The humour and wit of Koalemos (@Asylum).
By Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
United Kingdom
April 28, 2018 8:19am CST
I'm devastated to hear of the death of Asylum (Koalemos), but am grateful to @BelleStarr for finding out about it. I thought you might enjoy seeing examples of his wit in the following exchange on my poem 'Road Rage'..
Koalemos...
Despite the innocence you claim
I suspect that you were to blame
It is not your road
So use the Highway Code
And stop pushing in without shame
To get home quicker you did strive
And through the traffic did duck and dive
This just causes congestion
So I have one question
Why are women allowed to drive?
Jabo...
You are wrong, I drive very well,
among the elite, truth to tell,
that man was just rude
offensive and crude,
he was the driver from hell.
Koalemos...
Here we go with all the excuses
After giving him all those abuses
You should be aware
Once you start to swear
Your driving standard reduces
Jabo...
T'wasn't me that was doing the swearing,
it was just the horn I was blaring,
but he used a bad word
that I shouldn't have heard,
I'll admit to doing some glaring.
Koalemos...
One fact that you cannot conceal
Is that a woman behind the wheel
Is a serious danger
To each passing stranger
No wonder he uttered such spiel
Jabo...
Men think that they own the road
are far too quick to explode
at ladies demure
who are for sure
obeying the rules of the road.
Koalemos...
It is women that cause road rage
As the war on male drivers they wage
No woman can
Drive as well as a man
They just have not reached that stage
Jabo...
Why you old misogynist you!
Put this in your pipe and go chew,
lady drivers are fine
they don't cross the line
that men quite frequently do.
Koalemos...
Few women ever use the dipstick
Before deciding to engage the gearstick
So they block up the road
And end up being towed
While using the mirrors for lipstick.
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I wrote a similar post a while ago about the repartee between us on 'Balloon Bosomed Bimbos' - here it is if you are interested -
Barry my friend - we will miss your humour and wit - RIP
I was looking through one of my old posts and got such a laugh from re-reading some of the responses and comments there, that I wondered if you would find this...
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56 responses
@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
28 Apr 18
oh, yes. i remember your funny exchanges, too!
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
28 Apr 18
I too am devastated. I can't believe we won't be exchanging these cheeky limericks!! He was such a special man.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
28 Apr 18
@jaboUK I am a rank amateur compared to the two of you but I certainly enjoy our repartee
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Apr 18
@BelleStarr You're too modest Isabelle
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
28 Apr 18
I remember the time he thought I had tried to poison him by recommending Kinnie to him while on one of his infrequent holidays, to Malta at the time.
The Maltese "Kinnie" is a local soft drink made with bitter oranges and aromatic herbs - I used to love it, Barry, as we discovered, hated it.
RIP Barry, a keen eye for a pun and a wry sense of humour that will be missed.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
28 Apr 18
So very sad..My heart break for all those whose lives he touched. RIP in peace Barry. You will be missed.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Apr 18
@Happy2BeMe I will look at some of his discussions again later.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
28 Apr 18
@jaboUK I always liked his avatar of his feather pen. His pen has come to a rest. I was just reading over some of his many discussions and shredding a few tears for a man who was loved by many.
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@allknowing (140084)
• India
29 Apr 18
I was very much a part of what you and Barry exchanged acknowledging the expertise of both of you.
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@Letranknight2015 (52231)
• Philippines
28 Apr 18
He will be missed, so sad his last post was about his cancer, nothing was heard much after that.
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@RasmaSandra (82219)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Apr 18
A most wonderful and heartfelt tribute. My prayers with his family. Virtual hugs to you.
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@garymarsh6 (23410)
• United Kingdom
29 Apr 18
Oh my word above. This was not the post I wanted to see. I am shocked and saddened to hear of his passing. He will be missed by many of us here. It is terribly sad and so sad that his last year or so was not quite what he thought it would be in his retirement years. I know he will be sitting on a cloud composing his cheeky little quips somewhere so that he can catch up with us when our time comes. Rest in Peace Barry!
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
29 Apr 18
@garymarsh6 Oh yes, banter was one of his strengths, he was such fun.
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@garymarsh6 (23410)
• United Kingdom
29 Apr 18
@jaboUK Yes Janet. I did not get any notification on facebook so this was all news to me. At least he is no longer suffering which is a blessing. You know I don't think he ever realised how popular he was. He was always teasing me about going away. He used to message me to say What not again!!!! LOL I used to tell him that was rich coming from him! Good fun banter eh!
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
28 Apr 18
Really a great tribute to him.
Thanks for this one and sharing it with us.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
28 Apr 18
@jaboUK
Its really nice and what other way could we do it?
He does indeed speak for himself there and how.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Apr 18
@lovinangelsinstead21 That's nice - poppies for Barry.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
28 Apr 18
That is hilarious Janet, so much fun the two of you had and you were both so good at it. He will sadly be missed but I am glad you have these posts to look back at. Maybe you should send a copy of a couple to his family, they might enjoy reading what he did in his spare time and understand why so many loved him on here.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Apr 18
That was it - we sparked each other off and had such fun doing it. I don't have his address, but I know that @Gillygirl does.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Apr 18
@Gillygirl They probably wouldn't want to 'hear' his voice just yet anyway.
@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
28 Apr 18
I never got to know him as well as some on this site, but he sounds like a warm and wonderful human being. Accept my condolences on your loss.
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