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Old 04-01-2012, 01:09 AM   #8126
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Old 04-01-2012, 07:44 AM   #8127
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Old 04-01-2012, 08:30 AM   #8128
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Old 04-01-2012, 10:43 AM   #8129
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Old 04-01-2012, 05:59 PM   #8130
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Shares of Citibank
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Old 04-01-2012, 10:43 PM   #8131
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Which one would you pick?
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Old 04-02-2012, 05:04 AM   #8132
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Or the trifling of mice
and men who are their masters--
a piece of cheese sir.
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Old 04-02-2012, 05:11 AM   #8133
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Which one would you pick?
All these meandering piglets
or the trifling of mice.
This poem is in 5-8-6 syllable form. We are playing 5-7-5.


The trifling of mice
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two jaws lie in wait.
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Old 04-02-2012, 05:18 AM   #8134
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Or the trifling of mice
and men who are their masters--
a piece of cheese sir.

"A piece of cheese, sir
Micky?" He took it with a
swollen, white-gloved hand.
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Old 04-02-2012, 08:11 AM   #8135
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Old 04-02-2012, 12:11 PM   #8136
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Old 04-03-2012, 07:50 AM   #8137
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From hands and scalpels
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Old 04-03-2012, 05:16 PM   #8138
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The rhythm method,
It works great if you can count
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Old 04-05-2012, 02:30 AM   #8139
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Old 04-05-2012, 05:28 AM   #8140
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Old 04-05-2012, 06:23 AM   #8141
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Old 04-05-2012, 06:48 AM   #8142
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Fleeing from toddlers,
I leap gates! I'm free! I... OW!
Fell'd by duplo trap.
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Old 04-05-2012, 07:45 AM   #8143
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it's a plane no, it's a bus
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Old 04-05-2012, 08:59 AM   #8144
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Old 04-05-2012, 10:48 AM   #8145
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Old 04-05-2012, 01:48 PM   #8146
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Old 04-05-2012, 11:24 PM   #8147
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Old 04-06-2012, 10:29 AM   #8149
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