The bird stood at the burning bar
when all the rest had flown
a-waiting on the fire brigade
he hates to drink alone
Milligan burst throught the door
with helmet, boots and hose
"You don't know where I'd get some water
round here, I suppose?"
"No water!" the Windhover cried
"You shan't dilute my beer!
But if you are the strip-o-gram
you're wanted over here!"
The Silver Spectre then arrived
It's easy to distinguish her.
Was that the famous powerthingy
or a fire extinguisher?
"It's very smokey in this place
it makes me feel at ease
Will somebody spark up a joint
and pass it to me please?"
They chatted long into the night
about stiff upper lips
and how young Silver got between
the old Lone Ranger's hips
As Milligan got drunker
she began to get quite frantic
It seems things translate differently
this side of the Atlantic
But luckily she has 'street smarts'
and got it all together
although her typing fell apart
(she was 'under the weather'!)
The burning bar was soon forgot
and if you can believe her
the Silver Spectre then confessed
she'd never seen 'Night Fever'!
It all broke up in disarray
and smoke and water damage
Goodnights all round and this poor rhyme
the best that we could manage
The chatterbox has been the source
of far too much enjoyment
If I don't start going to my bed
I'm facing unemployment!
THE END
Author notes
The chatterbox, Lisa Milligan and Silver Spirit have all been cited as witnesses in my upcoming bankruptcy case
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AWESOME! Well, at least you are straight with the chatterbox, Lisa and Silver...maybe when they are receiving phone calls from Ireland they'll at least know what they pertain to. That was great, Windhover...
Nienna
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Very funny!
I've probably said it before, but I'll say it again, it's so nice to read that rather than 'Chatterbox' waste writing time, it is actually inspiring collaboration and creativity, with many laughs along the way!
I actually thought "The bird stood at the burning bar" was hilarious! Maybe it's the approaching Yule, inspiring these jewels but nonetheless, it's great to read of fun and banter. It lightens the mood in an instant!
Cheers,
Mart
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A High-Flown Chuckle
And whoever said the triads were defunct was probably a member themselves. This is a solid case of a tale wagging the doggerel and sincerely, I do not mean that in a perjorative sense. Far from it, the woozy funscapades verily leap from the virtual page and as a fellow delinquent who happened to wag along with the rowdy crowd and retained the honour of being disconnected together with said reprobates I certainly am no paeon of sobriety when it comes to dipping my weeny within the salubrious charms of the chatterbollox.
And besides if this isn`t a constructive culmination of diverse discourse under inebriated influence then what, pray tell, is??
Oh and good luck with the bankruptcy case, Windhover. Maybe this is a sign that three-wheelers will go well this yuletide (or that the penny-farthing will make a come-back). As for me I´ll just hopalong I mean hop aboard my unicycle and ride off into the sunset err sunrise singing "I´m a poor lonesome cowlpoet, a long way from...whereever"
gnosHICsonG
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Chatterbollox? Gnoshicsong?
ha ha ! We were indeed honoured and not a little surprised by your presence that night. Milligan got quite bashful! Of course the cosmic imbalance caused nearly shut down the whole site but that might not have been such a bad thing, especially in the case of that infernal chatterbollox. We DO have fun though , the more juvenile the better it seems. And at least I do some homework after class is out! -
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I didn't get bashful, I got disconnected! Kicked off right when it was getting good. The last part I saw was when I accidentally hit fgG and YOU of course jumped right on what that f might mean - then gG said F U W-something-or-other, and while I was laughing I got disconnected. Maybe I was laughing so hard I blew the server? Oh lord, there's a joke in that sentance somewhere... -
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Lisa
"Blew the server" Good one! serves `em right
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It's a private event, no doubt...
...but I'll try to muscle in. Sounds like you three disreputable wags were the ones who crashed not only the chatterbox but the whole bloody system a few nights ago. While I was steaming here in Ohio, you three were dreaming up rhymes from high-o the top of beerkegs and joints. Shame unto you, and why wasn't I invited?, since I've been shameless for too long now, and dry.
Here's to rhymes fired-up with wee drops at wee hours of transatlantic time!
Mad Lad
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Muscle in anytime!
The demonic 'chatterbox' is an 'open' forum - just like the gates of hell! Do feel free to join us or say hello anytime. I've seen your handle on the list but never your 'face in the place'. But be warned- it's a goofy, pointless , totally addictive pastime. And time pases quickly. I lose more sleep on that thing! -
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YEAH - JOIN US LAD!!
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See? Better than anything I could come up with!! Another masterpiece! You make me laugh so hard!
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