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Bard Billot on the first meeting of the Baron, the Toad and the Vamp
Three’s Company
Baron Luxon,
King In Waiting,
Former Air Marshal of the National Hot Air Balloon Fleet,
Moisturiser in Chief to the Gangs of the Realm,
Shines his cuff links,
Slaps on some brisk aftershave,
And checks his toupee.
His suit is impeccable.
His blue suede shoes cut a dash.
Nothing has been left to chance.
The Baron rattles across town
In his peasant subsidised Tesla jalopy,
Carefully avoiding the giant potholes
And battalions of road cones.
He is armed with a bottle of champagne
And a dozen velvety red roses
He arrives at his destination.
He sweeps up the front path.
He rings the bell confidently.
He does not feel confident.
The moment of truth!
The door slowly swings open.
There, in a slinky black gown,
Cigarette in long holder,
Stands Winnie the Vamp,
Femme Fatale, Siren, Enchantress,
Heart breaker of a thousand coalitions.
The nervous suitor standing on the doorstep
Is granted an appraising glance.
But Winnie’s roving eye stops on a magenta toad,
With a rose held between its flubbery lips,
Perched on the Baron’s right shoulder.
“What’s with the gooseberry?” snaps Winnie.
“Dave’s the name,” replies the beady eyed amphibian,
with an impertinent nod towards the mute Baron.
“And I do the talking for both of us.”
Victor Billot has previously felt moved to write Odes for such luminaries as David Seymour, Nicola Willis, Chris Hipkins and Mike Hosking.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)
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Aint dat de trut?
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(05-11-2023, 01:52 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Aint dat de trut?
I suspect that its a lot closer to it than any of us are comfortable with. 
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)
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(05-11-2023, 12:23 PM)Lilith7 Wrote: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/an-ode-for
Bard Billot on the first meeting of the Baron, the Toad and the Vamp
Three’s Company
Baron Luxon,
King In Waiting,
Former Air Marshal of the National Hot Air Balloon Fleet,
Moisturiser in Chief to the Gangs of the Realm,
Shines his cuff links,
Slaps on some brisk aftershave,
And checks his toupee.
His suit is impeccable.
His blue suede shoes cut a dash.
Nothing has been left to chance.
The Baron rattles across town
In his peasant subsidised Tesla jalopy,
Carefully avoiding the giant potholes
And battalions of road cones.
He is armed with a bottle of champagne
And a dozen velvety red roses
He arrives at his destination.
He sweeps up the front path.
He rings the bell confidently.
He does not feel confident.
The moment of truth!
The door slowly swings open.
There, in a slinky black gown,
Cigarette in long holder,
Stands Winnie the Vamp,
Femme Fatale, Siren, Enchantress,
Heart breaker of a thousand coalitions.
The nervous suitor standing on the doorstep
Is granted an appraising glance.
But Winnie’s roving eye stops on a magenta toad,
With a rose held between its flubbery lips,
Perched on the Baron’s right shoulder.
“What’s with the gooseberry?” snaps Winnie.
“Dave’s the name,” replies the beady eyed amphibian,
with an impertinent nod towards the mute Baron.
“And I do the talking for both of us.”
Victor Billot has previously felt moved to write Odes for such luminaries as David Seymour, Nicola Willis, Chris Hipkins and Mike Hosking.
Put a haitch in so so I can steal it for a friend, who sat next to the vamp at diwali celebrations ...
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(05-11-2023, 04:44 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: (05-11-2023, 12:23 PM)Lilith7 Wrote: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/an-ode-for
Bard Billot on the first meeting of the Baron, the Toad and the Vamp
Three’s Company
Baron Luxon,
King In Waiting,
Former Air Marshal of the National Hot Air Balloon Fleet,
Moisturiser in Chief to the Gangs of the Realm,
Shines his cuff links,
Slaps on some brisk aftershave,
And checks his toupee.
His suit is impeccable.
His blue suede shoes cut a dash.
Nothing has been left to chance.
The Baron rattles across town
In his peasant subsidised Tesla jalopy,
Carefully avoiding the giant potholes
And battalions of road cones.
He is armed with a bottle of champagne
And a dozen velvety red roses
He arrives at his destination.
He sweeps up the front path.
He rings the bell confidently.
He does not feel confident.
The moment of truth!
The door slowly swings open.
There, in a slinky black gown,
Cigarette in long holder,
Stands Winnie the Vamp,
Femme Fatale, Siren, Enchantress,
Heart breaker of a thousand coalitions.
The nervous suitor standing on the doorstep
Is granted an appraising glance.
But Winnie’s roving eye stops on a magenta toad,
With a rose held between its flubbery lips,
Perched on the Baron’s right shoulder.
“What’s with the gooseberry?” snaps Winnie.
