On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Mark Roberts <m...@robertstech.com> wrote: > Christian wrote: > >>http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/2009/12/king-of-bush.html >> >>You weren't expecting anything else were you? :-) > > Why, yes we were, in fact. You've let us down. > > I'll try to make up for it: > > CORMORANTS FOR CHRISTMAS (by Speck Roberts) > > Cormorants for Christmas, > They make me very glad! > (A Christmas without cormorants, > Ought never to be had!) > > If you've no cormorants this year, > I surely wish you well, > But you won't have as much fun as, > We of the PDML. > > I've found most congenial way, > This day to celebrate, > I'll raise my glass until I drink, > Frank's horizons straight. > > It's Cotty whom we have to thank, > For all this cormorant fun, > It's clear he's gone to the dark side, > In more ways than just one. > > But Christian was first to see, > The ideal that we seek: > A dirty, smelly seabird, > With a dead fish in its beak. > > Paul Stenquist shoots a lot of cars, > In motion and at rest, > But - no offense - we all prefer, > Snaps of his grandkids best. > > Should any PDML member, > Get a little out of hand, > We know Bill Robb will offer, > A gentle reprimand. > > And when Doug Brewer gets upset, > You'll surely hear him shout, > The traditional invective: > "Marnie, clean your mailbox out!" > > The PDML's official drink? > Of course it is tequila, > ('Cause it's the only word I know, > That rhymes with Christine Aguila) > > Shall we renounce our cormorants? > Not till it snows in hell! > (Or not, at least, until Dave Brooks, > Learns how to type and spell). > > And so another Christmas day, > Is almost in the bag, > I wish you all a cormorant, > Or at least a damn good shag.
Who says we're not a cultured lot, with "poetry" (I used the term loosely) like that!! Thanks, Mark, for a good laugh. All the best to you and Dr. Lisa!! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.