not a paternal bone in my body...

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when my wife bore me
a son, I bore her a loft -
then hid there for years...

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('Anything for a Quiet Life': 17 Syllables)

the speed of sound asleep...

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"keep going, keep going!" - the
slower you breathe, the faster
you're asleep..."run, run!"...

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('fast' is fine - 'dead fast' best avoided)











('The human race: a marathon, not a sprint': 17 Syllables)

now you see them, now you...still see them...

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ants can be seen on
margarine...and somite a
termite on marmite...

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('Bedsteads & Bread Spreads': 17 Syllables)

"we haven't a clue," shrug the detectives...

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who in their right mind
would ever want to private
eyes the police force?...

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('Private Eyes': 17 Syllables)

a drinking bout...

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The first round was Mike's,
so I asked for a punch. There
was no second round...

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('Bowled Over': 17 Syllables)

dinner doggerel...

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"washed your hands yet, kids? -
it's German Shepherd's Pie...now
then, who wants a leg?"...

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('A Dog's Dinner': 17 Syllables)

death wish...

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great news! pessimists
die earlier! - but I bet that
doesn't include me...

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(17 Syllables)