dedalus Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Final Instructions to 7009856342- 00XTR -7492: "Fred" There’s no urgent need to have any ideas before speaking, since humans usually speak just to say something, to be social. Fact: they simply can’t stand around the place silent, grinning like baboons, they can’t. Dress well. Attend to personal hygiene. Smile slowly, make your eyeballs sparkle. Memorize a set of stock phrases. There’s nothing to it. The politicians these days, my God.I adore your dress. Yes, c’est la meme chose, don't you know. It’s all (touch your nose) wheels within wheels. Taxes are killing the business world. That should get you through. Move in the right circles. Charm both sexes, avoid physical intimacy. Marry the smiling clone we send you. Spread around the money we give you. Never put yourself forward for office, in time they will ask you, beg you. A Minister in the UK? A Senator in the USA? A Senator costs more, admittedly, but once you’re in you’re in. The best part of the Senate is you can obstruct everything, never having to say much, not a single word. Quote Drown your sorrows in drink, by all means, but the real sorrows can swim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumisong Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Excellent Outstanding the first line- Instructions to Fred the Fact: bit the QUOTE box all of it-- this is my kind'a thing (<<not a memorized standardized line that I have pulled out of my pocket for just this occasion, but, it is something Im sure Ive said before ;) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Rumi has said it perfectly- So let me just amplify and echo- Excellent Outstanding Well, well done! Really a treat! DC&J Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I, too, love the first line, especially how you use the serial number. Your use of the quote box is clever, too. This one's top shelf. Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksandra Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 The most what I wonder is, how you come up with such an ideas like this one? All is great, as the others said, the quote box, the serial number... Ded, you are always so creative and with many unique ideas, that is for greeting. Otherwise the poem is wonderful, very wise, very open, and very real story. I love your way of writing, even it knows to be so hard sometimes, but never boring. Keep writing. Aleksandra Quote The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth - Jean Cocteau History of Macedonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Well this explains everything. You are an alien and have been beamed down with your superior talent and knowledge to observe we inferior earthlings more closely. It took me a while to figure it out, that shows just how stupid we earthlings are. Since your true identity has finally been revealed, I am wondering if you have any poems I could use for my articles on alien verse.... Bagarthach Verse or puSlohVagh. It takes a good sense of humor to write these things. ~~Tink Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedalus Posted December 3, 2010 Author Share Posted December 3, 2010 Nonsense, Tink! I'm no alien, simply Irish ... ;) Quote Drown your sorrows in drink, by all means, but the real sorrows can swim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 LOL, To some its the same thing. Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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