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Roald Dahl Backflip

Publisher Penguin Random House has announced it will publish “classic” unaltered versions of Roald Dahl’s children’s novels after it received criticism for cuts and rewrites that were intended to make the books suitable for modern readers. DM

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 25, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:roald dahl6 Comments on Roald Dahl Backflip

Roald Dahl Rewriters Move on to Shakespeare

We’ve axed offensive language fromThe works Roald Dahl hereWe now are moving to the worksThe works of Will Shakespeare DM

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 25, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:humour, offensive language, poetry, rhyme, roald dahl, shakespeare3 Comments on Roald Dahl Rewriters Move on to Shakespeare

What is This?

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 25, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:shot glass, what is this?1 Comment on What is This?

From the FCS Book of Proverbs

All the world lives in two tents –content and discontent

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 25, 2023Posted inUncategorized4 Comments on From the FCS Book of Proverbs

Rock Concert

Concert (rock) fantasticWore my sexy dressWas not too revealingSaw (yep) Johnny Depp Go Johnny…… Don MatthewsFebruary 2023

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 24, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:humour, johnny depp, poetry, rhyme, rock concert, sexy dress1 Comment on Rock Concert

Publisher Hires Sensitivity Readers

We’ve hired a group of readers toRevise our history booksRemoving facts offensive toSome groups who read our books We are indeed further greasing the slippery slope Don MatthewsFebruary 2023

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 24, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:offensive, poetry, policical correctness, rhyme, sensitive2 Comments on Publisher Hires Sensitivity Readers

Sprayer

I bought this fancy sprayerMarket (new) it wasYou ask me why I bought itNo reason, just becos Don MatthewsFebruary 2023

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 24, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:car, humour, poetry, rhyme, sprayer, water2 Comments on Sprayer

From the FCS Book of Proverbs

When the government gives the economy a transfusion, it uses our blood

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 24, 2023Posted inQuotes, UncategorizedTags:blood, economy, government, quote, transfusion2 Comments on From the FCS Book of Proverbs

What is This?

Looks like an antique old cigarette dispenser disguised as a lamp

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 24, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:cigarette, lamp2 Comments on What is This?

House for Sale

House for saleMust be seenStunning doneOrange theme From a real estate agent ad Don MatthewsFebruary 2023

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 23, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:house for sale, humour, orange, poetry, real estate agent, rhyme5 Comments on House for Sale

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