“Dave’s the name,” replies the beady eyed amphibian,
with an impertinent nod towards the mute Baron.
“And I do the talking for both of us.”
Victor Billot has previously felt moved to write Odes for such luminaries as David Seymour, Nicola Willis, Chris Hipkins and Mike Hosking.
Put a haitch in so so I can steal it for a friend, who sat next to the vamp at diwali celebrations ...
Oh no - is she alright? Does she need any help recovering?
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)
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She said Winston has a tremor. And the P.M to be had to start festivities by lighting a flame and couldn't get the gas lighter to work...
She is another witch and was seeing premonitions, lol...
An interesting time ahead!
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in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)
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(05-11-2023, 12:23 PM)Lilith7 Wrote: ttps://www.newsroom.co.nz/an-ode-for
Bard Billot on the first meeting of the Baron, the Toad and the Vamp
Three’s Company
Baron Luxon,
King In Waiting,
Former Air Marshal of the National Hot Air Balloon Fleet,
Moisturiser in Chief to the Gangs of the Realm,
Shines his cuff links,
Slaps on some brisk aftershave,
And checks his toupee.
His suit is impeccable.
His blue suede shoes cut a dash.
Nothing has been left to chance.
The Baron rattles across town
In his peasant subsidised Tesla jalopy,
Carefully avoiding the giant potholes
And battalions of road cones.
He is armed with a bottle of champagne
And a dozen velvety red roses
He arrives at his destination.
He sweeps up the front path.
He rings the bell confidently.
He does not feel confident.
The moment of truth!
The door slowly swings open.
There, in a slinky black gown,
Cigarette in long holder,
Stands Winnie the Vamp,
Femme Fatale, Siren, Enchantress,
Heart breaker of a thousand coalitions.
The nervous suitor standing on the doorstep
Is granted an appraising glance.
But Winnie’s roving eye stops on a magenta toad,
With a rose held between its flubbery lips,
Perched on the Baron’s right shoulder.
“What’s with the gooseberry?” snaps Winnie.
“Dave’s the name,” replies the beady eyed amphibian,
with an impertinent nod towards the mute Baron.
“And I do the talking for both of us.”
Victor Billot has previously felt moved to write Odes for such luminaries as David Seymour, Nicola Willis, Chris Hipkins and Mike Hosking.
I guess this was meant to be comedy of some kind?
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No WG. It's a pome. Culture.
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(05-11-2023, 08:27 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: No WG. It's a pome. Culture.
Well if it is a pome - it's as bad as your spelling
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That's the thing about Culture WG, it is all in the eyes of the beholder. Bit like politicks in that respect.
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Culture and politics depend very much on the viewer not looking through a glass darkly, and the structure is not enhanced by excessive beams and motes. Insomnia is not a terribly big help either.
Entropy is not what
it used to be.
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(05-11-2023, 08:20 PM)Wainuiguy Wrote: (05-11-2023, 12:23 PM)Lilith7 Wrote: ttps://www.newsroom.co.nz/an-ode-for
Bard Billot on the first meeting of the Baron, the Toad and the Vamp
Three’s Company
Baron Luxon,
King In Waiting,
Former Air Marshal of the National Hot Air Balloon Fleet,
Moisturiser in Chief to the Gangs of the Realm,
Shines his cuff links,
Slaps on some brisk aftershave,
And checks his toupee.
His suit is impeccable.
His blue suede shoes cut a dash.
Nothing has been left to chance.
The Baron rattles across town
In his peasant subsidised Tesla jalopy,
Carefully avoiding the giant potholes
And battalions of road cones.
He is armed with a bottle of champagne
And a dozen velvety red roses
He arrives at his destination.
He sweeps up the front path.
He rings the bell confidently.
He does not feel confident.
The moment of truth!
The door slowly swings open.
There, in a slinky black gown,
Cigarette in long holder,
Stands Winnie the Vamp,
Femme Fatale, Siren, Enchantress,
Heart breaker of a thousand coalitions.
The nervous suitor standing on the doorstep
Is granted an appraising glance.
But Winnie’s roving eye stops on a magenta toad,
With a rose held between its flubbery lips,
Perched on the Baron’s right shoulder.
“What’s with the gooseberry?” snaps Winnie.
“Dave’s the name,” replies the beady eyed amphibian,
with an impertinent nod towards the mute Baron.
“And I do the talking for both of us.”
Victor Billot has previously felt moved to write Odes for such luminaries as David Seymour, Nicola Willis, Chris Hipkins and Mike Hosking.
I guess this was meant to be comedy of some kind? No - it's an insight into how normal people feel about right wingers.
I do have other cameras!
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(05-11-2023, 08:20 PM)Wainuiguy Wrote: I guess this was meant to be comedy of some kind? This was the comedy. Like the Simpsons it's truly eerie how prophetic things can be at times 
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