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Offline deltaslim

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Hilarious "news" article using folk blues poetry
« on: June 06, 2008, 08:51:18 AM »
These articles are much funnier if you have a deep and extensive appreciation for folk blues poetry.  Can you guess how many references there are?  :-D

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28803
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/30345

Offline backdoor_man

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Re: Hilarious "news" article using folk blues poetry
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2008, 04:40:56 PM »
Ha ha ha! That lady was talking in the blues idiom as if it was scripted. 2 from R.Johnson, 3rd Degree, Sweet Potato Pie, Rock Me Baby.... the ones that i missed, am sure delta could fill us in. :wink:
« Last Edit: June 06, 2008, 05:06:09 PM by backdoor_man »
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