Roald Dhal has been rewrittenAxed is the word ‘fat’They’ve also scrubbed out ‘ugly’And that my friend is that Oompa Loompas have become gender-neutral, spiders are no longer black and worms are no longer pink Don MatthewsFebruary 2023
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Priscilla
Priscilla is FCS cat Why did you leaveThis thing in the wayTo strangle/frustrate meFrustrate me today? Don MatthewsFebruary 2023
Stan Installs a Comfy Toilet
Stan is a man of many talentsWe at FCS are privileged to be associated with him They said they couldn’t afford oneA toilet from the storeSo did a cheap and comfy oneA toilet for the poor Don MatthewsFebruary 2023
Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Height
Write something incorporating the word ‘height’ Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO HEIGHT I’m at the height of nonsenseNonsense at the heightOdes are spilling out (yep yep)Whether wrong or right Yep DM
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (loft beam)
$1million San Francisco loft has this diagonal support beam cutting across kitchen There is never a timeto stop learning new things
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Calamity Jane)
Calamity Jane was one of the greatest sharpshooters of the old west One of the most well known cowpokes of the wild west is Calamity Jane, a gal who didn’t let anyone stand in her way. She earned her reputation working as a scout for General Custer in 1870 before going on to work for theContinue reading “From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Calamity Jane)”
Kurt Vonnegut
“To be is to do – Socrates To do is to be – Sartre Do Be Do Be Do – Sinatra” Kurt VonnegutUS author
FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Down Under’ Colin Hay, Men at Work
Colin James Hay (born 29 June 1953) is a Scottish-Australian musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and the sole continuous member of the band Men at Work, and later as a solo artist.
Spy Balloon
Thought I saw a spy balloonSitting on the deckTurned out to be a full moon (yep)Said shit did double check DM
Hairclip
I am a chef in restaurantMust keep it up (the hair)Got just the thing to do itBut wondering why they stare? Don MatthewsFebruary 2023
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 