from no pain to no pillow (a drinking ditty)
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Posted:Jan 8, 2010 11:31 pm
Last Updated:May 15, 2024 12:33 pm
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From No Pain To No Pillow
( a drinking ditty)
It’s hotter than hell so give me an ale so I can wash the dust from my throat
A pint for you, and ill take two, And a sip from the flask in me coat
And don’t give me pity, we’ll sing us a ditty, and then well drink a few more
And would you be a dear, and lead me from here, before I pass out on the floor
We can all sing along to a familiar old song and hoist our mugs up high in a toast
Then beat our breast proudly and holler out loudly and shamelessly brag and boast
Tell tales of our daring while not even caring that not all our claims are true
And if you claim to be much better than me then Shamus will be better than you
A great heroes deed, a royal family breed, unequaled bravery to spice up your tale
All victory be yours, on wild foreign shores, and disaster was certain if you fail
And when you are done telling how you had won, I shall claim you a wonderful man
We shall put to the test who’s story was best, and have them tell it again
So call the barkeep, who only wishes to sleep, good man pour us another round
And don’t wish us ill, if some of us might spill a little of this fine elixir on the ground
Sure as the foam on the chin, we’ll forget all that is grim, and hide in a mountain of cheer
It won’t be too long, at the breaking of dawn, our heads will pay for all this beer
Once again I yell “pray thee give me an ale, may that I wash this dust from my throat
Two pints for you, and my first is near through, the flask is empty in me coat
You’ll find here there’s no pity, only a loud raucous ditty as we all pour ourselves out the door
I’m reeking of beer. My wife says “guess what dear, tonight you sleep on the floor”
Thomas Prentice
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just some simple observations
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Posted:May 13, 2009 12:00 am
Last Updated:May 15, 2009 1:55 pm
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'If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do
read the newspaper you are misinformed. '
-Mark Twain
I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity
is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up
by the handle.
-Winston Churchill
A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the
support of Paul.
-George Bernard Shaw
A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man,
which debt he proposes to pay off with your money.
-G. Gordon Liddy
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep
voting on what to have for dinner.
-James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)
Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor
people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.
-Douglas Casey,
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and
car keys to teenage boys.
-P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian
Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors
to live at the expense of everybody else.
-Frederic Bastiat, French Economist (1801-1850)
Government' s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short
phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it.
And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
-Ronald Reagan (1986)
I don't make jokes... I just watch the government and report the
facts.
-Will Rogers
If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what
it costs when it's free!
- P.J. O'Rourke
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money
as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.
-Voltaire (1764)
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean
politics won't take an interest in you!
-Pericles (430 B.C.)
No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature
is in session.
-Mark Twain (1866 )
Talk is cheap. except when Congress does it.
-Unknown
The government is like a baby's alimentary canal: a happy
appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other.
-Ronald Reagan
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the
blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing
of misery.
-Winston Churchill
The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that
the taxidermist leaves the skin.
-Mark Twain
The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is
to fill the world with fools.
-Herbert Spencer,
English Philosopher (1820-1903)
There is no distinctly Native American criminal class...save Congress.
-Mark Twain
What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.
-Edward Langley,
Artist (1928 - 1995)
AND THE BEST ONE.......
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong
enough to take everything you have.
-Thomas Jefferson
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bug-splat
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Posted:Nov 25, 2008 4:51 am
Last Updated:Jan 8, 2010 11:22 pm
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you may not know me but you've heard me thunder by
hunched over the handlebars one hand on my thigh
grease on my face and a devilish grin
covered in road dust hair blown by the wind
i step through the door with a purposeful tread
pull off my gloves and the bandana from my head
find a seat in the corner my back to the wall
face all who are looking and stare down them all
i call to the barmaid and order a beer
and ask her if she knows if there's a motel near here
hand her a five and i say keep the tip
then drink down the lager leaving foam on my lip
theres a pool game in the corner a couple local guys
so i make them a challenge 8ball loser buys
shoot into the night till a quarter to one
put up my que and say "guys its been fun"
the man at the motel wouldn't rent a room to me
so i unroll my pack and sleep under the stars for free
just before sun-up before the roosters can crow
i pack up my scooter and get ready to go
no i don't think you know me but you can hear me thunder by
and you may curse me under your breath but you know its a lie
cause if you had the balls to do what you wanted to
you would also be in dirty jeans and eating bug-splat too
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Oh how I wish that I could write well
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Posted:Mar 23, 2008 2:38 am
Last Updated:Jan 8, 2010 11:23 pm
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idle_curOh how i wish that i could write well
Oh how i wish that i could write well
The praises I'd sing, the stories I'd tell
If only I could scribe either poem or prose
What my imagination could invent, Only god knows
Why if only I could create verse or rhyme,
I'd tell of loves lost, and the passage of time
You could read about my fears, my pain and my sorrow
I would tell all about yesterday and today,
while dreaming of tommorrow
I wish I could write novels, or even a short story
That didn't come out simple, confusing or boring
A story that had, of course, a dispisable villain
Who spends most his time,robbing stealing or killin'
Then our hero would enter, to put a stop to all this
robbin'
A champion to slay Dragons, and chase away the goblins
In the end he'd win the maiden fair
With ivory skin and long golden hair
And all the peasants and noblemen,
would raise their voice in praises
The two, then would be wed, amidst adoring gazes
but alas I fear I must mourn, for my talent is lacking
As ou can see when I write, I succeed in only hacking!
Thomas Prentice
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