dog at FCSCan change from day to dayOne day loving, next day notThis test tells us which way…… The FCS Finger Test…… Don MatthewsDecember 2021

My New You-Beaut Phone

Just bought myself a you-beaut phoneA hundred different appsCounts to 10 and also hasUseful lunar maps… Can even phone home…….smart phone this is…. Don MatthewsDecember 2021

Phyllis Diller

“A smile is a curvethat sets everything straight” Phyllis DillerUS comedian

America’s Gone to the Dogs

It was a lovely country onceNow too many gunsDemocracy’s gone down the drainLife used to be good fun Politicians fix this messPeople, force some changeGet back what is rightly yoursPeople force some change…. Don MatthewsDecember 2021

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘The Way You Do the Things You Do’ UB40

UB40 are an English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England. The name “UB40” was selected in reference to an attendance card issued to people claiming unemployment benefits from the UK government Department of Employment. The designation UB40 stood for Unemployment Benefit, Form 40. Well there ya go…… Don MatthewsDecember 2021

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts

Hiram Maxim, the inventor of the automatic machine gun, spent so much time test-firing his guns that he became completely deaf. His son Hiram Percy Maxim eventually invented the silencer, but too late to save his father’s hearing.

My Boy is Into Fireworks

My boy is into fireworksExploding things with careHis latest trick’s bit ordinary butYou have to start somewhere…. Mr Jones wasn’t very happy when it landed on his roof…… I’ll be more careful with the car mummy…… He’s a nice lad really…… Don MatthewsDecember 2021

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