This Covid test’s a buggerMust have it I supposeIt’s such a bloody nuisanceIt just gets up my nose Don MatthewsJune 2021
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NASA Loses a Satellite
Year: 1999Location: Outer SpaceCompany: NASAEstimated Damage Value: $125 million* Imagine pouring years into a piece of complex machinery, only for it to finally make it into space, then disintegrate into nothing. NASA was devastated when they invested $125 million on the Mars Climate Orbiter in the 1990s only to see it burn up. The worst part? ItContinue reading “NASA Loses a Satellite”
Light Switch (Stan installed)
I am an aged care residentGone dark, needs turn on lightShit! what’s that loud whoop whooping sound?I just switched on a light?…. Manager John – I think we need to call installer Stan back……. I nearly had a heart attack John…… Don MatthewsJune 2021
Why Is Man So Stupid?
Why is man so stupid?Why is man so dumb?Disappointed, angry makes meTo such depths succumb…. Why is man so stupid?…… Don MatthewsJune 2021
From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs
If you aim at nothingyou’ll be sure to hit it
Tick Tock Writers Block
I’m suffering writers blockA myth I’m told (tick tock)Hang on, I feel a thoughtWhich I’ll now pen (I ought) Well done….. Don MatthewsJune 2021
FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Needle in a Haystack’ The Twilights (1966)
The Twilights were an Australian rock band that formed in Adelaide in 1964. Alongside The Easybeats and The Masters Apprentices, The Twilights are widely considered to be one of the most significant Australian rock groups of the 1960s. During their run, they were noted for being on top of current musical trends, regularly covering British and American rock hits in theirContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Needle in a Haystack’ The Twilights (1966)”
The WP Board of Poetry Have Got It In For Me Again
The WP Board of PoetryHave got it in for meThey say I am embarrassingThe blog community Your spelling is atrociousYour grammar’s gone to shitYou’re mocking our Queen’s EnglishYour poetry don’t fit Doesn’t…… Wot?….. Don MatthewsJune 2021
From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs
If it’s on sale you need it
Stan Jumps at an Advertising Challenge
The local Chinese restaurantWished to advertiseSo Stan jumped at the challengeFor all the passing eyes….. Don MatthewsJune 2021