• The Ashtroll / gjd

    From George J. Dance@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jun 6 22:18:07 2022
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    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

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  • From Rocky Stoneberg@21:1/5 to George J. Dance on Tue Jun 7 21:43:30 2022
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    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

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  • From W.Dockery@21:1/5 to Rocky Stoneberg on Tue Jun 7 23:51:23 2022
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    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

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  • From George J. Dance@21:1/5 to W.Dockery on Wed Jun 8 17:29:54 2022
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    On 2022-06-07 7:51 p.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    PJ Ross has actually commented on it:
    'Close, but no cigar. Forced stress on "him".'

    Both this and the "Bobby Burro" limerick were ones I wrote earlier in
    the year, in threads where they're effectively lost to posterity. So I
    decided to top-post them so they'd be easier to find.

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  • From Rocky Stoneberg@21:1/5 to George J. Dance on Wed Jun 8 21:48:28 2022
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    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-07 7:51 p.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    PJ Ross has actually commented on it:
    'Close, but no cigar. Forced stress on "him".'

    Both this and the "Bobby Burro" limerick were ones I wrote earlier in
    the year, in threads where they're effectively lost to posterity. So I decided to top-post them so they'd be easier to find.

    Peter is always a tough critic, I daresay....

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  • From W.Dockery@21:1/5 to Rocky Stoneberg on Thu Jun 9 04:19:12 2022
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    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-07 7:51 p.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    PJ Ross has actually commented on it:
    'Close, but no cigar. Forced stress on "him".'

    Both this and the "Bobby Burro" limerick were ones I wrote earlier in
    the year, in threads where they're effectively lost to posterity. So I
    decided to top-post them so they'd be easier to find.

    Peter is always a tough critic, I daresay....

    But when he gets serious, PJR does post some instructional thoughts.

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  • From George J. Dance@21:1/5 to W.Dockery on Thu Jun 9 15:56:32 2022
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    On 2022-06-09 12:19 a.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-07 7:51 p.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    PJ Ross has actually commented on it:
    'Close, but no cigar. Forced stress on "him".'

    Both this and the "Bobby Burro" limerick were ones I wrote earlier in
    the year, in threads where they're effectively lost to posterity. So
    I decided to top-post them so they'd be easier to find.

    Peter is always a tough critic, I daresay....

    But when he gets serious, PJR does post some instructional thoughts.

    He was always worth listening to. But one doesn't have to agree with
    *him*, and here I listened and then disagreed.

    It's not normal, but it's not unnatural (and therefore not forced) for a
    person to stress "him" in such a context. Imagine, for example, pointing
    to the person when you're saying it.

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  • From W.Dockery@21:1/5 to George J. Dance on Thu Jun 9 20:28:25 2022
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    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-09 12:19 a.m., Will Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-07 7:51 p.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    PJ Ross has actually commented on it:
    'Close, but no cigar. Forced stress on "him".'

    Both this and the "Bobby Burro" limerick were ones I wrote earlier in
    the year, in threads where they're effectively lost to posterity. So
    I decided to top-post them so they'd be easier to find.

    Peter is always a tough critic, I daresay....

    But when he gets serious, PJR does post some instructional thoughts.

    He was always worth listening to. But one doesn't have to agree with
    *him*, and here I listened and then disagreed.

    It's not normal, but it's not unnatural (and therefore not forced) for a person to stress "him" in such a context. Imagine, for example, pointing
    to the person when you're saying it.


    Yes, PJR could dig his heels in over simple matters, very much like others we've encountered here over the years.

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  • From Rocky Rhodan@21:1/5 to George J. Dance on Thu Jun 9 22:29:08 2022
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    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-09 12:19 a.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-07 7:51 p.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    PJ Ross has actually commented on it:
    'Close, but no cigar. Forced stress on "him".'

    Both this and the "Bobby Burro" limerick were ones I wrote earlier in
    the year, in threads where they're effectively lost to posterity. So
    I decided to top-post them so they'd be easier to find.

