Posts by dustrabbit

ive ben hearing alot of ads on the radio that contain poems hiku, highcou,hycu, or how ever that word is spelled, so i was thinking how many can we come up with on jwd, so her is mine:.

i like to drink beer.

beer beer beer beer beer beer beer.

alittle 5 7 5 action

by not interested in

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ive ben hearing alot of ads on the radio that contain poems hiku, highcou,hycu, or how ever that word is spelled, so i was thinking how many can we come up with on jwd, so her is mine:.

i like to drink beer.

beer beer beer beer beer beer beer.

dustrabbit

While not all of these following poems are exactly haikus (5-7-5) or tankas (5-7-5-7-7), their spirits are....

note: I wrote these peoms and they were published in Metrosphere Magazine back in 1997...I own the copyright.

Out My Front Door

1.
I stood a bus stop
getting soaked
but somehow
it occurred to me:
rain in Sonora
is the funeral robe
of dust
and new blood
to a sickly rose

2.
My house now silent--
I think it's all right
to forget your name

3.
Ellis Island storm:
old man shouts at officals.
Prized feathers flying.

4.
Below the neon "Closed" sign,
drops of rainwater glisten like
streams of quicksilver.

5.
Out my front door
and beyond my block,
Mom left.
She said her hard-earned
solitude
would be found
two miles west
of 14th Ave.

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sitting this evening with friends chilling out as you do, most of them anti-global capitalists and coca cola came up into the conversation.. you know, we couldn't come up with anything that essentially this giant corporation was doing or has done that might affect adversely other people elsewhere.

all they produce is one bloody great drink that everyone loves.. anyone else heard of or have something on this corporation?.

here's cheers to coke!!.

dustrabbit

Back in america, I liked drinking Coke classic and Cherry Coke (which they don't have in China and I miss it very much) more than Pepsi...but MOUNTAIN DEW rocks like crazy. It's my drink of choice but they don't have that in China either...unless you go to an international food store in Kunming or Xi'an.

but in China, I hate coke, it doesn't taste like it does in America, so I'm forced to drink Pepsi or Pepsi Twist (this has lemon in it). Do they have Pepsi Twist in America? It just came out here in Guangzhou about three or four months ago.

the dustrabbit

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I need some funny answers......

by Europe in

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who can help me to give me some funny answers to the questions below.

these questions were emailed to me by a (fanatic j.w.

) email"friend" who is probably fed up with me questioning him about his organization re.

dustrabbit

1. Which religion do you have?

Almost every kind...but we sold out of Zen Buddhism last week and it's on back order. Would you like a rain check?

2. When did you decide to become a member / to withdraw your membership?

On becoming a member:
Various reasons (depending on which religion):
JWs: Forced into it by a rabid preachers....my Mom and Dad.

Church of God: I was horny for this busty blonde who sang Choir.

Satanism: The Devil made me do it.

Zen: Rock gardens.

Mormons: Multiple Wives sounded to good to be true.

On withdrawing:
JWs: Had to withdraw b/c "oral" recption of membership is not recognized.
(Bonus points: Mom made me switched. Now I'm the High Priest of Cat Litter. See question #3)

Church of God: I wasn't only the one that busty blonde was sharing a high note with. I got jealous.

Satanism: Done it all...No guilt...still there...care to join me?

Zen Buddhism: The rock gardens are just that: rocks. No Big Hair Bands...bummer, dude!

Mormonism: Multiple Wives were banned back in the 1870s. I didn't notice the copyright on the brochure..talk about false advertising!

3. Did your parents have the same religion?

See above about joining JWs. However, my mother fell away to start her own cult featuring a cat god.

4. Have you been beaten from time to time when you were young?

No, of course not...Jws don't beat their children in an unloving way. It's just "spiritual guidance" masquerading as a beating.

5. Did you have an easy youth?

No, I had to clean toilets for a living at a local correctional facility. Mom and Dad said it would build character. But all I ever got was a sore back, a sore ass, and $2.50/hr...not including tips.

