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                                                                                                       Story 238


                                                                                                       The Blond
                       The  pretty  blond  decided  to  break  her  city


                       bond and move to the country far beyond.


                       There  she  would  swim  in  clear,  blue pond, and


                       respond to nature of which she was so fond.


                                                                                                      Story 239

                                          Right Is Wrong

         Su Wong, a Viet Cong, walked a trail many miles long. When it forked Su didn’t


         know which prong was right and which were wrong.





         Just then she heard the strong gong of a church bell dong. Then she knew to

         take  the  left  prong. Soon  she  was  one  of  the  throng,  walking  along  singing  a


         hymnal song.

                                                                                                     Story 240

                                             Verbal Honky Tonk

                                           The geese honked out


                                            Big Foot clonked out

                                           Then the auto conked out


                  1. Conk: a sea shell     Then the sleepyhead conked out, too

                                            And then, last the snail conked out, three
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