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Priscilla. Pest Controller

Priscilla is FCS resident cat One job I do doSuccessfully hereIs controlling of pestsCos pests they me fear…. Don MatthewsNovember 2022

Humanity’s Suicidal Trajectory

What I offer you ‘s finiteBut this you just ignorePlunder plunder on you goAll you want is more What I offer you’s finiteBut you just do not carePlunder plunder on you goStrip the planet bare What I offer you’s finiteBut shrinking far and wideKeep on plundering and you’re onThe path to suicide Don MatthewsNovember 2022

Writer’s Block, Ears and Me

Writer’s block’s a conceptOf which I’ve no ideaMy neurons work around the clockBetween left and right ear haha…… DM

Sparky

Been drinking with me mates all nightPub just closed, must goNow where did I go put my car?Put you yo ho ho Ah, there you are my lovely…… I go down street left, then go right(Yep) know just where to goShit, what just was that noise I heard(No longer yo ho ho) Must have beenContinue reading “Sparky”

Death of the Aussie Larrikin?

I lament about the changing natureOf acceptable mischief and funIn society that is losing the sense ofThe Australian larrikin son Once upon a time, the Australian larrikin spirit was acknowledged, tolerated, and even celebrated Where does the word larrikin come from? The term comes from British dialect larrikin ‘a mischievous or frolicsome youth’, ultimately a form of larkingContinue reading “Death of the Aussie Larrikin?”

From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

Just asking If the plural of tooth is teethwhy isn’t the plural of booth beeth?

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Summarize

Write something incorporating the word ‘summarize’. Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO SUMMARIZE Summer ize (you hot stuff)Winter ize (you cold)Come hither girls, gaze in my izeThey sparkly young (not old) You got summer or winter ize Fan?…… DM

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (catering for the homeless)

There is never a timeto stop learning new things

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (braille on rail)

Braille on the rail describes the view There is never a timeto stop learning new things

Charles ‘Skip’ Pitts

Charles “Skip” Pitts (April 7, 1947 – May 1, 2012) was an American soul and blues guitarist. He is best known for his distinctive “wah-wah” style, prominently featured on Isaac Hayes’ title track from the 1971 movie Shaft. He is widely considered to have been one of the architects of soul, R&B and funk guitar. Here heContinue reading “Charles ‘Skip’ Pitts”