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singout @singout (1005) • United States 24 Mar

Have you ever been fishing when the events turned out great, strange, and badly all during the same trip? This rhymed story was one of those trips. If you had such a fishing trip, how about sharing it with us (no rhyming...

fishing

catfish

oil rig

trout

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singout You must have lived near the coast somewhere in order to have remembered a beautiful sight like that when you were little. Thanks for the response @luisadannointed.

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singout @singout (1005) • United States 18 Mar

Being a poet I tend to create rhymes around my life's experiences. I invite you to challenge yourself and try it out . Here is a rhyme about our family's last Christmas gathering. Anyone out there with some unusual family...

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singout Thank you for your response S. Adleman. I've heard that one of the few words that can't be rhymed is the word "orange". However, I can come close by this phrase: "Would you like an orange or a bowl of porridge".

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singout @singout (1005) • United States 23 Mar

I was proud of my older half-brother, Howard. You might even say I "worshipped the ground he walked on". He was an accomplished baseball 1st baseman. I'm sure many of you had brothers, sisters, or even friends you looked up to....

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singout Thanks for the response Honey143. Being 82 years old now, my memories of him are all I have left. That's why I like to put these memories in a forum that others can enjoy beside myself.

24 Mar

singout @singout (1005) • United States 23 Mar

This rhymed story is the last of my 3 childhood recollections about Pango, our very unusual dog. Surely, there are others out there with fond memories of their pets. If so, share them with us. "Pango's Halloween" Halloween was...

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singout Thank you that response Honey143. The kids went nuts when they saw that cat riding Pango's rump. It wasn't funny at the time but through the years it seems funny when you think about it.

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singout @singout (1005) • United States 21 Mar

I've never found a clear answer to this. Maybe someone can give me a clear answer. (Again set to rhyme) The Missing "Grand" Father/, Grandfather/, Great Grandfather/, Great,Great Grandfather/, and so-on down the...

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singout @porwest to me that sounds about right. Thanks

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singout @singout (1005) • United States 21 Mar

When we were kids my sister and I had a very unusual dog named "Pango". Below is one rhymed story about him. Do you have any stories about extraordinary pets? "Pango's Invisible Fence" Now Pango was a mixed breed; a little this...

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singout Yes. We loved him very much and we think of him often. Thanks for the comment @aninditasen.

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singout @singout (1005) • United States 21 Mar

When we were kids my sister and I had a very unusual dog named "Pango". Below is one rhymed story about him. Do you have any stories about extraordinary pets? "Pango's Invisible Fence" Now Pango was a mixed breed; a little this...

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singout Thanks Honey143 for the comment. That cat would have cracked me up too. That's the kind of thing I am looking for in this discussion. Wait till you read the next story about Pango.

21 Mar

singout @singout (1005) • United States 21 Mar

I've never found a clear answer to this. Maybe someone can give me a clear answer. (Again set to rhyme) The Missing "Grand" Father/, Grandfather/, Great Grandfather/, Great,Great Grandfather/, and so-on down the...

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singout FINALLY!! Somebody who understands my wondering about this. Thanks Honey143. I needed that.

21 Mar

singout @singout (1005) • United States 20 Mar

This is a true story told to me by my mother (I now share it with you in rhyme) "The Shrimptail Date" My mom was a beautiful woman In her younger days before Dad. The subject of many male interests. A date, any time, could be...

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singout I wish I had been a "fly on the wall" on that date. But at that time I wasn't even a "twinkle in her eye". Thanks for the comment Honey 143.

21 Mar

singout @singout (1005) • United States 21 Mar

Have you had experiences such as mine as a young child? "The Bouncing Seat" My uncle's motorcycle was a sight for sore eyes As he rode it to our house for Dad to see. He stopped it in the front and then he shut the motor...

