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Posted: 21 Apr 20 03:45

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HURRICANE BEACH, Florida – In what local residents are calling a very unpopular decision in this day of the Coronavirus, the Florida Beach Authority has decided to reopen Hurricane Beach. When life-time resident, Trixie Belle Stufflebaum, 91, heard the news the church-going evangelical blurted out, “What the eff!” Trixie Belle, who lives a mere 100 yards from the beach, said that, a few week.....

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Posted: 21 Apr 20 03:48 - Edited By: Monkey Woods, 21 Apr 20 03:48
I'm struggling again.

Anything funny or worthwhile here?

Is the line where she says "What the eff!" the funny part?

If not, I'm all out of ideas.

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Posted: 21 Apr 20 05:16
No. I think “boobs” must be the funny part.

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Posted: 22 Apr 20 13:25
It is hard to find much interesting. That, and, in all fairness, you know, without much exception, not just sometimes, but many times, abuses, you know, the comma.

Some of the sentences are just cumbersome at best and challenging at worst to read.

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Posted: 22 Apr 20 13:50
The commas may be my fault, Cockwomble. I put most of them in there.

Not everybody agrees with my view of commas, but I only use them when not using them might lead to confusion.

Rather than anything else, I was looking for indicators as to what one might possibly find to laugh at in the story.

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Posted: 25 Apr 20 19:00 - Edited By: Erskin Quint, 25 Apr 20 19:02
There is savage satire to be had out of the "lockdown or reopen" stuff in the USA. This promises that but then doesn't deliver really.

Technical facility but lifeless? Quite cozy really. Nothing wrojg* with that. Very gentle comedy, just purring along.

Trump said "almost a cleaning" when referring to disinfectant inside the body. Maybe this is "almost funny"?

What's an Irish clogging song?

PS why do you call him Cockwomble? I'm baffled. I guess this hipster world of satire is more than an innocent like myslef can understand.

*wrojg is an experiment with "pigeon Finnish" - I'm not sure it works in this context, but, as Larry Grayson used to say, "Heigh-Ho!"

Look at the muck in here. You can kiss my astrakhan coat.

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Posted: 26 Apr 20 03:06

Quote: Erskin Quint

PS why do you call him Cockwomble? I'm baffled.




That was his account name when he posted the comment.



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Posted: 26 Apr 20 03:16
. . . and in spite of the name change, I still think I am one hell of a cockwomble.

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Posted: 26 Apr 20 15:00

Quote: Monkey Woods


Quote: Erskin Quint

PS why do you call him Cockwomble? I'm baffled.




That was his account name when he posted the comment.


Yes, thank you, I knew that. My question was mere rhetoric.

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Posted: 26 Apr 20 15:10
Aah! My rhetoric radar was down!

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Posted: 26 Apr 20 19:10

Quote: Monkey Woods

Aah! My rhetoric radar was down!


Yes, new to this platform, responded a couple of time to your email, but do not see my replies.

Fascinating.

Hit me back there if you got the stuff I was sendin'.

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Posted: 26 Apr 20 20:46
He should have retained the rights to Cockwomble. Anything with “cock” has a nice ring to it.

Rex the Wonder Dog was the subject of one of my recent stories. I consider the use of “Rex” without my express approval, a violation of Trademark law, and I have contacted my attorney.

Will see you in court.

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Posted: 30 Apr 20 02:56 - Edited By: Reggie "Rex" Stain, 30 Apr 20 11:41
yes


 
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