Everyone seems to wax poetic about Ryôan Temple's stone garden. I went. I saw. The monks have a great cash cow. No wonder they smile mysteriously when you see it and ask, "That's it?"
Ryôanji? Really?
Dirt, gravel, mossy rock piles?
Just like my back yard.
(Just couldn't help it... )
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And if you catch the right monk at the right time as he smiles mysteriously, he may reply, "Will koans never cease?"barrie wrote:.......but you can kick a ball about in your backyard - not just a koan.
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F'narg, whadda, must compute, brain wang, spliff needed, at ease, nope it's dope, floodgate massacre. OK-Computer.
By means of reciprocation.
Can one moan down telephones making gronal noises from the scrotal sackage, though?
Sorry Gene, just couldn't help it!
By means of reciprocation.
Can one moan down telephones making gronal noises from the scrotal sackage, though?
Sorry Gene, just couldn't help it!
I'm sick of it, sick of it all. I know I'm right and I don't give a shit!
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Off to the temple stoop. A set of fly-catching chopsticks for the lad.beautifulloser wrote:F'narg, whadda, must compute, brain wang, spliff needed, at ease, nope it's dope, floodgate massacre. OK-Computer.
By means of reciprocation.
Can one moan down telephones making gronal noises from the scrotal sackage, though?
Sorry Gene, just couldn't help it!
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Plus some wax and a chamois.Off to the temple stoop. A set of fly-catching chopsticks for the lad.
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I'm sick of it, sick of it all. I know I'm right and I don't give a shit!