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Adios Macho Image

ADIOS MACHO IMAGE It used to be- How many times I’ve said those four words – To put it bluntly a real man was hairy If bald he grew a beard and moustache and I mean a HUMDINGER! Check out the old westerns And hey! by the way Santa was macho If a man be skin-clothed like an ape Automatically he was tough! Nowadays though More and more the skin-head is in vogue “The clean look” Lean and mean? Well not necessarily The detestable wimp might fit the image Though the wimp would probably just get a mocking head-rub Oh bring back those good old days When the lady knew by kissing her man what he had for lunch When a skin-headed man usually covered it up When the cigar smoke clung and slimed the moustache You could smell a REAL man coming from half-a-block away HIRSUTE MEN UNITE! Down with the phallic image!

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Date: 7/24/2010 10:58:00 AM
Well, Daver...Interesting and entertaining write that drew me in and captivited my attention to read it all the way to the end...I do tend to disagree on some points though..That is life in that we all have opinion of varied ideas of what life is about...Enjoyed..Sara
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Date: 7/23/2010 4:59:00 AM
gosh...lovely interesting narrative daver,,,^_^ v
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Date: 7/17/2010 6:22:00 AM
Giving it up is not the brightest thing to do..Still th image was not going to last forever,,, Loved the narrative Daver, have a nice one,..p.d
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Date: 7/16/2010 6:41:00 PM
daver a quick favor. I have to get off here. I just did a blog about a poem that I did both rhymed and free. If you have any time could you see the blog and check it out and tell me which you prefer? thanks so much, my good friend. LUv, Andrea
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Date: 7/16/2010 4:58:00 AM
A beautiful new day, many wonderful new poems to read of which yours is among,the weekend is upon us. What more could I ask for? I hope you have a fantastic weekend filled with love, happiness, and lots of inspiration Daver. Love, Carol
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Date: 7/16/2010 2:45:00 AM
My nephew who was born with beautiful thick curly hair - shaves it off. I haven't seen a single strand of that beauiful hair in years. How are you doing with fnding an agent for your novel, Dave? Love, Lainie
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Date: 7/15/2010 9:57:00 PM
It is a fine narrative with nice expressions.
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Date: 7/15/2010 8:43:00 PM
GOOD ONE, Daver, I feel bad for hairy men these days. It's the same that has happened with us VOLUPTIOUS women having to feel bad for OUR build. What happened to the days when it was sexy to be in a painting by Rueben? hahahaha. I bet he painted hairy men too!
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Date: 7/15/2010 5:38:00 PM
You blew it out of the ball park with this one, Daver. I love HAIR on men, but it can be beards or mustaches if the heads are bald. That last line is probably a purposeful double entendre, right? Take a look at the shape of the state of Florida and tell me it doesn't look like a flacid appendage. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 7/15/2010 3:27:00 PM
OH ! MY I AM HISPANIC, AND HAVE NO CLUE. HOE TO SAY GoODBEY 2 A MACHO IMAGE.. I FIGURE THAT IS YOUR.. EGO...FUNNY DAVER, I LOVED IT. FEL NICE 2 ALWAYS OPEN AND READ ONE OF YOUR POEMS.-SKAT
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