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"That's Why Shag's the Way To Go [10w] Love's messy;it tracks mud on the carpet of life."

"We can live forever even with an impactful shorter-life."

"Poetry Calling [10w] Poetry's not a calling.It's a whispering in your ear."

"Err 2 [10w] To err is human, to make it a habit, assinine."

"We are surrounded by story."

"Now [10w] + {Couplet} Whether you Hurry up! or P r o c r a s t i n a t e,the NOW doesn't discriminate."

"Six-Pack [10w] A six-pack of beer's inversely proportional to six-pack of abs."

"Democracy, Really [10w] A democracy is free to replace one tyranny with another."

"He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how."

"In the Future [1]: (criminals) In the future we're going to find a wayto turn criminals into wordsand then place them in parentheses."

"Iowa Haiku "We're not really dull,we are just misunderstood.Weed helps dull the pain."

"I [10w] 'I' is a wellspring in the desertoverflowing with life."

"Fugly Fishmates For every woman that looks like a hatchet-faced haddockthere's an equally ugly flounder-faced man with even fewer prospects."

"Las Vegas Magic! I was the greatest magician in the world.Things were going great. My agent booked me to play the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas for $100,000 per performance!When I got onstage everything suddenly disappeared.I'm not sure if it was allan illusion or a delusion,but I cashed the check anyway just to be safe."

"Goose Neck [10w] Whenever a goose has a car accident, the traffic sucks."

"Cookie Cutter Criticism A critic tried to fit my sense of humor in a cookie cutter,but it wouldn't fit his preconceived shape of what comedy should be.So he pressed harder, and harder and harder until the cookie cutter cut a cookie shaperight through the palm of his hand.It doesn't hurt anymore when the critic tries to slap me in the face.There's no more hot-air resistance."

"Sunshine On My Shoulders When you're home's always filled with sunshine,you're either blessed or it's time to fix the roof."

"Depression vs. Death Depression is anger turned within causing misery and hopelessness.Death is hate turned within until it totally eats you alive."

"Talking to Myself I used to talk to myself until myself criticized myself.Now I'm giving myself the silent treatment."

"New Year's Revolving Door [10w] + [10w] + {Couplet} 2015's revolution commences with the overthrow of New Year's resolution.Seek not absolutionfor our weak character's immune to evolution."