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Ann Foxglove

Fri 24th Sep 2010 04:55

Well we're not going to believe you NOW are we? ;-)

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John Coopey

Thu 23rd Sep 2010 23:33

I'm going to tell everyone that I wrote this!

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Dave Carr

Mon 12th Jul 2010 06:55

Tweaked it for now - in an inglorious Tarantino kind of way.
That's how it appears on the monologues site. Will think about that line. Thanks for all comments everyone.
Dave

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alisonsmiles68@gmail.com

Sun 11th Jul 2010 18:48

Fabulously playful! Love it.

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Graham Sherwood

Sun 11th Jul 2010 11:23

The first two verses are so clever it hurts to read them. An Italian "Hiawatha" theme. I think it could have worked better by not limiting yourself to so few suffixes though. Brave stuff!

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Isobel

Sun 11th Jul 2010 09:59

I wasn't really complaining about the word bastard. In some ways it is a good choice. The rhyming scheme is so tight that you really aren't expecting it and it makes it funny. I was being a bit ironic in my earlier comment.

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Bernadette Herbertson

Sat 10th Jul 2010 21:19

love this it is so amusing.I'm not keen on the use of the word bastards on this occassion and have been looking through the dictionary to find another word and it has been quite difficult but have come up with 'lagsters' as lag pertains to slowness but not sure if lagsters relates?...Bernadette

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Ray Miller

Sat 10th Jul 2010 12:09

Loved it, Dave, wonderful. As others have pointed out "bastards" is a bit of a stumble. How about "Got to make the pasta faster so the profits will be vaster"?

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Heather

Sat 10th Jul 2010 11:35

This was really great, I love the humour of the piece, the fast pace and all the rhymes. It's very well put together. The line with bastards also threw me, as did this line: To our recipes down passed-a. But those are tiny complaints and it really is fantastic!

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Isobel

Sat 10th Jul 2010 09:45

I think you are a pasta master at this type of poetry, Dave! I'm disappointed that you didn't chuck some of your own special Italian in though...
I think 'bastard' may also have thrown your rhyming scheme at one point - I won't hold it against you though!
This went down brilliantly at the Tudor - a great performance piece.

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Sat 10th Jul 2010 08:21

Really enjoyed this! The line

' Cogs were whirring far too fast-a,
Flying belts went whizzing past-a.'

is easily the best of the whole place! Very amusing.

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Ann Foxglove

Sat 10th Jul 2010 06:26

You've made me feel very hungry! And it's good wheeze to end every line by adding an "a". That'll make it rhyme!! ;-) (Only kiddin') Really enjoyed it Dave, thanks! x

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