Narnia

SeanMacGabhann Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > oh the circle was plenty wide a year ago - just > lyin', cheati... > > not that the pain lingers a year later > > All joking aside, picnic is a splendid idea - > count me in Jeysus Sean.......make your mind up. I read on another thread you may not even be Irish! What's the truth?

Thank you Belle. Heading to France on Thursday and perhaps an open top bus tour around ED the following Wednesday! I'll let you know.

Mougins 2008 Mougins, Mougins, what will you bring? Six crazy Dwarfs, all kith and kin One hopes to run the best of its kind The rest wait expectantly, to see what they find. Will Bashful be Happy, with some of the rules? Will he conquer them all, when playing the boules? He?s bound to complain, of that there?s no doubt But just wait till 9, and he won?t be about! Will Grumpy the Great, have a gripe in a game? And will he have gripe water, to ease all the pain? Son of a dentist, the great one in the sky! His easy demeanour, is a bit of a lie! What make you of Dopey, when he reaches his prime? Afraid of no one, but the barman calling time! He knows how to win, of that we are sure! But he won?t remember, till he?s had a cure! Then there is Sleepy, who might need a Doc! A virgin of wins?.eleven on the trot! Could this be his year, it?s not too soon Can anyone see, the colour of the moon? And finally Sneezy, the Dwarf from the West He?s had it a year, and completed his quest! Alas, with his hooter, he?ll sniff another win And if he succeeds, you won?t stop him grin! Thanks Happy our host, most grateful we are You and the Mrs deserve a cigar! Welcomed us all, we hope you?re not stressed! But soon we?ll be gone, and then you can rest! Mougins, Mougins, what will you bring? Another Dwarf Cup?. it?s a fine thing! The End Critical analysis welcomed

Thanks LostThePlot. I finally managed to put something in writing that will do! I was on a train journey and found some inspiration of a sort. It may be crap but then I'm not competing against poets, more like artists (piss one's)!

KalamityKel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Poems dont have to rhyme ya know :| or u really > after a limerick? Probably a limerick would give more scope for humour............and Mrs.Sneezy is from Limerick too!

wee quinnie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Dare we ask...which one of the dwarves are you, > Declan? Hmmm? Ask me, oh I don't know. Ask the others. I'm shy.

Ted Max Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Can you rip off an existing poem - changing the > words for relevant dwarf/ family related ones as > need be? > > Burns' "To A Dwarf", or Kipling's "If", say - but > all about your family in-jokes. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll have a go!

KoolBananas Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Declan, looks like you're doing a good job already > wiv the poem by your description of each dwarf Well maybe..........but it doesn't rhyme!

I need a poem and thought of no better place to get help than here. Background is I'm from a family of 7 boys and 1 girl. Grew up with additional Dwarf names. Parents passed away as did Snow White and Doc (we are mature Dwarfs now, in age anyway). We have an annual reunion and compete for what we call the Dwarf Cup playing all sorts of games and drinking a lot. It's in it's 12th year and next week will be held in Mougins near Cannes in France. Mrs Happy the Host's wife this year has asked each of us to write a poem including the names of the remaining Dwarfs which are: Bashful, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy and Sneezy. My efforts have been pathetic so I need help. Be as insulting as you want and I've no qualms about cheating at all! Thanks in anticipation of assistance (even if it's only one line) from the poets out there! In case it helps here's a brief description of the Dwarfs as I know them: Bashful tends towards Grumpyness when rules are altered/changed at the host's drunken whim. Two DC wins Dopey If ever a name suited. Drinks a lot more than anyone and attempts words of wisdom.Ginger. One DC win to his surprise Grumpy Tries to hide his character and be nice but doesn't take much to explode. Cheats by avoiding too much drink so as to give him a better chance of winning.Smallest Dwarf. Three DC wins. Happy Youngest Dwarf and this years Host and appears to live up to his name. Weaknesses yet to be exposed. Four DC wins Sleepy A lost cause! Physically incapable of doing anything except lift a glass. Been know to collapse and require a nurse. No DC wins and never likely to. Sneezy Oldest Dwarf and achieved nirvana last year with his first win. Permanently tanned and sometimes parentage questioned. Has been called VJ after Indian tennis player. Author of the History of Irish Tennis. Three volumes would you believe.A gent of a Dwarf.

It really quite sad to read of people complaining of birds singing in the morning. What are you doing in bed at 5.30 in the morning anyway? It's the nicest time of the day! Want to spend your life sleeping?

Why don't you love me(like you used to) - Elvis Costello and the Attractions

I have one of these, a 17 year old boy. He claims to have lots of friends but they all play certain games on the internet and live in Austria, Sweden, Denmark etc. He doesn't want to go out at all! He does occasionally (but doesn't want us to know where or what he is doing) but seems to prefer his computer. What I do know is that he has a mind of his own and as much as we might like him to get out more he decides what he wants to do. I'm curious to know if your daughter has a similar attitude to parential intervention given her age. She might prefer to work things out for herself! I don't know because as a teenager all I ever wanted to do was go out but that was a long time ago in a completely different environment. What do you mean by her finding it 'hard to mix'? Is she happy in her home environment and can't be bothered or does she want to but can't? Teenagers are difficult to deal with in respect that they feel they are grown up and parents are not fashionable. At least that's what I think. Perhaps we can arrange a marriage but we wouldn't consider anything less than a farm and a number of sheep and cows as a dowry! What do you think? Have we a deal?

My Way - Sinatra

HonaloochieB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Rhubarbs What's the link please? I'm lost with that one!

Shaggy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If you don't know, you don't wanna know, stranger. Who are you to call me a stranger Doggie.............I mean Shaggy!

Did a search..........The Starland Vocal Band on a site called One Hit Wonders

Afternoon delight................don't remember the group. Think it was a one hit wonder.

Ray

Enlighten us please!

Annie's song- Can't remember

13. It's raining........why? 14. I complain if I'm not happy.........whose fault is that and where do they live? 15. A lot of people complain as if their lives depend on an answer...........either that or they want attention! 16. Why isn't there a list of the least common complaints in East Dulwich?

Kelly's Hotel in Rosslare is excellent.

I hate some drivers but what annoys me most is when you are polite enough to let someone take a turn and you don't block their way or let someone out when you could easily pretend not to notice them. I don't wish to open a can of worms but I find that certain people won't acknowledge you have done them a favour. Is it me or is it that I am white? Administrator please delete this if you find it offensive! I came from a background where there was no such thing as racism. What the hell is it?

I like one my since departed father informed us of from his fishing days in Mayo (West of Ireland). 'Shite on the Killala boys'. Why these boys ever merited such a comment I've no idea but with remaining family it's sort of used intermittently to express any form of dissatisfaction.

Thanks for that............not English then!