    Peter is always a tough critic, I daresay....

    But when he gets serious, PJR does post some instructional thoughts.

    He was always worth listening to. But one doesn't have to agree with
    *him*, and here I listened and then disagreed.

    It's not normal, but it's not unnatural (and therefore not forced) for a person to stress "him" in such a context. Imagine, for example, pointing
    to the person when you're saying it.


    I do miss Peter... he was grouchy but often funny....

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  • From W.Dockery@21:1/5 to Rocky Rhodan on Fri Jun 10 16:02:12 2022
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    Rocky Rhodan wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-09 12:19 a.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-07 7:51 p.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    PJ Ross has actually commented on it:
    'Close, but no cigar. Forced stress on "him".'

    Both this and the "Bobby Burro" limerick were ones I wrote earlier in >>>>> the year, in threads where they're effectively lost to posterity. So >>>>> I decided to top-post them so they'd be easier to find.

    Peter is always a tough critic, I daresay....

    But when he gets serious, PJR does post some instructional thoughts.

    He was always worth listening to. But one doesn't have to agree with
    *him*, and here I listened and then disagreed.

    It's not normal, but it's not unnatural (and therefore not forced) for a
    person to stress "him" in such a context. Imagine, for example, pointing
    to the person when you're saying it.


    I do miss Peter... he was grouchy but often funny....

    Speculation is that PJR is retired, he is 58 now, after all.

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  • From W-Dockery@21:1/5 to Rocky Stoneberg on Fri Jun 10 18:44:31 2022
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    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    PJR's dour opinion notwithstanding.

    🙂

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  • From Rocky Stoneberg@21:1/5 to Will Dockery on Sun Jun 12 20:47:51 2022
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    Will Dockery wrote:

    On Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 8:47:43 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
    On Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 7:55:12 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...
    Even PJR might approve.
    Ah no-- PJR will tell you that no matter how well structured, you still cannot polish a turd...

    PJR is the self proclaimed expert on limericks, after all.

    Peter seems to know his stuff....

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  • From W.Dockery@21:1/5 to Rocky Rhodan on Sun Jun 12 23:56:18 2022
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    Rocky Rhodan wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-09 12:19 a.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-07 7:51 p.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    PJ Ross has actually commented on it:
    'Close, but no cigar. Forced stress on "him".'

    Both this and the "Bobby Burro" limerick were ones I wrote earlier in >>>>> the year, in threads where they're effectively lost to posterity. So >>>>> I decided to top-post them so they'd be easier to find.

    Peter is always a tough critic, I daresay....

    But when he gets serious, PJR does post some instructional thoughts.

    He was always worth listening to. But one doesn't have to agree with
    *him*, and here I listened and then disagreed.

    It's not normal, but it's not unnatural (and therefore not forced) for a
    person to stress "him" in such a context. Imagine, for example, pointing
    to the person when you're saying it.


    I do miss Peter... he was grouchy but often funny....

    His trolling kept things lively, I'll grant you.

    🙂

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  • From W-Dockery@21:1/5 to George J. Dance on Tue Jun 14 05:09:27 2022
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    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-07 7:51 p.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    PJ Ross has actually commented on it:
    'Close, but no cigar. Forced stress on "him".'

    Both this and the "Bobby Burro" limerick were ones I wrote earlier in
    the year, in threads where they're effectively lost to posterity. So I decided to top-post them so they'd be easier to find.


    Good to keep your poetry where it could be found.

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  • From Victor H.@21:1/5 to Will Dockery on Tue Jun 14 21:15:18 2022
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    Will Dockery wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-07 7:51 p.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    PJ Ross has actually commented on it:
    'Close, but no cigar. Forced stress on "him".'

    Both this and the "Bobby Burro" limerick were ones I wrote earlier in
    the year, in threads where they're effectively lost to posterity. So I
    decided to top-post them so they'd be easier to find.


    Good to keep your poetry where it could be found.

    Quite so....

