The River Answer.

[Theland]

The River Answer flows through the plains,
Passing villages built there on its banks,
Where idiots fish for clues to their queries,
Where pedants parade in public their brains,
And insist that there really are no fairies,
And nobody ever gives you thanks.
The noise from a village is real evidence,
That they can squabble for hours whilst making no sense,
Dancing around a huge subject pole,
Adorned with ribbons, and set in a hole.
Some pull this way and some get confused,
Pulling the ribbons,
Tangling their hair,
Looking for the rising of the poisonous hot air.
A boat sails by, the Early Bird,
And the crew look over the rails.
The Captain slows down, to check on what's heard,
His ears are assaulted by squabulous sounds,
The arguments that fail,
The scratching of nit pickers just as he feared.
The Villagers gather on the bank of the river,
Shouting abuse and clenched fists raised,
The sight of them makes the Captain shiver,
No kind words and certainly no praise.
The crew are astonished, first mate Emmie can see,
This is definitely not the land of the free.
McMinty on deck soup ladle in hand,
The Scottish lassie ready to stand,
And Rowan too is ringing the bell,
Ready to give any boarders real hell.
More crew pour out from the decks below,
TonyV, Johnny, Paddy, Arrods and Smow.
DTCwordfan is sketching it all,
An historical scene preserved for us all.
The Abers are restless and ready to fight,
But the Captain makes sail and sails into the night.
And Nailits spear falls short of the ship,
Even Nomi can't spoil this trip.
The Captain summons the crew all aft,
And mounts the quarterdeck to speak!,
''God Save The Queen,'' he hollers at last,
''This voyage has now reached its peak,''
They have seen first hand the Answerbsnk,
In all its glory and tears,
And so it will stay for many many more years.

[naomi24]

Why ask me Theland? I haven’t asked you to prove an opinion.

[Mamyalynne]

Take out the 'pi' and peel it like an onion.

[douglas9401]

There's already too much pi taking.

[Jordyboy9]

You’re not in the clique iluvmargie.
Or the gmeb coven.

[Peter Pedant]

OK marg - insert somewhere:

the captain asks for I luv margie
we can rely on her to cut thro the argie-bargie!

um needs more work possibly - like Naomi I dont really do poesy and minstrelsy

Didnt Pope after writing the Dunciad - issue new editions where he added more targets who had displeased him?

[iluvmargie]

Ha ha very good.

[Peter Pedant]

Even Nomi can't spoil this trip.
but by god she will have a good try

OK doesnt really rhyme - I mean people do realise that the pome ("ickle rhyme") is tongue in cheek - yeah?

well done and thanks Theel

[benhilton]

Take the "pi" out of an onion...will that leave you with the diameter or circumference?....

[Theland]

I passed an opinion on the likelihood of riots.
An opinion.
Then asked to prove it!
Is that not somebody initiating an argument?

[Mamyalynne]

Keep up Ben :-)

[Theland]

In my opinion, Mamya is wise, bit I cant prove it :-(

[benhilton]

I think missing all the church services has affected my brain....

[ladybirder]

Nothing in jest about your 18.08 post Ben.

[naomi24]

Theland, I don’t know who asked you to prove it but I do know it wasn’t me. Still, don’t let that spoil your fun.

[Tilly2]

Naomi, you asked earlier what did I mean. I meant that I had been dying to point out the wrong spelling of your name but didn't out of politeness.

Ben just happened to mention it instead. I knew someone would.

[mallyh]

don't worry iluvmargie i'm always billy no mates lol :-) x

[rowanwitch]

I liked it...

[tonyav]

Very good, Theland.

[Theland]

This is a quote from Naomi, after me passing an opinion that there will be riots
Theland’s ditched this thread because he can’t justify his claim.
I wasn't making a claim, which is a forecast of future facts, it was an opinion!
There is a difference.
Wonder if it needs spelling out?

[naomi24]

//Date? Warmer weather will contribute, and maybe the pubs opening, bit certainly the summer…..

Attacking the Police will be the purpose, whatever the initial excuse.//

There you are. Your words. I've spelt it out.... but still no answer from you.

What do you expect to achieve by this spitefulness, Theland?