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Your support makes all the difference.Above the spires of Oxford
The west wind sculled the clouds
As summer sighed, "Excuse me,"and
no more.
The thistledown was drifting
Amidst the shopping crowds
And autumn lounged there, coughing at
the door.
But in the Bodleian library
A rave was taking place
As deathwatch beetles turned the roof
to rubbish.
An insect jogged his neighbour
And said, "This gaff is ace.
It's erudite and cool without
being clubbish."
Elsewhere in academia
The egg-heads may restore
Old Chaucer's Wife of Bath's
good reputation.
They say he meant to edit
The smut he wrote before.
Who cares? It showed a great imagination.
Prince Charles is being treated
For short-term memory loss
I had that problem once but got it sorted.
Prince Charles is being treated
For short term memory loss
I had that problem once but got it sorted.
But foremost in our thoughts now
The mourning of That Death
We try to come to terms with what it means.
And say a prayer for Kevin
Who drew his final breath
And went through hamster hell for
Levi jeans.
The team that brought you Dolly
Declines to clone your pets
Unless of course, you have a large deposit.
In which case, take old Fido
Despatch him at the vets
And grab a spanking new one from
the closet.
The evidence is mounting
Against the The President
So says his prosecutor, Kenneth Starr.
Bill claims he'd never questioned
What Monica had meant
When told she fancied "having a cigar".
The latest news that women
Prefer a pretty lad
Is poor if you're a rugged manly chap.
The other news this week is
The same and just as bad
It's still official: Railways are crap.
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