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katsmeow
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 3:29 am
kat nips at the brandy
kat naps on the floor
kat sups on milk and honey
kat a pult-ice when you’re sore.
kat a tonic for any soul
kat a comb she needs, no brush
kat a lyst of funny poems
kat a log who keeps no score.
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BubbaEarlIII
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 4:04 am
Neat Kat. I found it a bit kat a tonic. And kat a clysmic. But it was definitely not kat a strophic.
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nebula
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 4:36 am
I have never read such profound poetry since my visit to Kat-mandu.
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There's sugar, there is salt,
there's ice and there is fire in every single heart.
There are monsters, there are angels.
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katsmeow
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 1:54 pm
 Bubba and Neb thanks! You guys crack me up.
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BubbaEarlIII
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 2:13 pm
Kats:
Quote:Bubba and Neb thanks! You guys crack me up
You are welcome. And it was a kat-chy little poem.
_________________ "I got up this morning with plans to have a good day. Let's not screw it up!" Bubba Earl
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BubbaEarlIII
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 3:32 am
Another weird poem:
An Ode to Albuquerque, New Mexico
Contemplating the wonder of chicken noodle soup,
I begin to cry silently.
And then I wonder why my dog is asleep.
So I wake him up.
Join me Eurynome in celebration
Of bathtubs with flower decals on the bottom
I think of all the people I’ve eaten,
The Norwegians taste best.
With a heavy load on my mind
I am reminded of a game of checkers.
In the dark we can hear better than we can see.
But it doesn’t matter anymore,
Because we can’t touch what we only hear
I think I’ll go to Boston next week.
To see The Statue of Liberty.
_________________ "I got up this morning with plans to have a good day. Let's not screw it up!" Bubba Earl
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katsmeow
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 4:11 am
Bubba wrote:Join me Eurynome in celebration
Of bathtubs with flower decals on the bottom
Damn, if that does not bring up some thoughts/memories. Nice Bubba.
Bubba wrote: I am reminded of a game of checkers.
In the dark we can hear better than we can see.
But it doesn’t matter anymore,
Because we can’t touch what we only hear
Wish we could learn from what we can hear.
_________________ "Then you'll see, that it is not the spoon that bends, it is only yourself."
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9x-the-mantis
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 6:28 am
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nebula
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:30 am
Bubba, I found your Ode to Albuquerque, New Mexico to be so moving that I am forwarding it to my friend who lives in Albuquerque.
(PS: Why is Albuquerque so weird to spell?  )
_________________ There are monsters, there are angels,
there's a peacefulness and a rage inside us all.
There's sugar, there is salt,
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There are monsters, there are angels.
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BubbaEarlIII
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:24 pm
Quote:(PS: Why is Albuquerque so weird to spell?
As soon as I can make up a story about how the name came to be I'll tell you. Hint: It has to do with a man named Al who invented Bar B Que along with his brother Burt.
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nebula
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 10:08 pm
I thought it might have something to do with a quirky albacore tuna.
_________________ There are monsters, there are angels,
there's a peacefulness and a rage inside us all.
There's sugar, there is salt,
there's ice and there is fire in every single heart.
There are monsters, there are angels.
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BubbaEarlIII
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:06 pm
Nah. If that were the case it would have been named Alburquirky Tuna, New Mexico. And no one would live there 'cause who want's to live in a town named .....quirky Tuna. Well...besides Wrinkly.
Nah it was definitely named after Al and Burt's Bar B Que.
_________________ "I got up this morning with plans to have a good day. Let's not screw it up!" Bubba Earl
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BubbaEarlIII
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:30 pm
For Neb, How Albuquerque came to be.
In 1823 a Franciscan monk named Monk Burt and his brother, Monk Albert (his converts called him Al cause he told them you can call me Al) were attempting to come up with something to entice the Native Americans to come to their New Mexico mission church. They started to experiment with foods ‘cause they figured that everyone had to eat and if they came up with a real tasty and different food for after service meals the crowds would flock to them in droves. Burt suggested they try Albacore tuna as a different food but Al, being real smart for a monk, pointed out that there were no Albacore tuna in New Mexico. Burt said “Oh, well how about a new meat dish. There are a bunch of edible animals running around here.”