Oh wait! You mean sex with easy girls...Too many to count...
but I got tired of sharing with the other elders...I know, I
know, you should learn share with your fellow borthers and
sisters, but I could never get that one down....then there was this jailbait conspiracy back last spring...but I swear she told me she was 18!

6. Do you believe in God?

Yes...and he visits my room late at night when he thinks I'm
asleep and puts a week's supply of Twinkies on my pillowcase...He's such a loving rascal.

7. If yes, do you think he cares about us?

Well, I don't know about you and him...but he and I got something
special going on. *wink* *wink*

8. Conerning 6: Has this always been the case?

Well, I used to call him "Satan," but that was before Manday R---
showed me his good skills as a lover. Now I call him God. You know, "Oh, God. I'm coming."

9. Do you believe in Evolution-theory?

no, I'm a devolutionist...I'm waiting for the day we humans
devolve back to our caveman's ways, where clothing is not just
optional, but unheard of.

10. What happens with us after the death, in your opinion?

Oh, shit. You just had to ask that question. Let's me consult with Fiblo the clown at the next seance...Fiblo knows all the answers.

11. What will this planet look like in 100 years?

Pretty groovy, I'm thinking I want George Jetson's car.

12. Do you think it would be a good idea to abolish all religions?

Only the ones that don't encourage its members to try every sex position possible and the ones that require regular attendance in order to be "saved." Oh yeah, cancel all religions that don't let me sleep in on Sundays and those that require me to have a pet donkey.

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Spare the rod and spoil the child?

by Marilyn in

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i saw a report on tv just now of how two baptist mininisters beat the living daylights out of some kid for not attending the correct bible class.

the kid suffered kidney damage and the ministers have been arrested.

this reminded me of how my jw brother used to take his boys out the back and beat them black and blue every time his patience ran out with them for not sitting still for 2+ hours.

dustrabbit

Incense: Oh yeah, he's screwed up...and yes, I realized that I could've been killed by those chopsticks. That's why I fought back.

Sure, spankings don't really work this kind of kid. However, if you don't stand your ground with this kid, when he attacks and you don't try some sort of physical reprisal, he keeps coming at you even more fiercely than before. Yeah, I realize that he needs a shrink and possible medication, but that's the problem. *I* realize it. My wife, on the other hand, doesn't.

As I stated in a post to Marilyn, I've noticed that Chinese families would rather deny that a child has a problem, b/c it's seen as a loss of face or a failure in raising the child successful...plus, mental problems are seen as a loss of face. So my wife would rather place the blame me -- tell me I have problem in accepting the boy b/c he's not my son or that I "provoked" the boy into doing it or something ("Oh, he's the child of a divorced couple"..Yeah, so? I don't think too many kids piss on the floor at his age just b/c their parents are divorced)....it's always something on my part, no responsibilty is placed on the boy.

the dustrabbit

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Spare the rod and spoil the child?

by Marilyn in

jw
friends

i saw a report on tv just now of how two baptist mininisters beat the living daylights out of some kid for not attending the correct bible class.

the kid suffered kidney damage and the ministers have been arrested.

this reminded me of how my jw brother used to take his boys out the back and beat them black and blue every time his patience ran out with them for not sitting still for 2+ hours.

dustrabbit

Marilyn : Believe it or not, much of mainland Chinese cooking uses a lot of fried food...this is partially due to the lack of ovens, so you have fry everything. And a lot of people use pig fat.

The reason why I tie pollution into the BC rate is b/c much of HK's food comes from Guangdong which is getting choked out by pollution. You have to figure the soot/toxins from the air gets into the food somewhere along the line.

Actually, the two times I've been to Shenzhen, it looks pretty nice compared to guangzhou...less people, less smog...

Edited by - dustrabbit on 10 July 2002 13:52:51

10

I finished my novel.

by JeffT in

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well, my mother will find about 10,000 edits because that used to be her job, but i'm done.. took longer than i want to talk about, but 91,000 words are a mouthful.

i'm going to take a deep breath then go look for an agent.

for those of you who don't know, its based very loosely on my years as a dub.. .

dustrabbit

JeffT: You're giving me hope, bro.