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singout As a child, it just seemed like he bounced on the seat as he used the kick lever on the right side of the bike (which i couldn't see). Thanks for the comment Xavier Bage

21 Mar

singout @singout (1005) • United States 21 Mar

I've never found a clear answer to this. Maybe someone can give me a clear answer. (Again set to rhyme) The Missing "Grand" Father/, Grandfather/, Great Grandfather/, Great,Great Grandfather/, and so-on down the...

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singout It just seems there is missing generation somewhere in there. Thanks for your response Jim Bauer

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singout @singout (1005) • United States 20 Mar

This is a true story told to me by my mother (I now share it with you in rhyme) "The Shrimptail Date" My mom was a beautiful woman In her younger days before Dad. The subject of many male interests. A date, any time, could be...

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singout Thanks Judy Story

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singout @singout (1005) • United States 18 Mar

Being a poet I tend to create rhymes around my life's experiences. I invite you to challenge yourself and try it out . Here is a rhyme about our family's last Christmas gathering. Anyone out there with some unusual family...

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singout It definitely was an uplifting, heart warming experience. I wish the horse could feel that experience.

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singout @singout (1005) • United States 18 Mar

Being a poet I tend to create rhymes around my life's experiences. I invite you to challenge yourself and try it out . Here is a rhyme about our family's last Christmas gathering. Anyone out there with some unusual family...

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singout Thank you for such a quick response @TheHorse

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singout @singout (1005) • United States 13 Mar 13

Christmas night- 6:30 PM----A night which will live in infamy; well, at least to me it will. My wife and I were doing some last minute Santa Claus deliveries to our son. He had recently married and moved into his new wife's...

falling

falling down stairs

miracle

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singout Thanks for your response MoonGypsy. Wow! You said it happened when you were a baby. Were you old enough to remember anything about it? At least I made contact with the floor a little sooner than you did.

14 Mar 13

singout @singout (1005) • United States 20 Apr 11

Diplopia. What a wierd word. It means "Double vision." Wierder yet, is how it hit me and what caused it. See if you have experienced something similar: I woke up one fine Friday morning, minding my own business, getting...

diabetes

diplopia

double vision

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singout Although I see well out of my right eye (in fact it is my best seeing eye), If I were to cover my left eye and just used my right eye I would fall over from dizziness. It's the muscles that control the eye which is affected. Those muscles don't move fast...

20 Apr 11

singout @singout (1005) • United States 17 Jan 11

Help! This thing is driving me crazy! Are there any other sufferers out there? What do you do for it? I've tried everything. For those who have no idea of this condition, I will try to explain it. When you have a chronic cough...

cough

involuntary

irritable larynx syndrome

lsn

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singout Thanks for your response maggie2redcar. My cough has finally waned a bit but is still ever present. It will also come back full-fledged if I happen to catch a cold. The cold symptoms will go away but the cough will remain. The reason I started a regimen of...

23 Mar 11

singout @singout (1005) • United States 22 Jan 11

I'm so excited. I just found out last week that someone wants to publish one of my poems in a collection. I cannot reveal the title of the poem or the book as yet, but I will keep everyone posted.

book

poetry

published

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singout Thanks for your comment The_Consortium, I will be sure to provide a link.

21 Mar 11

singout @singout (1005) • United States 23 Jan 11

I've heard it said we all dream every night but we seldom remember them. I would love to be able to remember my dreams more often than I do. Is there a formula or food which will cause one to remember what was dreamed? If you have...

dream food

dreaming

remembering dreams

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singout Thanks allyoftherain for your response. That sounds like a good suggestion and I will certainly it a try. I'll let you know how it turned out.

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singout @singout (1005) • United States 18 Jan 11

My wife and I have been traveling around the country in our motor home for the past year and really enjoying it. But our problem is that we're trying to live a champaign life on a beer budget. First, we bought a 35 ft, 1998...

motor home

rv

travel

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singout Thank you for your response maximax8. From what you have described to me it sounds like you would need a class C RV. I have a class A which is designed for 2 people plus a guest or two. Class C's are designed for families and will sleep more people. You can...

6 Feb 11

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