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Mar 8

Paddy the Irishman died and was standing at the pearly gates. Saint Peter told him, “In order to get into heaven you have to answer this simple question. What is Easter?”

“Oh sure and I be knowin’ Easter,” said Paddy.
“Easter is the Christian holiday that coincides with the Jewish celebration of Passover. Jesus and his disciples were eating at the Last Supper and Jesus was later deceived and turned over to the Romans by one of his disciples.”

The Romans took him to be crucified and he was stabbed in the side, made to wear a crown of thorns, and hung on a cross with nails through his hands. He was buried in a nearby cave which was sealed off by a large boulder.” St. Peter smiled broadly with delight.

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Mar 8

An Englishman died and went to heaven. When he got there he knocked long and hard on the door. St. Peter came out and asked his name. "You don't know my name?" the man said. "I'm the Duke of York!" he roared at St. Peter.

St. Peter looked at his list and could not find his name. "Sorry," said St. Peter. You're not on the list. "What do you mean I'm not on the list???" the man thundered. "Don't you not know who I am???"

As a matter of fact, I do," said St. Peter, "But your name is not on the list." "That's not good enough," said the man. "I'm a very important person. I should be on the list." St. Peter explained it's not easy to get into heaven & as an Englishman you have to be kind to the Irish

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Mar 8

An Englishman visiting Dublin took a taxi to see the city. The Englishman asked his driver "What's that building there?" "That's the Millennium Tower," replied the cabbie. How long did it take to build that?" "About 6 years," replied the cabbie.

6 years? We build them twice as high, twice as wide and four times as long in London, and we do it in 1 year,” replied the Englishman. A short while later the cab passed another large building. "What's that building over there?" asked the Englishman.

“That's the Burlington Hotel," replied the cabbie. “How long did it take to build that?" asked the. Englishman.
“About three years,“ said the cabbie.

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Mar 8

An? Englishman a Scotsman and an Irishman were in a train compartment, drinking and being loud together. At the next stop an elderly priest and a beautiful woman got on and sat across from them.

The priest looked at the three with distain and said, "Have ya any decency between ya? You three look like a right pair of fools, but I'll give 50 quid to any of you that can name the three main characters of the Bible."

The Englishman piped up and said, "The Three Kings?" Father O’Malley tutted and shook his head. The Scotsman chimed in with, "God, Judas and the donkey?" This got great laugh from his companions, but the priest, scowling, was unimpressed.

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RC deWinter

@RCdeWinter

Mar 8

#poetry

word wrangling

holding out my empty cup
i wait for words to drop
from an unplowed field
of imagination
no cultivation
my harrow's broken
and the mule's run off

i'm a lousy farmer anyway
i much prefer to wield a net
as a fisher of words
quicksilver
as they flash by in the
stream of consciousness

we had a drought
this summer though
and that stream is now a trickle
meandering meagerly
full of silt
over a rough and stony bed

perhaps it's time
i ran off with the circus
the spanglejangle
of that gypsy life might be
the very thing to bring
stray words to heel

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Mar 8

#poetry

last muse

i need a new muse
and this one will be my last
in today's best bloodless tradition
i've laid out my requirements
but they are far from bloodless:

feral manscent
woodsmoke and threedays' growth
strong arms
strong hands
mind sharp as a blade
and sane enough
to know when to be crazy

the heart of a warrior
who knows when to be gentle
and when to be fierce
who knows the truth
and never fears to speak it
in a voice
that can make rafters ring
or a growl
known only to me

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