No, don't delete FOAD. It's far better than any of that stylised rap 'n' rant stuff that gets put on here. Besides when a chap asks for a Herman Hermits CD he doesn't deserve to be mocked by some pimply grot.

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You come across as a hoary old bastard but I'll wish you the very best for Christmas anyway!

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ayup squire.
as to the non-existent word-unameable.
the easiest way out of that blooper-is-
(and you might find this idea very useful
with your newfound victim-er sorry-love)
blame someone else.

and who is the nearest person to the
back of my hand?
you guessed it!

in order to clear your foggy nog re
the(newly corrected)mistake
(that my-WIFE-made-ha!)
is the viewing of some old unknown duffers
phizog bunged onto canvas and squared off
with a few bits of warped B&Q shit timber.

fog/nog/phizog?..add christmas log-
and thats a start for shit yuletide poem! or a shit joke
like wot i rote.

ta for spotting the blooper-YOU F....nice man

good luck with l'amour!

Comment is about Richie Muster (poet profile)

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hi Winston, Thanks for the welcome! For more of my stuff, the really good stuff, go check out my homepage and follow the links from there.

Comment is about Bradford Middleton (poet profile)

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Hi Bradford. A warm welcome to the pages of Write Out Loud. Winston

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Hahaaa!!! You've picked my 'party piece' song! :D I have sung that bugger EVERYWHERE from folk singarounds to round the fire at 7am at festies! :D

Nigel is THE funniest, sharpest lyricist ever - and I LOVE the sheer amount of musical and lyrical references he packs in :D

For shame, I won't be going on Saturday. Me chap's band are playing their crimbo gig in Llangollen so will be going to that instead, but it was a verrry close decision.

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Awww, gawdamn I'm going to miss them. I'm in Accrington - no car - and public transport is, well, a travesty. Tell you what - if you're going record it and one way or another, we'll bootleg the bugger.

'Who the fuckin' hell are Slipknot in relation to me getting out of bed?'

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Howdy Richie

Thanks for your note on Hasta. Aye, he is still out there, and lives within my own energy too. Knew him 30 years, miss him like mad. One life and that, eh?

And...don't know where you live chuck, but Half Man Half Biscuit are playing the Manchester Ritz this Saturday :) Nice venue - went to see Alabama 3 there the other week. Do you keep an eye on their website? (www.hmhb.co.uk) They update it with gig listings every now and again :) Nice to chat to a fellow fan! :D I've seen em bloody loads of times...even made my own Joy Division Oven Gloves to take to a gig once heh. *no shame*


Thanks again for commenting on She's Mine Tonight...written the day after the night before ;) And the club really did disappear.

Cheers fella

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Half Man Half Biscuit? '27yds of dental floss and she still won't give me a smile...' I'd crawl a mile over broken glass to see 'em live. Got everything they've done.'Bin men, thin men, lexicographers; fish yes, not so octopus...' There now, see what you've done?: you got me started...Re: 'We' - I love it; the bloodrush heartstomping pulsebeat fervour of passion unfettered. Yay!

Oh, and thanx for comments re: 'The Visitor'.

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Hello top guy-
re your FOAD-
a mans gotta say
what a mans gotta say-
angrily or otherwise.

and the 'otherwise'in your case
is fantastic! really cool!
and well worth plagiarizin-ha!

so no damning judgement
from us two old farts-
just you keep ROCKIN' ON!

Merry Syphillis'n'a Happy Gonorrhea!

Comment is about Richie Muster (poet profile)

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Hi Michael, Welcome to WOL. Thx for sending your pic, as you can see I have uploaded it onto your profile. Winston

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'Lady'? Humph. What are you implying sir? If you weren't a 'revolutionary socialist' too [I prefer to label myself 'libertarian/Chomskyan communist', 'Groucho Marxist' or plain ol' 'anarchist' tho] and someone else who appears to revere the mighty Bill Hicks R.I.P. ['...anyone...DUMB ENOUGH...to want to be in the military should be allowed in...'] I'd...I'd...I'd...

...anyway, too little sleep and a hump of hate will do that [FOAD2] to ya...

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hey up
oh gosh foot-in-mouth time methinks; a late night and a loose gob aren't the best of bedfellows. I'm putting up a milder version and deleting this [FOAD2] dirty little buggerrrr...

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hey up
oh gosh foot-in-mouth time methinks; a late night and a loose gob aren't the best of bedfellows. I'm putting up a milder version and deleting this [FOAD2] dirty little buggerrrr...

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Thoroughly enjoyed your spots at the Bards last night, John.

maybe I should re-phrase that....

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Hello Val.
Best wishes to you too at Christmas.

Comment is about Valerie Cook (poet profile)

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...and, of course, best wishes for Christmas.

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

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Hello MC. Thanks for your thoughts on Haddlesey Bells. No, this isn't the one we did for the school. That's called "Together" and is in the process of being recorded by a local singer. I'll post that when it's ready.
I agree with you about the unnecessary repetition of the last chorus. (A little too much of a good thing, I think!) In fact Our Gert suggesed deleting the entire song!