So after experimenting with such concoctions as fried lizard tails, baked buffalo hump, toasted tarantula, marinated mesquite beans, and many others, they decided to focus their efforts on cow brisket, due to the fact that their were so many cows running around crapping everywhere and since the Monk brothers wore sandals, they figured they could keep cow $hit out from between their toes if they got rid of some of the cows.
After much trial and error involving beef brisket frying, beef brisket broiling, beef brisket sushi, and beef brisket boiled, they were about ready to give up on beef brisket and try Gila monster tails when monk Burt stumbled and accidentally dropped a beef brisket onto a fire of mesquite wood they had built outside ‘cause the day was a bit cold. Well the brisket began to cook and the aroma was plumb mouth watering. Burt retrieved the meat from the fire, wiped off the ashes and took a bite. It was delicious. Well Burt made a grill in order to keep the meat free from ashes but yet still expose it to the mesquite smoke. Taking a bite, Monk Al suggested rubbing the meat slightly with a sauce made from tomato paste, cane syrup and just a hint of jalapeno juice. Thinning the concoction with a little water, he basted the brisket and cooked it over the open fire. The result was of course the world’s greatest food. Al said. “What a discovery!!”
The Spanish word for what being ‘que’ and since it had been cooked over a grill made of small metal bars, they named the new treat bar b que. Burt just put the b in because it was the first letter in his name.
They were so successful that later they both denounced their monkships and opened up a café selling Bar B Que. They named their café “Al and Burts Bar B Que” The little café became so famous that people traveled great distance to partake of this fabulous cuisine. To take advantage of the crowds, other businesses began to crop up. Soon there was a thriving little town. Well a town must have a name and because it’s existence was totally due to Al and Burt’s Bar B Que they named the town Albuquerque. The extra que was put in because both Al and Burt liked the sound and the way the name flowed off the tongue. They were gonna name it Alburtbarbebque, but felt that was just too long.
Now you know.
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nebula
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:19 am
Thanks, Bubba, for the low-down on the naming of Albuquerque. If I'd had teachers like you in high school, maybe history would have been my best subject.  Or at least maybe I would have showed up every day for class.
_________________ There are monsters, there are angels,
there's a peacefulness and a rage inside us all.
There's sugar, there is salt,
there's ice and there is fire in every single heart.
There are monsters, there are angels.
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BubbaEarlIII
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:03 pm
Another weird poem:
The loneliness caused by the presence of hate
Is not to be cured with a good meal
Or even a trip to the zoo
Because when the light bulb burns out
As it eventually must, the dishes will still need washing
The darkness hides all, but all is still there
And will cause death and destruction
Even in the bathroom while the commode is flushed
All around the house creatures abound in many forms
But the forms are not the forms we see
A fly is not a fly, a lizard is not a lizard
But a roach is still a roach.
As I travel upward through what is called life
Or downward, or whatever
I think about a dog I once had that ate baked beans
But one day he ate too many and began to fart
So I gave him to an old man that liked to smell dog farts
We were all three pleased
But I feel the dog was the most pleased
Because the old man fed him plenty of beans
Then I got a cat and I was happy
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katsmeow
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:35 pm
Good...not so weird though. Life...the incurable disease. Hate the curable dis-ease. Least that is what I got from it. Dang, who knows? Nice one Bubba.
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katsmeow
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 5:14 am
Sadness is Ungrateful
I ride the ship across a Hong Kong harbour
I see the lights in the hills.
I do not want to be the moth
But I do as the creator wills.
I want a mosquito net
I want definition as in the neon sign.
I want streets crowded with nothingness
Rushing to some banquet divine.
My desire fuels a fire
That becomes strong as weld
To lament the yen spent
Is ingratitude for what you have held.
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 6:40 am
Very nice, kats! I really like your style  Keep on writing...Blessings, NL
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NightLighter
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 7:17 am
In Fact, you inspired me...
