Edku: June 1996

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1.
New politician:
Scared world and worried rivals...
Ilie Nastase

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

2.
A middle finger
shocks subjects into action.
Rule by Nastase.

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

3.
Mayor Nastase,
meet P.M. Netanyahu.
"Ben! Pull my finger!"

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

4.
Timothy Leary.
Dead. What's next for Moody Blues?
Patrick Buchanan!

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

5.
Blasting into space
while followers rot in dirt:
Ashes of Leary

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

6.
I met a mad cow
Once. "What's the beef?" I asked. She
Shrugged her brisket, "Moooooo!"

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

7.
"I'm only human,"
Said the Prince. "So am I," said
Di. Now, there's the rub!

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

8.
Child's "sense of wonder"
Is Nature's gift to old folks.
Multiverse perceived.

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

9.
"Don't look now," Clinton
Says. "Who's looking?" says Yeltsin.
"I am," says Xiaoping.

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

10.
"Find any grails, Art?"
"No, but Merl's got some great gilt
Cardboard replicas."

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

11.
I shot an arrow
In the air, parting Clinton's
Pricey hair. TREASON!

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

12.
Ray Coombs, Mike Boorda:
Prooving that too many oo's
Can be a bad thing

--Alec Proudfoot, alec@netcom.com

13.
Abacha offers
Reward for Kudi's killer.
He learned from O.J.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

14.
Frozen bodies dug
Up for deadly flu study.
Real-life Outbreak II?

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

15.
Yeltsin's regime called
"Bloodiest" by Yavlinsky.
Stalin turns in grave.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

16.
Kill yourself without
Harming others! The "nice" choice:
Smokeless cigarettes.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

17.
Khmer Rouge leader dead.
Cambodian soup du jour:
Gristly Pot-au-feu.

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

18.
Sweatshop child with shoe
Misses a stitch on the "swoop."
Boss yells, "JUST DO IT!"

--John Cho, jync@mit.edu

19.
Psyche bereft. God
Deserted. Surface corrupt.
Alas, dear Gaia!

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

20.
He holds two knives. Why?
One for front and one for back.
With front one, a smile!

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

21.
Who is the fat man?
Winner. Who is the thin man?
Loser. Me? Medium.

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

22.
Held still, a shark dies:
That is, unless the water
Moves. Much less tiring.

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

23.
Some politicians
Sound like rampant frogs. Maybe
Metamorphosis.

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

24.
Who's turn for Rat King?
All rats rushed the throne. Somehow
Micky Mouse jumped up!

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

25.
Free condoms for all.
"Take a small one, sir. Sign here.
What's this? Peter Pan!"

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

26.
"I'd no idea!"
Kathie Lee whines through her tears
While cashing the check

--Eric Lipman, MCELipps@aol.com

27.
"YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT!"
That's what all of the books say.
Then I guess I'm NUTS...

--wendy lee klenetsky, sklenetsky@monmouth.com

28.
"What's Whitewater, Mom?"
"Whitehouse dirt, Ozark grit, and
Lawyer spit. Poison!"

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

29.
Looked inside her eyes.
Windows to a whole new world.
Hitched ride on thought-ship.

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

30.
I.R.A. bomb blasts.
Stray innocents obstruct path
Of free-flying glass.

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

31.
"Carry the Colors,
Private: take the Glory Road."
"Can't. Always get lost."

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

32.
First the Governor
And the business partners fell
"Guilty," said jury

--Kevin O'Brien, KOBrien@erols.com

33.
Whitewater report
Says First Lady Hilary
Also misbehaved

--Kevin O'Brien, KOBrien@erols.com

34.
Confidential files
From FBI to White House
What is going on?

--Kevin O'Brien, KOBrien@erols.com

35.
Now the senior aide,
Bruce Lindsey, unindicted
Co-conspirator

--Kevin O'Brien, KOBrien@erols.com

36.
Legal woes close in
On embattled President
Does Bill Clinton sweat?

--Kevin O'Brien, KOBrien@erols.com

37.
All the President's
men are being indicted!
Who will he turn to?

--Applecheeks, pphhrogg@communique.net

38.
Memorial Day.
A time for deep reflection.
I hope I get laid.

--Potato J, potatoj@IX.NETCOM.COM

39.
Yum, Jalepenos.
Sometimes they give me the squirts.
But I still love 'em.

--Potato J, potatoj@IX.NETCOM.COM

40.
Morning wood is fun.
I draw a face on my thang.
He pees out his nose.

--Potato J, potatoj@IX.NETCOM.COM

41.
Whip it, whip it good.
Is it supposed to spurt blood?
Where's my other nut?

--Potato J, potatoj@IX.NETCOM.COM

42.
Is French food so great?
They eat snails and ass of horse.
No wonder they stink.

--Potato J, potatoj@IX.NETCOM.COM

43.
Summer is shining
Earth green dancing in the sky
The gold will fall soon

--Kanthi Tripathi, tripathi@erols.com

44.
I scolded the tree
Working the leaves for its bread
And then shedding them

--Kanthi Tripathi, tripathi@erols.com

45.
No tanks for Hong Kong
Students stand in front of banks
"Party" over soon!

--Rory O'Connor, mickman@intonet.co.uk

46.
Dole says tobacco
could be addictive...or not.
Give him a cigar!

--Applecheeks, pphhrogg@communique.net


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