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Damn... works every time:

show them grass that is greener,

they will paint their lawn.

 

They will paint their lawn

All colours of the rainbow

To brighten our world

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They will paint their lawn

All colours of the rainbow

To brighten our world

to brighten our world

is very simple: be kind

begin with a smile...

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to brighten our world

is very simple: be kind

begin with a smile...

 

Begin with a smile,

speak softly, carry a big

stick, you will go far.

 

(Verbatim from a letter written by President Theodore Roosevelt to Henry L. Sprague, on January 26th, 1900.)

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Begin with a smile,

speak softly, carry a big

stick, you will go far.

stick, you will go far

sensitivity training

subconscious action

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stick, you will go far

sensitivity training

subconscious action

subconscious action

is unconscious competence

a desirable trait

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subconscious action

is unconscious competence

a desirable trait

a desirable trait

getting up in the morning

greet yourself, first thing!

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a desirable trait

getting up in the morning

greet yourself, first thing!

 

greet yourself, first thing-

wherever you find yourself,

just feel right at home

 

 

(I plead poetic license, Taomeow, on ev-e-ry~ but I like "damn")

Edited by Mark Foote
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some might say its dual

did somebody call a duel??

perhaps i misheard...

perhaps i misheard

and mistook a cat's me-OW

for a lion's roar!

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perhaps i misheard

and mistook a cat's me-OW

for a lion's roar!

 

for a lions roar

he longs and works for years

but still only purrs.

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but still only purrs

rumbling equanimity

not time for claws yet

 

Not time for claws yet!

Haomao, wait! Shoo! First let me

change from silk to jeans!

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Not time for claws yet!

Haomao, wait! Shoo! First let me

change from silk to jeans!

 

change from silk to jeans

get a towel on the lap

that old slobberpuss

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change from silk to jeans

get a towel on the lap

that old slobberpuss

 

that old slobberpuss

lying on the unmade bed

unconcern complete

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unconcern complete,

now I lay me down to sleep,

the martyr's defeat.

 

the martyr's defeat

glorious and unrepentant

the smile fades slowly

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the martyr's defeat

glorious and unrepentant

the smile fades slowly

the smile fades slowly

what was sparkling once, now stale

no more make-believe

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the smile fades slowly

what was sparkling once, now stale

no more make-believe

 

no more make believe

only the truth now and ever

who am I kidding

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amnesia is tough

but he with a poor memory

enjoys the same joke twice

enjoys the same joke twice

wears the same underwear.. twice

checks the back door... twice

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enjoys the same joke twice

wears the same underwear.. twice

checks the back door... twice

 

checks the back door twice

as his father did before

checks his wallet to

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checks the back door twice

as his father did before

checks his wallet to

 

Check his wallet too

then he knows, just what he knows

which way the wind blows

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Check his wallet too

then he knows, just what he knows

which way the wind blows

 

Which way the wind blows

Worries the sage not at all

His centre remains calm

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