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The Romans could have saved their empire,
If only there had been fewer forests, 
For their enemies to hide in.

In open land they reined supreme,
Raging rivers...

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Jamboree

Young catholic people from far-flung places are arriving 
in Lisbon, plain young boys and girls looking sober smiling
and waving to the camera.

Dressed in jeans and...

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Here some few jokes to crack your ribs:

I remember how my sister discovered her jogging talent, when she was chased by the fierce dogs, she...

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She plays a song,her favorite one,her favorite one she plays,
In bright time of afternoon,
She plays to ease,she plays to calm the ravaging monster in her,

Afar,she...

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I recall the day, my ex sent me a breakup message,
and mum asked me what I was reading,
Then I told her" tips on how to...

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Oil jackpot 

When coming home from the ship, his coastal town
was in an uproar from every window, people shouted
and banged pot pans together
People danced in...

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I will never be in the running for Father of the year,
But I do not care,
Enough to shed even one tear,
This or any other year,
As...

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I left the pub one night in a bit of a tizzy
and saw some kind of being like a tin lizzie.
This turned out to be...

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Oh, beautiful for racist lies,
And Amber Heard on trial,
For TikTok fueled insanity
While twerking Gangnam style.
Ambivalent dichotomies
Now shred my faith in thee.
And guns are good, 
Not...

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Clocks tick on old, wooden walls
shelves of books line the room
suede elbow patches rest on chairs
part of the suit that plays host to 
men of...

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If you hailed from South Dakota,
And someone asked you, "Where you from?"
You wouldn’t simply say, “Uh, Dakota.”
And if you grew up in the hills of...

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The first three boring innings ended scoreless.
Then, in the fourth I took a walk to first.
She was managing her business in the dugout. 
I was...

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A week away from Ground Hog Day
And my water heater’s sore.
It spat at my clumsy plumbing,
Took a leak on the basement floor.
That triggered my elderly...

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They are coming to take you away, aha.

I hate corners know he will be standing there
A Parisian Apache, one leg resting on a wall
Of a...

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It is the ultimate in Irony,
And it is everything short of funny,
As people give up the chance of honest money,
To sour streets to the point...

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