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“Johnnycorkbrains Lost His Cup of Tea!”
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DISTANT COUSINS
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LONERCYCLE
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HOUSTON on the HUDSON
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GLOWTERPILLAR
THE ZEN HEN: On Staying Focused
In a weaving race
against three-thumbed pigs,
even a spider can finish last
if he over multi-tasks.
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WAVE THAT FLAG
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FROM PHILA, WITH LOVE
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DON’T STAIR NOWHERE
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MAKING FOOTBALL MOVIES
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MAY THE FOURTH
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QUOTH MAUDE LEBOWSKI
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EGG ON MY SPACE
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CARLY SIMON ALBUM COVER FIRST DRAFTS: You’re So Vane
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KOJAK FIRST DRAFTS: Teddy Savalas
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THE BARD OF FLUSHING
WITH MY CAR WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN IN THE RAIN
The inside of my car is getting wet,
So I open an umbrella inside it,
I discover that it isn’t a great fit,
A convertible might be a better bet.
THE UMBRELLA CAR – (Drawing: PaC)
A THROAT IN THE FROG
From behind our house
a Bullfrog Chorale
serenaded us every night,
It started at eight
and stopped promptly at twelve
going off like the switch of a light.
While they bellowed and croaked
the frogs’ music we soaked
up in all of its ribbity splendor,
Thinking ‘This could be worse,
they could go on all night,
or their singing could sound like a blender.’
LUCIANO FROGAROTTI Famous amphibious tenor. (Illustration: PaC)
letter perfeCt
Coelacanth
scimitar
sconce and crèche
are words in which you can see
A flexible fungible
letter with moxie,
the magical malleable
letter C.
It’s silent it’s loud
it’s subtle it’s proud
it comes after A and B,
Coy crazy clandestine
Cantankerous cirrus
The bendable mendable
letter C.
UNBE-C-ABLE: Coelacanths are famous fish from the Indian Ocean, which borders on Asia, where curved swords called scimitars were created. (Illustration by PaC)
THE EXCEPTIONAL PARENT: Opus No. 5
Don’t kick or head-butt
your brother at all,
unless he transforms
to a soccer ball.
THE EXCEPTIONAL PARENT: Opus No. 11
Always use a placemat
to keep mealtime clean,
unless that placemat
is made of ice cream.
ROBERTO CLEMENTE BENIGNI MUSSOLINI KENNEDY’S QUANDARY
Danish, Denmark, Netherlands,
Dutch, Flanders
Flemish.
France, Wales, Britannia
Scotland, Irish
English.
Peruvian,
Bermudian,
Australian,
Toboggan,
How will I ever fit the great big world inside my noggin?
GLOBERTO
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THE SCOWL SO-sigh-ETY
The Scowl So-sigh-ety
meets way back in Angry Alley,
Deep in the heart of Distasteville
across Disgruntled Valley.
If you’ve never met them
I suggest you stay away,
unless, of course,
you love looking for clouds on sunny days.
If so, run to their next meeting,
frowning’s the sole entry fee,
So show a grumpy face, complain,
and join the Scowl So-Sigh-ety.
To see The Scowl So-Sigh-Ety as a #StellerStory, click the image below.
GREEN HAIR SOLUTION
In a pinch? In a bind?
Have an out of style flip?
That’s dampened your spirits?
Put a dip in your zip?
Well no messy hair doll
has reason to fret
who knows the old Ballad
of the Green Barrette.
It’s a song that licks cowlicks
and marches past bed-head,
that makes crooked parts
straight as new tire tread.
So to tune up your coif,
it may be your best bet
to sing that ol’ pea-colored clip classic,
The Ballad of the Green Barrette.
“SIGHT READING IS TOUGH, PILGRIM!” – An artist rendering of the original score from “The Ballad of the Green Barrette” (Photo: PaC)
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