• Re: THUMBPRICKS / Pendragon / w&a

    From mpsilvertone@mpsilvertone@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (HarryLime) to alt.arts.poetry.comments on Fri Oct 10 21:27:09 2025
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    HarryLime wrote:

    NancyGene wrote:

    HarryLime wrote:
    THUMBPRICKS
    (For R.B. & W.S.)

    Tonight the Autumn moon burns red
    The stars refuse to shine,
    The deathclock's ticking in my head
    And, lo!, the devil's sign
    Is etched across each gaping face
    Till heartbeats pound like drums,
    Tonight there'll be no saving grace
    For something wicked comes.

    From far away, a freight train's cry
    Instills the air with dread,
    I watch the frightened ghosts slink by
    And pray the restless dead
    Will find their night of endless sleep,
    But by my prickling thumbs
    I fear that none their soul shall keep
    For something wicked comes.

    The witching hour is fast at hand
    Fate's minion turns the screw,
    A darkness streams across the land
    The devil claims his due.
    From somewhere beyond mortal ken
    The sound of madness thrums,
    Then woe betide the damn|?d men
    For something wicked comes.

    Electric currents fill the air
    And crackle like a flame,
    The old men only sit and stare
    And wonder who's to blame.
    They sit and stare, though none will dare
    To speak their nameless fear,
    The nightwind shrieks "Beware! Beware!"
    For something wicked's here.


    Great poem, great picture. Love the streaked gray hair! Silver
    Fox!


    Thanks again, NancyGene.



    Is it better to know what one fears or to have nameless fears? We
    would rather name our fears and face them.



    I try to face my illogical fears or ones that I've blown out of
    proportion. As an example, I fear needles but donate platelets to
    practice taming the fear.

    In contrast, I fear plunging off a 500 foot cliff on a minibike. I
    consider that a healthy fear.

    The gray areas are something like getting within 500 feet of
    Forestside Drive without sufficient vaccinations.

    Those are reasonable responses to fears. NO ONE should approach
    Forestside Drive without maximum protection. Plunging off a
    500-foot cliff on a minibike would not be a fear that most people
    have. We would not be on a minibike and are not on the edge of any
    cliffs. Vampires and Creatures of the Night do not fear needles,
    since they do not need them.



    What if someone plunges off a 500 foot cliff into Forestside Drive
    without vaccinations? Is that something to be afraid of? I think so.


    That is a question for the philosophers among us to ponder: What if
    an unvaccinated person plunges from an airplane at 30,000 feet onto
    Forestside Drive? Should he fear hitting the ground or just being
    on Forestside Drive?



    Do they land at ground zero of the toxic waste dump at 1681?

    --
    "Post-editing someone's statement before replying to it is a sure
    sign that you have already lost the argument." - Little Willie
    Douchebag gets another asskicking from Pendragon.



    Okay, let's say that the plunging person lands right at 1681. What
    is his greatest peril?



    Incurable and terminal douchebaggery.


    And he will be dragging around the (douche)baggage forever. That
    will never come off.



    There's also the chance the poor soul plummeting to their death may
    also have to worry about having their corpse dragged around for ages.

    HORRORS!

    Very astute observation, Cujo! Will Donkey looks to the sky for
    falling bodies to drag around the block a few (or many) times. "Just
    dropped in" is a common phrase at Columbus funeral homes.



    I think Dreckery diversifies his search for draggable corpses and will
    take any source.

    It would explain his stench, at least partially.

    --
    "Post-editing someone's statement before replying to it is a sure sign
    that you have already lost the argument." - Little Willie Douchebag gets
    another asskicking from Pendragon.


    Well, you know that Will Donkey would not put much effort into ANYTHING, so he mostly keeps to the roads and fields for draggable bodies. The alleys behind bars are fertile grounds also.

    His stench is the natural smell of Will Donkey. Mildred wiped out several doctors with the odor when Donkey was born. Soap would help, but the bacteria quickly grow back and multiply.



    It's strange that he hasn't started dragging Stinky G around as of yet.

    He's probably afraid to let me know that my spell worked it's magick a second time.


