I'm not sure if this was penned by Murphy or Murray, but either way, it deserves a spot on the front page. From the comments --
Ode To ‘T’ The quasi Seussarian:D
Working Title: WTF in Publishing
Fakery - Fuckery,
What can I say?
People work hard to screw up my day.
There’s the agent who lies,
The author that denies -
with me in the middle all knowing and wise.:D
Fakery, fuckery what can I say?
If you pull it on me - I’ll fuck up YOUR day!
Thanks to the person in the burka.
Theresa
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9 comments:
Brilliant!:) Murphy, I agree with rachelcapps and Leona on previous comments. Em, I feel for you. The same thing happened to me and I was so glad my tea wasn't too hot.;)
Theresa, you see what you inspire?:)
Yes, clearly you are all so terrified of me that you're afraid to speak up. ;) lol
I love the camaraderie in our little blog community!
Theresa
Theresa, I have to agree with you. I love this blog!:) Babs: glad your tea wasn't hot. My coffee was!:(
Theresa,
Thanks for moving this to the front page. Otherwise, that other comment page might get really long. :)
Murphy,
Okay, so my question is - how long did it take you to write that? Because if you say anything less than a half-hour, then you can no longer claim that being funny doesn't come naturally to you. Bravo either way! :)
Jami G.
P.S. So Murphy, tell me the truth. Are you sleeping with Murray to get such good service? Because, um, he hasn't returned my calls yet... :(
Jami says: P.S. So Murphy, tell me the truth. Are you sleeping with Murray to get such good service? Because, um, he hasn't returned my calls yet... :(
Murphy says: Okay, here's the truth. If ALL I had to do with him, is sleep - I don't think I'd get such great service...:D
Murphy, I'm shocked. Shocked.
Murphy,
Oh! Is that what I was doing wrong??? I wasn't supposed to actually sleep??? And I probably wasn't supposed to wear that green stuff on my face to bed either, huh? And what about my Hello Kitty nightshirt? No? *sigh* Okay, can you put in a good word and see if Murray will give me a second chance? LOL!
Jami G.
(who doesn't actually own anything Hello Kitty or even know what that green stuff is... :) )
Wes? Really? Liar!:)
JG: You don't own anything Hello Kitty? Sheesh! Even I own something that says hello...it's a little black lace number that purrs: "Hello lover." But the minute my honey approaches- it hisses: "Back-off Fido, it's the feline time of the month.";)
Murphy
Hi Murphy *waves*
Your last comment? I'm LMAO!!! Wanted to let you know that the guys at the office picked up the twisty straws just in case you change your mind and come to our Holiday party.:)
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