Brevity by Dan Thompson for May 08, 2015

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member over 9 years ago

    By Jove! Look at those arms and hands!

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    jreckard  over 9 years ago

    Where’d the cat go?Oh, he’s on Mount Olympuss.

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    jreckard  over 9 years ago

    “Atlas, schmatlas”, said the fish in the pot.“It got us all lost, we don’t know where we’re not.”“We should not be here" said the fish in distress.“We would not be here with a good GPS.”

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    whiteheron  over 9 years ago

    The story of a god who has the whole world on his back.

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    Varnes  over 9 years ago

    Six, good eye…I wouldn’t have caught it….

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    Mrs. Peabody  over 9 years ago

    “No no,” cried Athena,“we must not do this,it will make Hera mad and we don’t like her fits.”

    “Relax” said the Hephaestus,“It’s all in good funJust a wee little scorpionin the chariot of the sunNow look at him jumpingNow look at him runHave you ever seen ApolloBe any more fun?”

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    Godfreydaniel  over 9 years ago

    Other Dr. Seuss mythological books (like “Yertle the Turtle” was a National Geographic special…..):Zeus on the LooseHades in the ShadesThe Amusing MusesThe Furry FuriesCupid is Stupid (when the ol’ doc was in a bad mood)Aphrodite and Her Secret Nightie (whoops, Pete Seeger!)

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    Godfreydaniel  over 9 years ago

    (btw I know how to pronounce “Hades”, it’s a Dr. Seuss book!)

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    hippogriff  over 9 years ago

    Godfreydaniel: “Aphrodite won’t wear a nightie…” I heard it from Pete personally, just before breaking him up with Alan Sherman and my Orally.

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    KEA  over 4 years ago

    found out not too long ago that Dr. Seuss pronounced the name something like Soyce. I feel bad about pronouncing it incorrectly the last 65 years. (even if I wasn’t alone… by a long shot)

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