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  • From General-Zod@21:1/5 to Will Dockery on Wed Jun 15 20:51:40 2022
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    Will Dockery wrote:

    Rocky Rhodan wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    PJ Ross has actually commented on it:
    'Close, but no cigar. Forced stress on "him".'

    Both this and the "Bobby Burro" limerick were ones I wrote earlier in >>>>>> the year, in threads where they're effectively lost to posterity. So >>>>>> I decided to top-post them so they'd be easier to find.

    Peter is always a tough critic, I daresay....

    But when he gets serious, PJR does post some instructional thoughts.

    He was always worth listening to. But one doesn't have to agree with
    *him*, and here I listened and then disagreed.

    It's not normal, but it's not unnatural (and therefore not forced) for a >>> person to stress "him" in such a context. Imagine, for example, pointing >>> to the person when you're saying it.


    I do miss Peter... he was grouchy but often funny....

    Speculation is that PJR is retired, he is 58 now, after all.


    I do wish him well......

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  • From W-Dockery@21:1/5 to Rocky Rhodan on Fri Jun 17 00:09:16 2022
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    Rocky Rhodan wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-09 12:19 a.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-07 7:51 p.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    PJ Ross has actually commented on it:
    'Close, but no cigar. Forced stress on "him".'

    Both this and the "Bobby Burro" limerick were ones I wrote earlier in >>>>> the year, in threads where they're effectively lost to posterity. So >>>>> I decided to top-post them so they'd be easier to find.

    Peter is always a tough critic, I daresay....

    But when he gets serious, PJR does post some instructional thoughts.

    He was always worth listening to. But one doesn't have to agree with
    *him*, and here I listened and then disagreed.

    It's not normal, but it's not unnatural (and therefore not forced) for a
    person to stress "him" in such a context. Imagine, for example, pointing
    to the person when you're saying it.


    I do miss Peter... he was grouchy but often funny....


    PJR did have his moments, I'll grant you.

    🙂

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  • From W-Dockery@21:1/5 to Rocky Rhodan on Sun Jun 19 00:28:09 2022
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    Rocky Rhodan wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-09 12:19 a.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-07 7:51 p.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    PJ Ross has actually commented on it:
    'Close, but no cigar. Forced stress on "him".'

    Both this and the "Bobby Burro" limerick were ones I wrote earlier in >>>>> the year, in threads where they're effectively lost to posterity. So >>>>> I decided to top-post them so they'd be easier to find.

    Peter is always a tough critic, I daresay....

    But when he gets serious, PJR does post some instructional thoughts.

    He was always worth listening to. But one doesn't have to agree with
    *him*, and here I listened and then disagreed.

    It's not normal, but it's not unnatural (and therefore not forced) for a
    person to stress "him" in such a context. Imagine, for example, pointing
    to the person when you're saying it.


    I do miss Peter... he was grouchy but often funny....

    Like I said, he's just PJR being PJR.

    🙂

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  • From Victor H.@21:1/5 to Will Dockery on Wed Jun 22 19:32:30 2022
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    Will Dockery wrote:

    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    Indeed he might if Peter would ever return....

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  • From Rocky Stoneberg@21:1/5 to George J. Dance on Fri Jun 24 20:30:30 2022
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    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-22 3:32 p.m., Victor H. wrote:
    Will Dockery wrote:

    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    Indeed he might if Peter would ever return....

    No! If PJ Ross returned and saw me using "gjd" to sign my poems, he
    wouldn't just not approve; he'd have a shit hemorrhage.


    Oh Lordy, that Peter can be a jerk at times....

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  • From George J. Dance@21:1/5 to Victor H. on Fri Jun 24 16:21:50 2022
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    On 2022-06-22 3:32 p.m., Victor H. wrote:
    Will Dockery wrote:

    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    Indeed he might if Peter would ever return....

