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Hi Bonz:
Great to catch up with 'The purple cow' again.
It sent me to my shelves for 'A nonsense anthology collected by Carolyn Wells', published in 1908 and reprinted by Dover in 1958.
Although 'Purple cow' does sound Milliganesque, it was actually written at the turn of the 20th century by American humorist Gelett Burgess.
Here are a couple of his limericks from the same collection:
I'd rather have habits than clothes,
For that's where my intellect shows.
And as for my hair,
Do you think I should care
To comb it at night with my toes?
I wish that my Room had a Floor;
I don't so much care for a Door,
But this walking around
Without touching the ground
Is getting to be quite a bore!
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Welcome, Maurice. Do some people call you "the space cowboy"? - or possibly "the gangster of love"? Well, don't you worry, don't worry don't worry, now... ... it looks like you got a great "occupation" listed however interpretable it may seem...  ---------------- Home gnome Laffy Taffy tricky Dicky pop top hob-nob
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Never been called a space cowboy although was called the latter when I put some shelves up rather badly once. Usually people just call me "Maurice" which I have always felt is most apt.
Luncheon meat goes down very well with cherryade.
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And I am an organist in the pipe sense of the word. Why do people always have to take the gutteral interpretation? Church organs and trampolines - that's where you'll find me.
Luncheon meat goes down very well with cherryade.
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Maurice - I remain in staunch refusal to have choosen any definition. Although you may use an organ as an instrument, the sounds coming from an organ and the acoustics of the room so placed in vary to such a degree that "magician/arranger" usually more accurately applies. Just in case you are unfamiliar with the Steve Miller song "The Joker"... http://www.gangster-of-love.com/songjok.html#5----------- artsy-fartsy rude attitude lean, mean fighting machine gender bender lovey-dovey Humour goes down easier with bitters.
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reminded me, in some NY bars you can find,
chicks with dicks
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Detectives can go out on dates???
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no, its like that guy in the news last week, richard somebody, who got arrested for renting a motel room for himself and his chichen... for the purpose of, well, behaviour unbecoming a gentleman...
apparently this is something guys named richard are famous for....
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