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Posted: 9 Mar 10 02:28

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The world's oldest looking man, Freddy Grantabunto died last night aged 77. Ironically, doctors have attributed his death to old age. A retired Malaysian wood-chopper who spent most of his entire life working in the small village of Juntar, Grantabunto's ratio of facial wrinkles to age was believed to be the highest anywhere in the world. Indeed, some of his wrinkles (in and around.....

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Posted: 9 Mar 10 02:35

Not sure why this only had 2 1/2 stars.

Funny, clever, fresh twist.

This was probably my favorite sentence (though there were several):

She said, "My father's face was not a human face but a cliff face eroded not by age but by the gusty coastal winds that blow through the humble wood-chopper's life".

An enjoyable read.

5 stars

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Posted: 9 Mar 10 02:36

The wrinkle ad was amusing.

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Posted: 9 Mar 10 04:40

some rotten bastard obviously gave this one star.

Poetry is not dead! Writing on the spoof however IS all fat dwarf triplets, usually conjoined.

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Posted: 9 Mar 10 04:52

Yes, dancing with jazz hands.

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Posted: 27 Apr 19 09:00

Just stumbled across this from the archive, what a gem!

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Posted: 27 Apr 19 10:44

"She says she may well buy a new sponge to mark the occasion, but will have to leave the funeral early to attend a poetry convention in Kuala Lumpur."

As you do.

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