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Re: Kids doing Poetry

Post by Neville Briggs » Sun Aug 26, 2012 7:33 am

Garry Larson ( The Far Side ) did a cartoon depicting the Lone Ranger as an old bloke in a rocking chair at a nursing home, The Lone Ranger is looking up a dictionary of Indian words and he reads out " Kemo Sabe...rear end of a horse..What the..HEY !!! ) :lol:
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Re: Kids doing Poetry

Post by Bob Pacey » Sun Aug 26, 2012 8:56 am

Yeah Nev I can relate to that one. My favourite is when thousands of blood curdling Indians are coming over the hill and The Lone ranger says

" Looks like we are in trouble Tonto " ?


Tonto says


What do you mean WE ? Paleface.

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Re: Kids doing Poetry

Post by Neville Briggs » Sun Aug 26, 2012 12:26 pm

That one is close to the bone for what passes as political 'loyalty' in Canberra :lol:
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