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In praise of racism

Member since 2002 · Posted 22 Jan 2006 · Edited 24 Jan 2006 · 29 comments

Racism, is a white car traveling in a thick fog with no lights on. Megalosensitive bobble head jesus dolls echo race history's flex No one shows their secret dimples until the lightbulb is screwed in Szechuan food is never too spicy and someone has philly cheesesteak on their face While porch monkeys are porch monkeys and penguins still walk on stilts. When has six steamings ever cleaned a carpet. If the earlobe is too low then put bigfoot forward Or walk around well heeled and lean Let the ketchup bottles spit their reticulated lip shtick The cowboys association of New Jersey is guilty by association A comedian is a fisherman with a doctorate in botanical idiosyncrasies. Hosta! Hosta! Hosta! Trip over native tongues remembering jokes the headdresses told. Go ahead. Crack someones genealogy and turn the human tragedy lemon wise.

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29 comments

[10] ALChemy 23-Jan-06/9:11 AM Reply
Brilliant and witty.
Yes we have been playing a fools game haven't we.

You flip-flopped the "is" in "history".
[7] Dovina 23-Jan-06/10:44 AM Reply
I suppose there’s no spell checkers in truck stops, so I’ll forgive “traveling” “hsitory's” “idiosyncracies” “schtick” and “Sechuan.” The funky spacing is a little harder.
[10] AuntyM › Dovina 23-Jan-06/2:31 PM Reply
It is such a shame we are not all as perfect as "Dovina". Maybe, it is all the world traveling that she does? Maybe, she just has a history of being perfect? Maybe, she has NO idiosyncrasies? Maybe her "shtick" is up her...! My advice: Order Szechwan...and a life!
[10] ALChemy › AuntyM 23-Jan-06/2:49 PM Reply
You just need to understand that Dovina's votes are like dog years. If she gives you a 7 it's like a 9 in human votes.
[7] Dovina › ALChemy 23-Jan-06/2:54 PM Reply
No, it's like she says, I am poerfect, and anyoine who thinks otherwise cah shtilk it.
[10] ALChemy › Dovina 23-Jan-06/3:10 PM Reply
Your gettin' good with those one-liners D.
[7] Dovina › ALChemy 23-Jan-06/3:16 PM Reply
In a place where good means bad, and bad good, my one-liners are good.
[10] ALChemy › Dovina 23-Jan-06/3:22 PM Reply
They must be aces when they pop into your head then.
[7] Dovina › ALChemy 23-Jan-06/3:26 PM Reply
No, really it's just not understanding what people mean most of the time and trying to sort it out.
[10] ALChemy › Dovina 23-Jan-06/3:30 PM Reply
That pretty much sums up life don't it.
[7] Dovina › ALChemy 23-Jan-06/3:38 PM Reply
Yes, but for the glympse, the occasional light, the bang for the buck spent. Don't take anything on poemranker too literally.
[10] ALChemy › Dovina 23-Jan-06/4:10 PM Reply
If only this site had an irony detector.
[7] Dovina › ALChemy 23-Jan-06/4:17 PM Reply
I have just given birth. test that for irony.
[n/a] INTRANSIT › AuntyM 24-Jan-06/1:09 PM Reply
Wow! I think Kansas just lost it's virginity.
[n/a] INTRANSIT › Dovina 24-Jan-06/1:08 PM Reply
No there isn't. And there's no cut and paste, either. Otherwise you'd be wearing a canard on your face. No, the case was an extra sticky enter key and I was battling the timer at the same time. Ran out before I could proofread. you wouldn't believe how hard it is to find a decent kiosk out here. I see a vaio with mo-tech in my future. Hopefully by mid year. And when I get it, I'm gonna " Jerk that smokewagon" and "burn you down". thanks for the (proof)read D.
[10] ALChemy 23-Jan-06/1:32 PM Reply
[7] Dovina › ALChemy 23-Jan-06/1:44 PM Reply
Yeah, that's pretty good. It missed "traveling" though, and showed me "schtick" can have a "ck" or just a "k".
[10] ALChemy › Dovina 23-Jan-06/1:49 PM Reply
I thought the way it layed out the whole text for you was great.
I saved it in my favorites for that reason alone.
[7] Dovina › ALChemy 23-Jan-06/2:16 PM Reply
Me too.
[10] AuntyM 23-Jan-06/2:32 PM Reply
I like this one.
[7] ecargo 23-Jan-06/6:27 PM Reply
Ummm--huh. I don't know--it reads to me like a series of punchlines unanchored by a joke. Interesting because it's so fucking weird, but I don't get a sense of the sense.
[n/a] INTRANSIT › ecargo 24-Jan-06/1:12 PM Reply
That's partly the idea but there are parts that read funky.
[9] Alizarin_Crimson 24-Jan-06/11:15 AM Reply
Yay. Really enjoyed this one.
[n/a] INTRANSIT 24-Jan-06/1:01 PM Reply
Well, there went a perfectly good 6.0
[10] ALChemy 24-Jan-06/2:39 PM Reply
Second verse, same as the first. 'Cept w/ spell check.
[10] AuntyM › ALChemy 24-Jan-06/8:54 PM Reply
lol.
[8] Caducus 25-Jan-06/7:33 AM Reply
Different in style from you and the wit mixes well with the wisdom. I think the link from poin tot point needs a tidy though (example: their secret dimples until
the lightbulb is
screwed in
Szechuan

Some novel lines / expression use in this.
[n/a] god'swife 25-Jan-06/9:44 PM Reply
What have you been smokin'?
[9] Ranger 28-Jan-06/4:54 AM Reply
Demon opener! Didn't get the last clause, but I'm a bit slow at the moment. The rest is a grand take on human failings.