    No! If PJ Ross returned and saw me using "gjd" to sign my poems, he
    wouldn't just not approve; he'd have a shit hemorrhage.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From W-Dockery@21:1/5 to Rocky Rhodan on Sun Jun 26 04:55:38 2022
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    Rocky Rhodan wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-09 12:19 a.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-07 7:51 p.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    PJ Ross has actually commented on it:
    'Close, but no cigar. Forced stress on "him".'

    Both this and the "Bobby Burro" limerick were ones I wrote earlier in >>>>> the year, in threads where they're effectively lost to posterity. So >>>>> I decided to top-post them so they'd be easier to find.

    Peter is always a tough critic, I daresay....

    But when he gets serious, PJR does post some instructional thoughts.

    He was always worth listening to. But one doesn't have to agree with
    *him*, and here I listened and then disagreed.

    It's not normal, but it's not unnatural (and therefore not forced) for a
    person to stress "him" in such a context. Imagine, for example, pointing
    to the person when you're saying it.


    I do miss Peter... he was grouchy but often funny....

    It was amusing when he broke Michael Pendragon's heart, Pendragon desperately wanted PJR to take him under his wing and my e mentor him.

    🙂

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  • From Rocky Stoneberg@21:1/5 to Will Dockery on Sun Jun 26 18:33:04 2022
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    Will Dockery wrote:

    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    Ha ha....

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  • From George J. Dance@21:1/5 to Victor H. on Fri Jul 8 02:01:19 2022
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    On 2022-06-14 5:15 p.m., Victor H. wrote:
    Will Dockery wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-07 7:51 p.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    PJ Ross has actually commented on it:
    'Close, but no cigar. Forced stress on "him".'

    Both this and the "Bobby Burro" limerick were ones I wrote earlier in
    the year, in threads where they're effectively lost to posterity. So
    I decided to top-post them so they'd be easier to find.


    Good to keep your poetry where it could be found.

    Quite so....

    Well, I did have a second reason for top-posting it. I'd already posted "Usenet's Greatest Poet," and I wanted to post a few more, to test a
    claim I'd been hearing for over a year: that because some people were
    posting too much, all the poetry was getting hidden; that a poem would
    fall off the front page (the top 30 posts) in less than a day, buried by
    all those garbage posts.

    So I followed up my first poem with those two limericks the next week,
    and then over the next two weeks two with two other poems out of the
    /Doggerel/ book. I had to slow down to one a week because the earlier 3
    poems had not fallen out of the top 30, and I was worried about taking
    up too much of it.

    Finally I had to stop posting more, because all 5 poems were still
    sitting in the top 30. I'm still waiting to post more because, weeks
    later, all 5 of those poems are still on the front page. One dips lower,
    all the time, but just as quickly pops back up. So much for the story of
    a 'conspiracy' that's burying all the poetry here.

    What I find most amusing is that at least one of the people complaining
    in the spring about all the poetry being buried is now complaining about
    my poems *not* being buried!

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  • From General-Zod@21:1/5 to George J. Dance on Tue Jul 26 21:36:40 2022
    XPost: alt.arts.poetry.comments

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-14 5:15 p.m., Victor H. wrote:
    Will Dockery wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-07 7:51 p.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    PJ Ross has actually commented on it:
    'Close, but no cigar. Forced stress on "him".'

    Both this and the "Bobby Burro" limerick were ones I wrote earlier in
    the year, in threads where they're effectively lost to posterity. So
    I decided to top-post them so they'd be easier to find.


    Good to keep your poetry where it could be found.

    Quite so....

    Well, I did have a second reason for top-posting it. I'd already posted "Usenet's Greatest Poet," and I wanted to post a few more, to test a
    claim I'd been hearing for over a year: that because some people were
    posting too much, all the poetry was getting hidden; that a poem would
    fall off the front page (the top 30 posts) in less than a day, buried by
    all those garbage posts.

    So I followed up my first poem with those two limericks the next week,
    and then over the next two weeks two with two other poems out of the /Doggerel/ book. I had to slow down to one a week because the earlier 3
    poems had not fallen out of the top 30, and I was worried about taking
    up too much of it.