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thanks for the comments jeff, much appreciated man

Comment is about Jeffarama! (poet profile)

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Hi Dave,
Thank you so much for your lovely and interesting critique on
'The Berry Bridge' - I appreciate it : )

p.s. I did look up Curate's Egg - LOL - so now I know!

And... I couldn't find the photos of your trip...?

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Hi Lynn,
Thank you so much for your lovely comments on 'The Berry Bridge' : )

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Hi Winston,
Thank you for your comment on 'The Berry Bridge'... And the info regarding Blackpool Tower : )

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

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Hi Andy,
Thank you once again for your lovely comments on 'The Berry Bridge' : )

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Thank you for your lovely words, Cynthia. It is always a pleasure to hear from you!

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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Hi Laura,
Thank you for your comments on 'The Berry Bridge'...
Made me smile because I am full of childish delight : )

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:o)

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Hi Isobel
Whilst I am still trying to figure out whether I am more like cystitis, constipation or thrush, I thought I should thank you for your kind comment ;-)) on Inevitable
This is, to some extent, what was going through my mind waiting for 6:30
But am I the only person who is immediately convinced that everything that is on the 'good' horizon, is bound to get fucked up?
Get the inevitable out of the way, and then you can get on with 'normal' life

I took the liberty of excluding myself from the list of candidates to be likened to a period. I think I'm more of an irritant than a curse. But you can correct me if I'm wrong ;-)))))))))))))))

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Hi MC, thank you for your comment on Seizing the Moment. Just like to wish your sister all the best for her op next year. :)

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

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Hi Isobel, no this story is not actual, it's a modern Christmas story in verse. I'm happy though to chat to all on the street, the reasons people ask for money is interesting and sometimes genuine.

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Hi Tommy, thanks for your comment on Seizing the Moment - you were right of course, my typo! :0)

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Hello fellow Neutral Milk Hotel fan!! Wow, that's a rarity. I meet so few people who are into them! I mentioned them to Winston on here and he got the album and got RIGHT into it :D I never had a favourite album in a lifetime's worth of music obsession...so that shows you how pretty bloody special it is!

Jeff Mangum's around and about these days you know, he was supposed to be curating an ATP but as far as I can tell it's all gone tits up. Ticket price was ridiculous though.

If I hear of him playing any gigs, I'll give you a shout :)

Comment is about Dave Carr (poet profile)

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Ta for your note on Tigerella Houston - I was pleased with it :)

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

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Gee Thanks Winston :)

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Thanks for your comment Tommy much appreciated :)

Comment is about Tommy Carroll (poet profile)

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Thanks for the comments on "Love and Darts"-I enjoyed your "Goodbye to Thursday Street" immensely. I still get my coal delivered by strong, black arms!

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Hi Jane, 'Luminance' so grateful for the comments and glad you enjoyed the read. Much obliged.

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Fifi

I was really touched by your comment on Father. Christmas - Thank You!

Comment is about Fifi Fanshawe (poet profile)

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Thank you Anthony for commenting on Father. Christmas. Much appreciated. I haven't forgotten the competition but nothing's come yet.

Is there anything of your own that could be posted? it's been a while....

Comment is about Anthony Emmerson (poet profile)

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The thought occurs to me that to appreciate love poetry, perhaps you have to have some concept of what love is :)

Am trying hard to write something for you comp - just keep getting interrupted...

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Thanks for your comment Winston. The title was already set it was a challenge and took me days to do.
Hazel

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

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Thanks Win for words on Dead Birds. I really must try to write something that is not about mortality but I guess I am just too much of a miserable old sod. No life without anothers death, hey.

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Like Rachel I've just 'round to reading your samples. Very impressed with the images you bring especially the simplicity in 'Africa'. I'm waiting for more.....

Comment is about Louise Coulson (poet profile)

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Morning John. I split my sides at your comment on Richie's latest - thank you for a chuckle to start the day.

Also enjoyed Haddlesey Bells.

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

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Don't be daft Win..had a major edit..thanks for your thoughts.. :o))

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

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Hi Simon. Any more words for us? Winston

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"Book Early" (Fred Pontin)

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

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Hi Cynthia, 'Luminance', much appreciate your kind comments. Guess we seldom see bird's eyes at night, an owl's more often perhaps if lucky.

Did see the hedgehog though and picked the poor thing up from middle of the road and put it somewhere safer.

Glad to see you surfing WOL etc again after your busy spurts.

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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Hi John,

Yes they were and There was no wrecks and nobody drownded.

Win

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

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...and the very best to you for Christmas too, Val.

Comment is about Valerie Cook (poet profile)

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I totally understand about you not wanting to cut your poem down. When something is deeply meaningful to you, it's a hard thing to do. I've tried to do the same in the past, when I've been trying to squeeze things into 3 minutes for a slam. I found the essence of what I was saying went.

I'm glad you explained who Williams was. I thought he must be some famous political or military figure and didn't want to show my ignorance by asking :)

I hope you have a peaceful Christmas Mike.

Isobel x

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