From tpeterpark@erols.com Wed Aug 09 21:55:07 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 10182 invoked from network); 10 Aug 2000 04:55:06 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 10 Aug 2000 04:55:06 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO smtp02.mrf.mail.rcn.net) (207.172.4.61) by mta1 with SMTP; 10 Aug 2000 04:55:06 -0000 Received: from 209-122-225-45.s45.tnt1.nyw.ny.dialup.rcn.com ([209.122.225.45] helo=umktgghc) by smtp02.mrf.mail.rcn.net with smtp (Exim 3.15 #2) id 13MkMz-0005Lz-00; Thu, 10 Aug 2000 00:55:05 -0400 Message-ID: <3992349D.646A@erols.com> Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 00:50:37 -0400 Reply-To: tpeterpark@erols.com X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01C-DH397 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: lojban@egroups.com, IALlist@egroups.com Subject: Le sanga po le dirba je slabu ke kalcyrzdani---was Re: Big Bang theory References: <39913E66.3CD@xtra.co.nz> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "T. Peter Park" The following poetic masterpiece copied below reminded me today of my suggestion a few years ago to la lojbab. about a science fiction story or movie where the hero escapes from a horrendous alien palace, temple, or fortess called the Barda Kalcyrzdani: Brother WXYZ of the "Anglican" list wrote wrote: > > Once in a while there looms on my screen something that I just have to > share with people regarless. The following took me several minutes to > relay on because, I could not stop laughing. Now the fact that you can > see the pinch line coming makes it al the worse because by the time you > get there your eys, like mine, I hope will be full of tears. > > Bro. WXYZ > ~ > mailto:ABCDEFGH > > The Little House Out Back > "No Smoking Please" > > One of my bygone recollections, > As I recall the days of yore > Is the little house, behind the house, > With the crescent over the door. > 'Twas a place to sit and ponder > With your head bowed down low; > Knowing that you wouldn't be there, > If you didn't have to go. > > Ours was a three-holer, > With a size for every one. > You left there feeling better, > After your usual job was done. > You had to make these frequent trips > Whether snow, rain, sleet, or fog-- > To the little house where you usually > Found the Sears-Roebuck catalog. > > Oft times in dead of winter, > The seat was covered with snow. > Twas then with much reluctance, > To the little house you'd go. > With a swish you'd clear the seat, > Bend low, with dreadful fear > You'd blink your eyes and grit your teeth > As you settled on your rear. > > I recall the day Granddad, > Who stayed with us one summer, > Made a trip to the shanty > Which proved to be a hummer. > 'Twas the same day my Dad > Finished painting the kitchen green. > He'd just cleaned up the mess he's made > With rags and gasoline. > > He tossed the rags in the shanty hole > And went on his usual way > Not knowing that by doing so > He would eventually rue the day. > Now Granddad had an urgent call, > I never will forget! > This trip he made to the little house > Lingers in my memory yet. > > He sat down on the shanty seat, > With both feet on the floor. > Then filled his pipe with tobacco > And struck a match on the outhouse door. > After the Tobacco began to glow, > He slowly raised his rear: > Tossed the flaming match in the open hole, > With not a sign of fear. > > The Blast that followed, I am sure > Was heard for miles around; > And there was poor ol' Granddad > Just sitting on the ground. > The smoldering pipe was still in his mouth, > His suspenders he held tight; > The celebrated three-holer > Was blown clear out of sight. > > When we asked him what had happened, > His answer I'll never forget. > He thought it must be something > That he had recently et! > Next day we had a new one > Which my Dad built with ease. > With a sign on the entrance door > Which read: No Smoking, Please! > > Now that's the end of the story, > With memories of long ago, > Of the little house, behind the house > Where we went cause we had to go! > > Author unknown > > ---- > To unsubscribe: mailto:anglican-unsubscribe@list.stsams.org > To unsub from digest mode: mailto:anglican-digest-unsubscribe@list.stsams.org > For more info and help: mailto:anglican-faq@list.stsams.org