The greyhound raced around the track,
the whippit was gaining, only one length back,
the boxer was just too stocky to compete
but the pug came in last due to his small feet.
leopard
puffin
bontebok
silverfish
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Sat 3 Apr, 2004 07:45 pm
leopard
puffin
bontebok
silverfish
Loping, the leopard in pursuit of the hind
With the puffin puffin not far behind.
There's a jaunty jock astride a bontebok, riding for disaster
And a silverfish nibbling away the wall behind the plaster.
stag
seal
silkworm
snow bunting
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Sun 4 Apr, 2004 01:03 am
Landseer's stag hangs on the wall, the Monarch of the Glen
Seal will dine on herring, with a salmon now and then
Silkworms prefer mulberry, and spin with no regret
Snow bunting bedecks Val d' Isere, on a jour de fete
ptarmigan
mountain hare
eagle
wildcat
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Clary
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Sun 4 Apr, 2004 01:56 am
ptarmigan
mountain hare
eagle
wildcat
"If you are cold, you should wear a ptarmigan,
And I hate that fashion for mountain hair!"
Her mum's like an eagle, a real old harridan
A wildcat in her lair.
weasel
panther
ermine
dove
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Raggedyaggie
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Sun 4 Apr, 2004 06:14 pm
The weasel's mentioned in a song - the one that goes POP
Vivien's panther's always running - that fellow just won't stop
The ermine, his fur's softer than a velvet glove
But the best one here is "peace and love" as depicted by the dove.
Cougar
Schnauzer
Fawn
Lamb
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Clary
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Sun 4 Apr, 2004 06:38 pm
Cougar
Schnauzer
Fawn
Lamb
Cougar is cool, he's a real mean critter
Schnauzer is woffly, a good baby sitter.
In 'Alice' a fawn is with her through the wood,
And roast lamb on a spit is really good!
tree kangaroo
tree frog
ground hog
leaf cutter
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Mon 5 Apr, 2004 01:38 pm
Hey Raggedy Aggie, that was a good one!
And Clary doesn't need any praise from me.
Enjoying those.
But, you won't like this: (haven't thought of it yet)
Tree kangaroo: Wow, is there such a beast?
A tree frog can hop on a twig, at least
You see ground hogs basking, shooting the breeze,
And a leaf cutters chopping at the leaves from the trees
Honour your partners, dosey-doe
Three to get ready and away you go
mayfly
nymph
wasp
bumblebee
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Clary
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Mon 5 Apr, 2004 07:42 pm
Charmed to square dance with you, McT!
mayfly
nymph
wasp
bumblebee
I may fly says the mayfly, in May,
The nymph Daphne was turned into a bay
Tree, wasn't she? A wasp sting isn't funny;
Unlike a bumblebee, it doesn't make honey.
ferret
panda
wombat
chameleon
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Wed 7 Apr, 2004 04:10 pm
ferret, panda, wombat, chameleon
A ferret may eat carrots,
Because pandas cannot eat parrots.
A wombat cares not for flying,
As a chameleon gives no thought to hiding.
walrus, hamster, seasnake, dragon.
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Clary
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Wed 7 Apr, 2004 07:20 pm
walrus, hamster, seasnake, dragon.
Said the walrus to the carpenter, 'Oh!
A small hamster is eating my toe!
There's a seasnake in my oyster stew,
And dragonballs are in there too!'
lemming
polecat
okapi
lumpfish
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McTag
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Thu 8 Apr, 2004 10:14 am
Lemmings rush to watery grave
Polecat stinks, and needs a shave
Okapi, antelope, look divine
Lumpfish goes just fine with wine
Easter Bunny
slow worm
oyster
sea horse
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Clary
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Thu 8 Apr, 2004 07:10 pm
Easter Bunny
slow worm
oyster
sea horse
On a topical note, there's an Easter bunny,
Don't call me a slow worm, so true it's not funny.
A Rolex oyster would be a nice buy
They sell sea horses here, all dead and dry.
glowworm
dachshund
borzoi
pig
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Thu 8 Apr, 2004 09:00 pm
I previously owned a glowworm,
My dachshund likes water lukewarm.
I once magicked up a borzoi,
It ate my pig's favorite toy.
snail, lemur, rabbit, tarsier.
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Clary
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Thu 8 Apr, 2004 09:11 pm
snail, lemur, rabbit, tarsier
The snail crawls on its stomach like an army,
For endangered lemurs, life is far from palmy.
There are too many rabbits as avatars -
The best place for that tarsier is behind iron bars.
musquash
mink
fox
lynx
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Thu 8 Apr, 2004 09:41 pm
musquash
mink
fox
lynx
What in the world is a musquash?
A mink's relative? Or a type of goulash?
I bet it looks like a fox,
Just like a lynx looks somewhat like an ox.
wolf, ferret, mosquito, chimpanzee
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Clary
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Thu 8 Apr, 2004 10:10 pm
wolf, ferret, mosquito, chimpanzee
Wolf eats
Ferret; meets
Mosquito in the air.
Chimpanzees stare.
kiwi
ox
springbok
flea
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Thu 8 Apr, 2004 10:31 pm
kiwi
ox
springbok
flea
A kiwi is as different from a fruit,
As an ox is different from a suit.
It's like comparing a springbok to a wok,
Or like saying that fleas wear Reebok.
fruit bat, asp, duck, dodo
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Clary
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Thu 8 Apr, 2004 10:57 pm
fruit bat, asp, duck, dodo
The fruit bats go batty for fruit,
An asp is a poisonous brute.
A duck is happiest when well fed,
And the dodo? The dodo is dead.
cheetah
possum
millipede
aardvark
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Fri 9 Apr, 2004 06:06 pm
'Everyone loves Mr. Cheetah!'
Pouted the possum to the rhea.
'And Ms. Millipede's legs are slender,
While Aardvark can sniff out food that's tender.'
bluebird, jackel, porpoise, amoeba
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Clary
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Fri 9 Apr, 2004 08:00 pm
bluebird, jackel, porpoise, amoeba
A bluebird of hope in a sky of grey,
A jackal to eat the carrion away,
With what porpoise are you going to sea?
To cure my amoebic dys-en-te-ry!
