Lets make a rhyme thread...

[guigsy]

well, he might have bounced

once or twice

that was his name:

Tumblin' Dice!

we painted 1 through 6

on his every side

then we rolled him for luck

but instead he died.

[Flower]

im new hear so

i just want to saw 'helo'

this is my first time

so im not very good at making a ryme

[Paan]

Hey there flower, whad'ya say,

I'm the guy with the 'P', the 'N' and the double 'A',

Welcome to the Cavern... lots of fun we're havin,

we all hope that you can stay.

[StoneMtn]

Two new rhymers! Flower and Paan!

Nice of you to join us

Stop in when you can

And help keep this rhyme going

Always room for two more

The more rhymers the more surprise at what next lies in store.

[bokonon]

hey there bc flora

i think you should rhyme some more-a

you don't have to be good

i just wish i could

but usually i suck

but no one gives a fu©k ::

[Flower]

thanks for the incuragement, I'll try

but im still just a little shy.

[bokonon]

the poem has now hit ten pages

it seems like this took ages

i feel like you all are sages

of the music stages

and my passion rages

like prisoners in their cages

for something this pure and true

that keeps me from feeling so blue

[ggrtrhhrtgg]

you know something, I kind of like it too

the Merchant of Venice is a story about a Jew

I know that Sunday rocked and Bokonon--where were you?

there was a triple crown winner that was named Seattle Slew

to be honest I don't have anything else to write that is new

probably because at the moment, I feel as though I don't have a clue

and the reason for that is I have to go, for I need to take a poo.

[StoneMtn]

Merchant of Venice's Jew,

Has reached time that is long overdue

To be forgotten and viewed

As a rather crude

Portrayal of the Chosen Few.

People of this generation

Should know that discrimination

Is what forced Shylock

To loan money "in hawk"

As Jews were given no consideration

To be hired for a usual job

Because the rest of the mob

Believed it was straight

To discriminate

Causing Shylock to be viewed as a snob!

Unfortunately this stereotype

Has lived on and fed us with tripe

That it is thanks

To the Jew-controlled banks

That people are poor; oh what hype!

I don't suggest that number2

Is one who holds on to this view.

But I just had to say

That it's not true today

That Shylock represents today's Jew.

Number2's a staight shooter, for sure.

But I believe that the only cure

For the world's prejudice

Is to take moments like this

To dispel cliche's born from manure.

I must emphasize once again

That number2 is a man among men!

It is not he I address

With this poetic downdress

Of those who write with a poison pen.

I just think it's unfortunate

That Shakespeare's importunate

Portrayal of Jews

Has gone on to accuse

Modern Jews, and it's this I regret.

[ggrtrhhrtgg]

well it was all part of a rhyme

political correctness for me doesn't chime

if anyone wants to question what I believe

just be warned that I hold an ace up my sleeve

so before one thinks that those comments were laced with fire

better do some homework and perhaps inquire

or better yet here is a wee little hint

on my travels I might have had a little stint

for two months I lived in the Neger desert sands

working hard everyday, getting some dirt on my hands

and the Merchant of Venice is still about a Jew

I would agree that kind of prejudice is relagated to a few

that does not include this guy--otherwise known as #2

and I am going to now eat and then take another poo.

and with that I bid y'all toodaloo.

[dimafleck: the living legend.]

at work today i really had to poo

but the customers kept flowing

i didn't know what to do

[StoneMtn]

I truly hope I did not offend

You, number2, so I append

To my former rhyme.

As it would be a crime

To say something bad about you, friend!

In fact, I think you are great!

Which is why I wanted to state

Explicitly

Absolutely

I enjoy each rhyme you create.

My poem was about history; true.

And those who today misconstrue

The facts as they were

And, of course, I concur

Merchant of Venice was about a Jew.

I would hate that it ever should be

I'm regarded as being PC!

In fact, I wish they would cease,

Those PC police,

And leave expression open and free.

So I hope I now speak more clear

Because I truly would fear

The loss of your rhyme

I look forward each time

To each poem I read and I hear!

[Flower]

my name is flower and i live in bc

i like this poem and it likes me

i like it here

so never fear

im here to stay at the sanctuary

[Flower]

i think i have bad timing

is evry one finished ryming

is this thred

alredy dead

i geuss ill go back to miming

[ggrtrhhrtgg]

not to worry, not to fear

just relax and give me your ear

this thread is one that has staying power

it will last as long as Pittsburgh loves Bill Cowher

so keep on rhymin, and primin

and the responses will be climbin

tonight I will shoot from the hip

dancin and trancin to the sounds of the slip :: ::

[StoneMtn]

Tonight I will be thinking of you,

My friend who goes by the name Number2.

As this evening I shall be answering the call

To watch and dance to Garaj Mahal!

I hope you have fun tonight at the Slip.

I have not seen them, but they sound pretty hip.

[ggrtrhhrtgg]

Garaj Mahal

what a call!!

bet you will have a ball

as for me, I am in withdrawl

working to hard

shows are rarely in the cards

but tonight I will retard

back to the days of yesteryard.

[bokonon]

isn't st. catherines on the four oh one

if you picked me up on the way, we would have so much fun

i have money for gas

but you can't touch my ass

and then we can trip

to the sounds of the slip

[StoneMtn]

Bokonon's funny, as anyone can see.

But as she said, you can't touch her be-

Hind, on the way

To see the Slip Play,

But 'gas grass or ass no one rides free'!

[StoneMtn]

I had planned, tonight, to see Tom Waits play.

Getting tickets was impossible. I tried every way.

At least, after all,

There's Garaj Mahal

Playing in Whistler! They saved the day!

[bokonon]

i just had a thought

that might thicken the plot

if stonemountain teaches tourists to ski

maybe he once taught me?

(are you originally from cambridge and now teach skiing at whistler to tourists?)

[StoneMtn]

Bokonon, I oft wish it be

That I spend my time teaching to ski.

But I'm of the few

In Whistler who do

Not work in the tourist industry.

While you work loaning out "Tom Sawyer"

I spend my week as a lawyer.

Arguing oftentimes,

(Though never in rhymes.)

Tough work, but in the mountains I enjoy 'er.

[StoneMtn]

Garaj Mahal came to Whistler to play.

It's no surprise - they blew me away!

Alan, Eric,

Kai, Fareed;

Jam-funk, without being cliche.

They jammed 'til the audience did pant;

Then an anti-George-Bush chant!

In bathrobes they were clad

And they seemed to be glad

To enjoy Canadian culture, extant.

Garaj seem like really good guys.

I'm amazed they play venues this size!

Mr. Fareed Haque

You've just got to come back!

To, again, Whistlerites mesmerize.

[bokonon]

i cut off my hair

so try not to stare

the next time you see me

don't laugh till you pee

[bokonon]

the poem is dying

i am not lying

i feel like crying

stop just eyeing

and write a line

to append mine

i'm sure it's fine

you don't need a spine