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Array ( [sid] => 66696 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Elephant Lessee [time] => 2004-10-09 08:59:11 [hometext] => A deal is a deal+ [bodytext] => I went to the Jersey State Fair,
I saw an elephant there,
When I saw it's great size,
It made me realize
I would havw to widen the stair.

Now, in case you ask about that,
I rented old Jumbo a flat,
With a reinforced floor,
And an oversized door,
And water that's held in a vat.

The arrangements were heaven-sent
It's great, the elephant meant,
I got me real hot,
'cause like it or not,
Old Jumbo paid 'peanuts' for rent. [comments] => 5 [counter] => 203 [topic] => 7 [informant] => norm [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => HumorPoetry )

Elephant Lessee

Contributed by norm on Saturday, 9th October 2004 @ 08:59:11 AM in AEST
Topic: HumorPoetry

I went to the Jersey State Fair,
I saw an elephant there,
When I saw it's great size,
It made me realize
I would havw to widen the stair.

Now, in case you ask about that,
I rented old Jumbo a flat,
With a reinforced floor,
And an oversized door,
And water that's held in a vat.

The arrangements were heaven-sent
It's great, the elephant meant,
I got me real hot,
'cause like it or not,
Old Jumbo paid 'peanuts' for rent.

Copyright © norm ... [ 2004-10-09 08:59:11]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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Re: Elephant Lessee (User Rating: 1 )
by pixie on Saturday, 9th October 2004 @ 09:01:56 AM AEST
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pmsl lol great write Norm, made me chuckle,

pixie xx

Re: Elephant Lessee (User Rating: 1 )
by Remy on Saturday, 9th October 2004 @ 12:48:02 PM AEST
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yucky yucky eww eww!! lol, this is cute... love it!! ;0)

-smelly_man!

Re: Elephant Lessee (User Rating: 1 )
by a_bear on Saturday, 9th October 2004 @ 01:16:19 PM AEST
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I love elephant jokes...elephant poems..this was just great...just great. I think you should be in my story..an elephant trainer maybe? I wrote the ending already..but I can do a sequel...lol

Re: Elephant Lessee (User Rating: 1 )
by lovingcritters on Thursday, 14th October 2004 @ 01:48:45 AM AEST
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My goodness dear friend Norm........I had no idea you loved elephants in any form!!!!
I love your imagination..........you're such a sensation!!!! Bet Old Jumbo thought you were daffy...........but had lots of fun with you pulling taffy! *smiles*..........well atleast it rhymes!!!
Love
consue

Re: Elephant Lessee (User Rating: 1 )
by Stitch on Thursday, 14th October 2004 @ 09:36:27 AM AEST
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Peanuts for rent?
He must have lived in a tent.
No Jumbos for me...
they would spill my nice tea.
Stitch

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