    Finally I had to stop posting more, because all 5 poems were still
    sitting in the top 30. I'm still waiting to post more because, weeks
    later, all 5 of those poems are still on the front page. One dips lower,
    all the time, but just as quickly pops back up. So much for the story of
    a 'conspiracy' that's burying all the poetry here.

    What I find most amusing is that at least one of the people complaining
    in the spring about all the poetry being buried is now complaining about
    my poems *not* being buried!


    No matter what these folks always find something to whine and complain about.....

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  • From W.Dockery@21:1/5 to General-Zod on Wed Jul 27 02:42:50 2022
    XPost: alt.arts.poetry.comments

    General-Zod wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-14 5:15 p.m., Victor H. wrote:
    Will Dockery wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-07 7:51 p.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    PJ Ross has actually commented on it:
    'Close, but no cigar. Forced stress on "him".'

    Both this and the "Bobby Burro" limerick were ones I wrote earlier in >>>>> the year, in threads where they're effectively lost to posterity. So >>>>> I decided to top-post them so they'd be easier to find.


    Good to keep your poetry where it could be found.

    Quite so....

    Well, I did have a second reason for top-posting it. I'd already posted
    "Usenet's Greatest Poet," and I wanted to post a few more, to test a
    claim I'd been hearing for over a year: that because some people were
    posting too much, all the poetry was getting hidden; that a poem would
    fall off the front page (the top 30 posts) in less than a day, buried by
    all those garbage posts.

    So I followed up my first poem with those two limericks the next week,
    and then over the next two weeks two with two other poems out of the
    /Doggerel/ book. I had to slow down to one a week because the earlier 3
    poems had not fallen out of the top 30, and I was worried about taking
    up too much of it.

    Finally I had to stop posting more, because all 5 poems were still
    sitting in the top 30. I'm still waiting to post more because, weeks
    later, all 5 of those poems are still on the front page. One dips lower,
    all the time, but just as quickly pops back up. So much for the story of
    a 'conspiracy' that's burying all the poetry here.

    What I find most amusing is that at least one of the people complaining
    in the spring about all the poetry being buried is now complaining about
    my poems *not* being buried!


    No matter what these folks always find something to whine and complain about.....

    Never ending whining.

    🙂

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  • From Victor H.@21:1/5 to George J. Dance on Thu Jul 28 23:02:25 2022
    XPost: alt.arts.poetry.comments

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-07 7:51 p.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    PJ Ross has actually commented on it:
    'Close, but no cigar. Forced stress on "him".'

    Both this and the "Bobby Burro" limerick were ones I wrote earlier in
    the year, in threads where they're effectively lost to posterity. So I decided to top-post them so they'd be easier to find.


    These works have sure enough stood the test of time...!

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  • From W-Dockery@21:1/5 to General-Zod on Sun Jul 31 03:00:53 2022
    XPost: alt.arts.poetry.comments

    General-Zod wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-14 5:15 p.m., Victor H. wrote:
    Will Dockery wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-07 7:51 p.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    PJ Ross has actually commented on it:
    'Close, but no cigar. Forced stress on "him".'

    Both this and the "Bobby Burro" limerick were ones I wrote earlier in >>>>> the year, in threads where they're effectively lost to posterity. So >>>>> I decided to top-post them so they'd be easier to find.


    Good to keep your poetry where it could be found.

    Quite so....

    Well, I did have a second reason for top-posting it. I'd already posted
    "Usenet's Greatest Poet," and I wanted to post a few more, to test a
    claim I'd been hearing for over a year: that because some people were
    posting too much, all the poetry was getting hidden; that a poem would
    fall off the front page (the top 30 posts) in less than a day, buried by
    all those garbage posts.

    So I followed up my first poem with those two limericks the next week,
    and then over the next two weeks two with two other poems out of the
    /Doggerel/ book. I had to slow down to one a week because the earlier 3
    poems had not fallen out of the top 30, and I was worried about taking
    up too much of it.

