March 23, 200619 yr Copied from Fred on Everything “The Silly Old Man with the Young Thai Girl in the Texas Lone Star Saloon” He must be twice her age at least With mottled, wrinkled skin His hair is dyed a bottle-black His face is wintry thin Blue veins snake down his bony hands Like roots of ancient trees He wears a pair of checkered shorts Above his scrawny knees. The girl he’s with is beautiful Her shoulder-length black hair Surrounds and frames her dark brown face Her shoulders soft and bare He drinks his Mekhong whiskey down And orders yet again The girl he’s with just sighs and sneaks A smile at other men. They sit in silence, the silly old man And the girl who stole his heart Someone should whisper in his ear “Too many years a part!” Someone should whisper in his ear “Your girl is bored to death! Your eyelids droop, your shoulders stoop There’s whiskey on your breath!” Someone should whisper in his ear That if he didn’t pay He might just find his lady love Would soon be on her way. He wallows in her loving gaze So puppy-dog serene Serenity for her of course His ATM machine. But he might whisper in our ears “Well, don’t you think I know? I made my choice and so will you With fewer years to go.” I’m not so sure what to make of him There is no guiding rule I wonder if he could be both A wise man and a fool. He turns his head to pay the bill And suddenly I see It’s a mirror on the wall The silly old man is me.
March 23, 200619 yr He turns his head to pay the billAnd suddenly I see It’s a mirror on the wall The silly old man is me. Excellent poem, especially the ending
March 23, 200619 yr He turns his head to pay the bill And suddenly I see It’s a mirror on the wall The silly old man is me. Excellent poem, especially the ending Rather Stickmanish, but gave me a smile.
March 23, 200619 yr Woff woff pants pants. I am no puppy dog. But I could be seen as old. I do not drink wiskey at all Good writing though
March 23, 200619 yr I like Sang Sohm Drink a proper scottish brand.... calling it whiskey well is a crime itself.
March 23, 200619 yr I like Sang Sohm Drink a proper scottish brand.... calling it whiskey well is a crime itself. Well I never called it whiskey it is just what I like You tell me a good whiskey I can try in the states and I will give it a whirl
March 23, 200619 yr QUOTE(bbigman21 @ 2006-03-24 00:30:38) *I like Sang Sohm burp.gif bah.gif Drink a proper scottish brand.... calling it whiskey well is a crime itself. mad.gif It shouldn't be allowed, but Sang Thip used to my tipple. With coke it was quite fine.
March 23, 200619 yr If you take the price into account SangSom ain't too bad. Have to agree with Brit though that nothing beats a good whiskey Sangsom is actually rum but who cares
March 23, 200619 yr QUOTE(bbigman21 @ 2006-03-24 00:30:38) *I like Sang Sohm burp.gif bah.gif Drink a proper scottish brand.... calling it whiskey well is a crime itself. mad.gif It shouldn't be allowed, but Sang Thip used to my tipple. With coke it was quite fine. Why not allowed?
March 23, 200619 yr If you take the price into account SangSom ain't too bad. Have to agree with Brit though that nothing beats a good whiskey Sangsom is actually rum but who cares I understand Sanng Sohm is Rum I just said I like it, I also like Jack Daniels What I really like is beer. Not big on the hard stuff.
March 23, 200619 yr But who knows just maybe it is what is in the guys heart that counts Likely a bit farther south -- but the bulge on the backside, not the front.
March 24, 200619 yr The term is 'Kitsch'. I disagree. Quite poignant in its simplicity. A good little poem.
March 24, 200619 yr QUOTE(Neeranam @ 2006-03-23 13:21:10) *QUOTE QUOTE(bbigman21 @ 2006-03-24 00:30:38) * I like Sang Sohm burp.gif bah.gif Drink a proper scottish brand.... calling it whiskey well is a crime itself. mad.gif It shouldn't be allowed, but Sang Thip used to my tipple. With coke it was quite fine. Why not allowed? Calling it whisky shouldn't be allowed. Whisky to me is a drink made in Scotland. Sang Som should be allowed - it's good rum, I used to have a bottle for breakfast every day.
March 24, 200619 yr As long as it made me giddy and happy, I don't cared weather is whisky, rum or brandy
March 24, 200619 yr I thought whiskey was Irish and whisky was what was made anywhere else. That's my understanding too... While I think the best whisky is Scottish (several single malts come to mind, already listed by britmaveric), I don't think that the term whisky is regional in the same way as Champagne or Burgundy.
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