I feel your pain; not sure I'd laugh in that situation...
Doug
On 2013-04-03, at 4:37 AM, Andrew Burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Ripping out the messy broom bush
> the pick-axe bit right into
> the stormwater pipe, pissweak
> piece of shit that it was.
> But here the poet was saved
> by his tuff handyman friend
> who belted down to
> the only nuts&bolts shop in town
> bought a length of similar
> and started into sawing
> and patching things together.
> Old water wouldn't drain away,
> too much stinking clay,
> so we bailed it out with
> tiny buckets, setting up a chant,
> 'Fuck it with a Tiny Bucket (splash!)
> Fuck it with a Tiny Bucket (splash!)'
> chanting until we were laughing
> too much to swing the bucket up
> and down. 'Fuck it! (larf)
> with Tiny (larf more) Buck (larf)
> Shit! I splashed my shoes.'
> 'Let's finish it tomorrow ..'
> 'I'm with you, mate - it can wait
> for a better day.'
>
> --
> Andrew
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>
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