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Gardening is not a rational act.
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Our part of the world is definitely past the cold, dead, icy winter, thank the gods and ...
by Merry Light
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on Sat Mar 30, 2024 at 06:00 AM PDT
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Be wary, be wary, on Sixth January, for nooses, and zip-ties, and rage; I see no reason why red-hatted treason should ever be given a stage.
by The Baptist Death Ray
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on Sat Jan 06, 2024 at 09:28 AM PST
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Good morning, Gnusies! I’ve found lots of hope-inspiring news nuggets for us today. 2024 is starting out with a lot of promise, despite some intractable problems. So pour yourself a big mug of ...
by arhpdx
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on Tue Jan 09, 2024 at 04:00 AM PST
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Republicans are Saying: �Don't Re-elect Us
When Republicans support such things as
15-day abortion bans and nationwide abortion bans,
Enact criminal punishments for women
Making their own health ...
by Paul Frea
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on Wed Jan 03, 2024 at 10:00 AM PST
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Christmas Catalogs It's that jolly, jolly time of year When colorful Christmas Catalogs appear Inside our postal mailbox. Hickory Farms, L.L. Bean Harry & David, Pittman & Davis, Sharper Image, Crate and Barrel, Fingerhut, Sees, Swiss Colony, Noble...
by Paul Frea
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on Fri Dec 22, 2023 at 11:11 AM PST
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Christmas time at Rudi’s place Ain’t what it used to be One old unwashed black sock hangs on A charlie brown christmas tree A lump of coal Black, like your soul Protruding from the end Was left by santa drumpf, a gift From Rudi’s special friend Rudi,...
by guitarcat
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on Thu Dec 21, 2023 at 12:48 PM PST
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If I must die, let it be a tale If I must die, you must live to tell my story to sell my things to buy a piece of cloth and some strings, (make it white with a long tail) so that a child, somewhere in Gaza while looking heaven in the eye awaiting his...
by SevenStrings
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on Wed Dec 20, 2023 at 05:16 PM PST
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Yea, my poetry skillz are bad, but what the hell. I had fun with this. . Crazy Rudy, written by…. Do I have to admit I wrote this? LOL. . Hey, Crazy Rudy, look down at the road. You slandered two ladies, they now have your gold. Election was honest,...
by danarheaelliott
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on Fri Dec 15, 2023 at 09:00 PM PST
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An Alternative To War There are some who state That each war is inevitable And that peace is the rare moment Between wars – the only real way Of resolution when nations disagree. There are alternative means To create relationships That can withstand...
by Paul Frea
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on Tue Dec 12, 2023 at 10:40 AM PST
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Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land!* If such there breathe, go, mark him well; For him no Minstrel raptures swell; High though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as...
by franklyn
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on Tue Dec 05, 2023 at 03:49 AM PST
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To write a poem Is to take One shred of your soul And arrange it Or splash it Or smear it Where passersby may see; Sometimes, but only sometimes, You know If they do. * We, the endangering species, Must, as Eiseley saw, Destroy what we don’t...
by Gaelsdottir
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on Mon Dec 04, 2023 at 07:30 AM PST
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Poorer World War is instant poverty – What treasures and resources Lost, Like the sphinx's nose, Throughout all our history And potential ways From lust for power, fear and greed? We are a curious species And would build the passage to the stars And...
by Paul Frea
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on Sun Dec 03, 2023 at 10:45 AM PST
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The nip in the air reminds us that, once again, that special time of year approaches, when the baby Jesus flies his sleigh around the world to give out chocolate eggs to the good boys and girls (and by “good” I mean, of course, Christian boys and...
by hellman
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on Tue Nov 14, 2023 at 07:45 AM PST
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Good morning, Gnusies! I found�lots of good news for you today, so grab a mug of your favorite morning beverage, find a comfortable seat, and let’s get right to it.�
Opening music
Since we’...
by arhpdx
142 comments
on Tue Nov 14, 2023 at 04:00 AM PST
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LIARS, LIARS!! � � �Liars, liars, truth deniers! Their dissension about the 2020 election: That, being defeated, they were somehow cheated! That the whole voting system was rigged against them!
by WarrenPease
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on Wed Nov 08, 2023 at 04:30 PM PST
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We been watchin' what you do And we're all fed up with you We've found someone new We're gonna flip this red state blue We won't stop til you're gone No MAGA nonsense lingering on Best believe it's ...
by Gaelsdottir
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on Sat Nov 04, 2023 at 08:00 AM PDT
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Surrender I call out to Israelis and Palestinians To break a glass beneath their feet And join a compromise akin to marriage Where two peoples surrender to each other. Instead of "We will never forget" As a catchphrase kept tattooed on the heart,...
by Paul Frea
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on Fri Nov 03, 2023 at 11:44 AM PDT
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Summary of a New York Times Article on the Vampire Dilemma The vampire population bigger than ever! A 3.2 percent increase this year, 8.6 percent the year before Well above The FVSC – Federal Vampire Suppression Commission's Mandated target, maximum,...
by Paul Frea
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on Tue Oct 31, 2023 at 10:04 AM PDT
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Tall City Girl prompted me to pursue poetry after my quip “Grovel for the Gavel” about the R’s Speaker’s race circus…so here it is: GROVEL for the GAVEL � � �A flurry of flubulous ...
by WarrenPease
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on Tue Oct 24, 2023 at 04:30 PM PDT
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There once was a lawyer named Powell To help Trump she raised a great howl With twice as much zeal She yelled stop the steal Told Trumpies: don't throw in the towel. = = = She did not seem to get weary To tell a conspiracy theory That she would...
by Tankman46
16 comments
on Fri Oct 20, 2023 at 09:04 PM PDT
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