Sukes

Today’s the day we’ve tried to ignore Because you're not a young man anymore You've turned into the wrinkliest guy I've ever seen, Happy birthday sweet sixty What happened to that unlined face Your youthful vim just disappeared without a trace I can't believe my eyes you're now an OAP Happy birthday sweet sixty When you were 26 you partied all night long Then you were 36 and still going strong When you were 50 you were starting to decline No nights on the town, you’d rather sit down And make sure you’re in bed before nine, so If I should smile with shocked surprise It's just that you've grown old before my very eyes You've turned into a man who can ride the bus for free Happy birthday sweet sixty

It's a Special Birthday in our house today and to celebrate I have reworked the lyrics from a certain song to fit the occasion. Here you go:

26.03.2025 16:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

My boiler sprung a leak in the early hours of the morning so am now waterless on a day when I have a Big Event later. Pondering how I can transform my fuzzy hair into lustrous curls with just a wet wipe.

09.12.2024 12:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What’s your 10/10 album?

23.11.2024 16:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Manically smiling harridan in exceptionally cool Don't Hug Me I'm scared t shirt.

Do you like my t shirt? I am a massive Don't Hug Me I'm scared fan but this may have been the wrong clothing choice when fate decreed I'd need to listen to someone telling me at length about their serious issue. Had to casually fold my arms across my chest while nodding sympathetically.

20.11.2024 16:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

An unforecast snow day for me and Badger! I got up, opened the curtains, saw a blanket of white and went "Oh!" All my plans have had to change but at least I am safe and enjoying the beauty of it all.

19.11.2024 13:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Today's visit to Poetry Corner features my cynical take on the afterlife of pets.

19.11.2024 00:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I have seen one of these in my local National Trust property,where it's displayed and described as a Trap Gun, an anti-poaching device. Fascinating to learn they can also be used as a grave-robbing deterrent!

14.11.2024 12:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Embellish You know that she’s prone to embellish To add flavour and colour to tales She will tell you the shops were just hellish When she queued for a bit at the sales She has richly embroidered opinions Hung with baubles of hyperbole She will tell you there must have been millions And when you checked you found there were three You know when she tells you she’s dying She’s most certainly going to be fine These adornments are not really lying Just her way to make dull stories shine

More from #Poetry Corner.

18.09.2024 18:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Deluxe I squealed “how much?” He said “twenty bucks.” “For a medium latte?” “For a latte deluxe. It’s made with fresh dew And cream from rare breeds, With a sprinkling of nutmeg, Fairtrade opium seeds. We only use beans That have passed through a duck.” A slight pause. “You mean civet?” “Well, we rinse off the muck”.

Please enjoy this moment in poetry corner with me and my jaunty little ode composed in response to the prompt word "Deluxe".

#poetry

18.09.2024 18:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I am spinning so many plates at the moment it's hard not to feel overwhelmed. I've already let a few drop to the ground but how do I know if they were the ones to let fall?

12.08.2024 10:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Most of the people who vowed to leave there and set up a new Utopia here appear to have drifted back, either completely or with a foot in both camps. Familiarity and ease of use, I guess.

10.06.2024 08:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

After my epic struggles logging back into this app on my new phone, it then decided not to open at all. I had to uninstall and reinstall. Only time will tell if it was worth the bother. (If you can call a few finger movements on a phone "bother").

09.06.2024 09:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I have a new phone, which is is obviously hugely exciting for me and it's taken up ludicrous amounts of my time. Persuading Bluesky to recognise my existing account was an epic task and I did question why I was bothering given my lack of followers or interest. I think I just like to win in the end.

31.05.2024 09:03 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Happy Halloween, spooky chums!

31.10.2023 12:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I've been watching amateur ghost hunters on YouTube and finding it vastly amusing. I don't know why they expect any self-respecting spirit to run up and down a corridor on command. I don't run now, I certainly won't when I'm dead. It could very well be my cause of death: "Run!" "Sod that!"

27.10.2023 07:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thinking fondly of Fidonet and newsgroups, when it all felt so much easier to find your tribe.

15.10.2023 10:55 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0