Jagged edges, rough-made the cut,
Misshapen hedges, now hide the rut
Ugly, twisted, never been misted,
surely done with both eyes shut.
Beneath this forlorn travesty,
commenced the roots of you & me
Knotted, bound, tangled, unsound,
Amazing still, they pierced the ground
Yet, love was nowhere to be found
So, though they're here for all to see,
they can't be named, but misery,
as grotesque as they be...
_________________ "With yesterday behind us, Tomorrow's yet to be - That leaves us here & now- It's up to you & me..."
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BubbaEarlIII
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 10:44 am
Walking backwards to see where he had gone,
The little old man walked alone.
Then one day he turned around
And guess what he found?
"I've discovered something new", he said
"The things that were behind are now ahead."
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katsmeow
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 3:59 am
Thank you NL...read your poem. Sounds like you have some questions to answer and I have some answers I would like to question.
I wish us both luck.
Bubba, well, you are cool as all the cucumbers I know. Hope I can be cool one day. Thanks for the poems.
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BubbaEarlIII
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 10:12 am
Kats: Quote:Bubba, well, you are cool as all the cucumbers I know. Hope I can be cool one day. Thanks for the poems
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Why thank you, but hell's bells Kats, you're already there. Any cooler and I'm gonna nickname you Snow Cone.
Cooked any of those special chicken legs lately? Need any new recipes?
Hey, have a good day.
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katsmeow
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Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 12:10 pm
BubbaEarlIII wrote:Why thank you, but hell's bells Kats, you're already there. Any cooler and I'm gonna nickname you Snow Cone.
Cooked any of those special chicken legs lately? Need any new recipes?
Hey, have a good day.
Bubba! D'oh missed this. Thank you for the snow cone thing.  Actually, its been so darn hot down here, I would love to be a snow cone.
No, I haven't made the chicken again. Glad you reminded me. As I recall, peace did reign supreme after I cooked your wonderful recipe. I think if you cannot afford marriage counseling, just make a batch of that chicken, and discuss things over dinner.
Sure, I would love more recipes. Never can have too many.
Take care of yourself.
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BubbaEarlIII
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Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 11:47 am
Another Weird Poem
As the old man said while drinking a beer,
"What is that I hear?"
"Is it an Angel singing?"
"Or a cell phone ringing?"
"It could be my hearing aid going out."
"Now y'all don't need to shout."
"'Cause I don't want to hear the stupid things y'all say."
"Y'all are all crazy anyway"
"Bartender, don't look at me like that"
Where's my hat?'
"I gotta go home. Y'all are a bunch of losers."
"A bunch of useless boozers"
"I hope y'all all die alright"
"I guess I'll see y'all tomorrow night"
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katsmeow
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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:53 pm
Ha! Bubba nice one.  I liked it. Okay this may not be real weird, but then again it's all relatives. heh
Confessions of A Movie Lover
What does it all mean?
You'll probably see it on the big screen.
For the one that cowers
Give it two hours.
If adrenaline junky you be
You've got Bruce Lee.
Play me like a banjo
Do the last tango.
Shrink the world and time and space
Distract, disjoint and deride
You'll not feel the slow slide...
Until one day the image flickers
and you see it frame by frame.
Slow realization...
The wizard behind the curtain.
edit to spell right again...pft
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BubbaEarlIII
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Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 12:13 am
It was weird enough to make me smile. Thanks.
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katsmeow
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Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 12:30 am
 Thank you.
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katsmeow
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:17 am
Bamboo Wings
Watching the bamboo leaves dance in the breeze
Like hummingbird wings.
They are more graceful in their movement
than my thoughts.
I know they can dance
and still be a part of the tree.
I know they can be a part of a tree
And still fly.
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minifang
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:25 am
there once was a man named cletus
we went to the restaurant where he'd seat us
we ate in a flash
we drank the corn mash
when we got to the car he'd tp'ed us
groan lol
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katsmeow
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:30 am
lmao! Well, dang if that is not cute....sorry in our family we are not allowed to say "cute"...we can only say flubb great, so yeah its flubb great.
Thanks Mini.
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