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  • From nancygene.andjayme@nancygene.andjayme@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (NancyGene) to alt.arts.poetry.comments on Sat Oct 11 10:43:53 2025
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    HarryLime wrote:

    NancyGene wrote:

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    Cujo DeSockpuppet wrote:
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    Cujo DeSockpuppet wrote:
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    Cujo DeSockpuppet wrote:
    nancygene.andjayme@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (NancyGene) wrote
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    HarryLime wrote:

    NancyGene wrote:

    HarryLime wrote:
    THUMBPRICKS
    (For R.B. & W.S.)

    Tonight the Autumn moon burns red
    The stars refuse to shine,
    The deathclock's ticking in my head
    And, lo!, the devil's sign
    Is etched across each gaping face
    Till heartbeats pound like drums,
    Tonight there'll be no saving grace
    For something wicked comes.

    From far away, a freight train's cry
    Instills the air with dread,
    I watch the frightened ghosts slink by
    And pray the restless dead
    Will find their night of endless sleep,
    But by my prickling thumbs
    I fear that none their soul shall keep
    For something wicked comes.

    The witching hour is fast at hand
    Fate's minion turns the screw,
    A darkness streams across the land
    The devil claims his due.
    From somewhere beyond mortal ken
    The sound of madness thrums,
    Then woe betide the damn|?d men
    For something wicked comes.

    Electric currents fill the air
    And crackle like a flame,
    The old men only sit and stare
    And wonder who's to blame.
    They sit and stare, though none will dare
    To speak their nameless fear,
    The nightwind shrieks "Beware! Beware!"
    For something wicked's here.


    Great poem, great picture. Love the streaked gray hair! Silver
    Fox!


    Thanks again, NancyGene.



    Is it better to know what one fears or to have nameless fears? We
    would rather name our fears and face them.



    I try to face my illogical fears or ones that I've blown out of
    proportion. As an example, I fear needles but donate platelets to
    practice taming the fear.

    In contrast, I fear plunging off a 500 foot cliff on a minibike. I
    consider that a healthy fear.

    The gray areas are something like getting within 500 feet of
    Forestside Drive without sufficient vaccinations.

    Those are reasonable responses to fears. NO ONE should approach
    Forestside Drive without maximum protection. Plunging off a
    500-foot cliff on a minibike would not be a fear that most people
    have. We would not be on a minibike and are not on the edge of any
    cliffs. Vampires and Creatures of the Night do not fear needles,
    since they do not need them.



    What if someone plunges off a 500 foot cliff into Forestside Drive
    without vaccinations? Is that something to be afraid of? I think so.


    That is a question for the philosophers among us to ponder: What if
    an unvaccinated person plunges from an airplane at 30,000 feet onto
    Forestside Drive? Should he fear hitting the ground or just being
    on Forestside Drive?



    Do they land at ground zero of the toxic waste dump at 1681?

    --
    "Post-editing someone's statement before replying to it is a sure
    sign that you have already lost the argument." - Little Willie
    Douchebag gets another asskicking from Pendragon.



    Okay, let's say that the plunging person lands right at 1681. What
    is his greatest peril?



    Incurable and terminal douchebaggery.


    And he will be dragging around the (douche)baggage forever. That
    will never come off.



    There's also the chance the poor soul plummeting to their death may
    also have to worry about having their corpse dragged around for ages.

    HORRORS!

    Very astute observation, Cujo! Will Donkey looks to the sky for
    falling bodies to drag around the block a few (or many) times. "Just
    dropped in" is a common phrase at Columbus funeral homes.



    I think Dreckery diversifies his search for draggable corpses and will
    take any source.

    It would explain his stench, at least partially.

    --
    "Post-editing someone's statement before replying to it is a sure sign
    that you have already lost the argument." - Little Willie Douchebag gets >>> another asskicking from Pendragon.


    Well, you know that Will Donkey would not put much effort into ANYTHING, so he mostly keeps to the roads and fields for draggable bodies. The alleys behind bars are fertile grounds also.

    His stench is the natural smell of Will Donkey. Mildred wiped out several doctors with the odor when Donkey was born. Soap would help, but the bacteria quickly grow back and multiply.


    It's strange that he hasn't started dragging Stinky G around as of yet.

    He's probably afraid to let me know that my spell worked its magick a second time.



    Will Donkey is probably dragging Stinky G around on other Facebooks about the crime scene that is Columbus. He has already done DirtNap Dave, his father, Kathy, Barfly, Willfuck and others. If you die, let the dragging begin.


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