    Finally I had to stop posting more, because all 5 poems were still
    sitting in the top 30. I'm still waiting to post more because, weeks
    later, all 5 of those poems are still on the front page. One dips lower,
    all the time, but just as quickly pops back up. So much for the story of
    a 'conspiracy' that's burying all the poetry here.

    What I find most amusing is that at least one of the people complaining
    in the spring about all the poetry being buried is now complaining about
    my poems *not* being buried!


    No matter what these folks always find something to whine and complain about.....

    Incessantly.

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  • From Victor H.@21:1/5 to george...@yahoo.ca on Wed Aug 3 23:08:07 2022
    XPost: alt.arts.poetry.comments

    On Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 10:21:31 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
    On 2022-07-01 6:53 a.m., W-Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Rhodan wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-09 12:19 a.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-07 7:51 p.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    PJ Ross has actually commented on it:
    'Close, but no cigar. Forced stress on "him".'

    Both this and the "Bobby Burro" limerick were ones I wrote earlier >>>>>> in the year, in threads where they're effectively lost to
    posterity. So I decided to top-post them so they'd be easier to find. >>>>
    Peter is always a tough critic, I daresay....

    But when he gets serious, PJR does post some instructional thoughts.

    He was always worth listening to. But one doesn't have to agree with
    *him*, and here I listened and then disagreed.

    It's not normal, but it's not unnatural (and therefore not forced)
    for a person to stress "him" in such a context. Imagine, for example,
    pointing to the person when you're saying it.


    I do miss Peter... he was grouchy but often funny....


    He was good with the dry British non-humor.
    I do think the poem is good enough to go into the revised book. It and
    "Bobby Burro" are good examples of the limerick form, and I have next to
    no limericks in the original.

    It doesn't mention the names of any real people; perhaps someone on aapc might identify him, but then they could identify "PJ" and "Hammy
    Hogarth," both of whom are already in there; and a good sleuth could
    probably find more of the others.

    Exactly....

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  • From Victor H.@21:1/5 to Will Dockery on Tue Oct 4 21:51:26 2022
    XPost: alt.arts.poetry.comments

    Will Dockery wrote:
    George J. Dance wrote:

    On 2022-06-07 7:51 p.m., W.Dockery wrote:
    Rocky Stoneberg wrote:

    George J. Dance wrote:

    A wannabe poet named Ash
    Thought writing could bring in some cash;
    But all of his verses
    Brought him only curses,
    And all of it went in the trash.


    gjd

    Outstanding work in the limerick form...

    Even PJR might approve.

    🙂

    PJ Ross has actually commented on it:
    'Close, but no cigar. Forced stress on "him".'

    Both this and the "Bobby Burro" limerick were ones I wrote earlier in >>>>>> the year, in threads where they're effectively lost to posterity. So >>>>>> I decided to top-post them so they'd be easier to find.


    Good to keep your poetry where it could be found.

    Quite so....

    Well, I did have a second reason for top-posting it. I'd already posted
    "Usenet's Greatest Poet," and I wanted to post a few more, to test a
    claim I'd been hearing for over a year: that because some people were
    posting too much, all the poetry was getting hidden; that a poem would
    fall off the front page (the top 30 posts) in less than a day, buried by >>> all those garbage posts.

    So I followed up my first poem with those two limericks the next week,
    and then over the next two weeks two with two other poems out of the
    /Doggerel/ book. I had to slow down to one a week because the earlier 3
    poems had not fallen out of the top 30, and I was worried about taking
    up too much of it.

    Finally I had to stop posting more, because all 5 poems were still
    sitting in the top 30. I'm still waiting to post more because, weeks
    later, all 5 of those poems are still on the front page. One dips lower, >>> all the time, but just as quickly pops back up. So much for the story of >>> a 'conspiracy' that's burying all the poetry here.

    What I find most amusing is that at least one of the people complaining
    in the spring about all the poetry being buried is now complaining about >>> my poems *not* being buried!


    No matter what these folks always find something to whine and complain about.....

    Incessantly.


    Yep....

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