But:
'This parrot is deceased!'
Doug
On 2011-09-07, at 3:07 AM, andrew burke wrote:
> 'But I'm not dead yet!' - Monty Python.
>
> On 7 September 2011 16:50, Jill Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> snap them before they snap you (well, you did, didn't you)
>>
>> or just run ...
>>
>>
>>
>> __________________________
>> Jill Jones
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>>
>> website: www.jilljones.com.au
>> blog: rubystreet.blogspot.com
>>
>> On 07/09/2011, at 6:14 PM, Patrick McManus wrote:
>>
>> JI'm still more or less alive!!They may be waiting for me!
>>> P
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]**UK<[log in to unmask]>]
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Jill Jones
>>> Sent: 07 September 2011 09:37
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: pat
>>> snap-))))))))))))))))))))))))!**)(((((((((((((((((((((((((((-**Wednesday,
>>> 07
>>> September 2011
>>>
>>> hasn't that been done?
>>>
>>> J
>>> __________________________
>>> Jill Jones
>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>> website: www.jilljones.com.au
>>> blog: rubystreet.blogspot.com
>>>
>>> On 07/09/2011, at 6:03 PM, Patrick McManus wrote:
>>>
>>> J Well they could be photographing dead people:-)
>>>> P
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics
>>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]**UK <[log in to unmask]>] On
>>>> Behalf Of Jill Jones
>>>> Sent: 07 September 2011 09:03
>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>> Subject: Re: pat
>>>> snap-))))))))))))))))))))))))!**)(((((((((((((((((((((((((((-
>>>> Wednesday, 07
>>>> September 2011
>>>>
>>>> this runs the full arc of inevitabilities, Patrick.
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> (did you sign up?)
>>>>
>>>> __________________________
>>>> Jill Jones
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>>>>
>>>> website: www.jilljones.com.au
>>>> blog: rubystreet.blogspot.com
>>>>
>>>> On 07/09/2011, at 5:11 PM, Patrick McManus wrote:
>>>>
>>>> PHOTO PROJECT
>>>>>
>>>>> he woke up
>>>>> feeling lively!
>>>>> even say
>>>>> feeling dynamic!
>>>>>
>>>>> then a phone call
>>>>>
>>>>> 'would you like
>>>>> to feature in a
>>>>> photo project?'
>>>>>
>>>>> 'the subject?'
>>>>>
>>>>> 'the subject is
>>>>> old people'
>>>>>
>>>>> suddenly he
>>>>> felt slightly
>>>>> less lively
>>>>> and less dynamic
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> pmcmanus
>>>>> q901
>>>>> yes this is autobiographical :-)
>>>>>
>>>>
>
>
> --
> Andrew
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