Guess What This is About-- Win Prize
Clankeye
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My wife just e-mailed me the first verse of a poem and asked "what do you think it refers to?"
There's a danger you know,
You can't own just one, for the craving will grow.
There's no doubt they're addictive, wherein lies the danger
While living with lots, you'll grow poorer and stranger
So what do you guys think it refers to? First one to guess doesn't have to read my posts anymore.
Clankeye
Edited to add: This is not a serious thread, and if it should perchance keep some of the serious, nasty, flame-throwing real numismatic threads off the first page... my sincere apologies.
There's a danger you know,
You can't own just one, for the craving will grow.
There's no doubt they're addictive, wherein lies the danger
While living with lots, you'll grow poorer and stranger
So what do you guys think it refers to? First one to guess doesn't have to read my posts anymore.
Clankeye
Edited to add: This is not a serious thread, and if it should perchance keep some of the serious, nasty, flame-throwing real numismatic threads off the first page... my sincere apologies.
Brevity is the soul of wit. --William Shakespeare
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2 Cam-Slams!
1 Russ POTD!
Pennies make dollars, and dollars make slabs!
....inflation must be kicking in again this dollar says spend by Dec. 31 2004!
Erik
the third one is easy, the fourth one's a honey,
the fifth is delightful and the sixth one's a breeze,
you'll find you can live with a houseful with ease.
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
Kranky, you are disqualified. You still have to read my posts.
Clanky
Rich
Could also refer to children - so much fun and very very expensive to keep!
Total Copper Nutcase - African, British Ships, Channel Islands!!!
'Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup'
2 Cam-Slams!
1 Russ POTD!
DAN
My first tassa slap 3/3/04
My shiny cents
They're really quite easy, but Oh Lord, the ****!
With **** on the sofa and **** on the bed,
And crates in the kitchen, its no bother, you said.
Google is such a wonderful search engine - you can find anything is you put in enough keywords!
BTW - I have 5 of them currently!!!
Total Copper Nutcase - African, British Ships, Channel Islands!!!
'Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup'
Clankeye, you've been had by the Darkside!
BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheater!
Ah, well I really did think you were the legitimate winner with your guess of "dogs or cats..."
The answer is it is a poem about cats. Which I have four of. BUT... certainly when I read the first verse (sent to me by the wife) I thought she had stumbled upon something about coin collecting.
Cats and Coins. The bane of my existence. I certainly think that verse could apply to many, many things, though.
ccrdragon, Congratulations! You are excused from reading my posts in the future.
Clankeye
Scratch that....Submitting coins to 3rd party services.
Your lawn has now died and your shrubs are dead, too.
Your weekends are busy, you're off with your crew.
Got it.
Neil--
<< <i>TI remember my music teacher once saying that musicians are a weird lot. They mortgage their instruments and are lucky to live in a hovel! >>
I live in a hovel with my Carvers. I would like to sing to them, but I mortgaged all my intruments. Your music teacher sounds like a weirdo.
Clankeye
I've got my laptop pluged in now at a different branch.
Clankeye: Thanks for the great thread man, you're a good egg.
Phil (white tornado): You were close!!!!!
Brian.
2 Cam-Slams!
1 Russ POTD!
Brian
Total Copper Nutcase - African, British Ships, Channel Islands!!!
'Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup'
You should see Clanks toned Booker's. I wonder if he'll start on the Phillipines, they
are alot tougher toned.
Brian