Once upon a time, a supreme court justice was tending his garden. A serpent appeared between the daisies and the dahlias. The two stared at each other, the justice waiting for the serpent to plead his case and the serpent expecting a curse. While they faced each other in silence, a squirrel gobbled the cucumber bush and an owl took a shrieking mouse.
Moral: Crime is chaotic and justice still.
PRUDENCE, n. The mistrust of the mind toward the feet.
A cautionary tale indeed.
ReplyDeleteGreat definition of prudence. Is prudence derived from "prude" ya think?
Feet walking on water while the head is still on the pillow.
ReplyDeletePrudence: One who does not forget to include fiber in one's daily diet.
ReplyDeleteJust as Tom said, better go back to bed. :-P
ReplyDeletePRUDENCE, n. Sanctimonious insects.
ReplyDeleteNow we know how come the courts have such long backlogs. Nice work.
Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play
ReplyDeleteDear Prudence, greet the brand new day
The sun is up, the sky is blue
It's beautiful and so are you
Dear Prudence won't you come out to play
Dear Prudence open up your eyes
Dear Prudence see the sunny skies
The wind is low the birds will sing
That you are part of everything
Dear Prudence won't you open up your eyes?
Look around round
Look around round round
Look around
Dear Prudence let me see you smile
Dear Prudence like a little child
The clouds will be a daisy chain
So let me see you smile again
Dear Prudence won't you let me see you smile?
Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play
Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day
The sun is up, the sky is blue
It's beautiful and so are you
Dear Prudence won't you come out to play
Deep thoughts and words of wisdom.
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TLP, I would hardly demean myself as to speculate.
ReplyDeleteIcy, that's the best time.
JD, some days it's more prudent to exclude fiber.
Sleep it off, Ariel.
Amoeba, that one took me a spell. Nice work yourself.
Nessa, you're channelling John Lennon and Shayna at once.
Well, of course, Jientje, and welcome. You have the coolest name in blogdom and anyone who can put up with Quilly, I want for a friend as well.
Prudence: Hiring a food taster.
ReplyDeleteDoug's Dad says: I don't get it
ReplyDeletePrudence... hurdlers have no mistrust of the feet, and miscreants cannot run fast enough.
ReplyDeletePrudence: the act of not eating pounds of prunes the night before a long road trip.
I meant you Doug.
ReplyDeletePrudence: Getting up at 3 AM so that you don't disappoint your east coast Mama.
ReplyDeleteI'm first for Thursday. And that's that.
Actonbell, you're absolutely right and if I'd had a son, I should have named him Discretion.
ReplyDeleteHaha, Cooper. Particularly smart if you mainly eat sushi.
And I didn't mean it, Pop.
Sauerkraut's bad enough, SK.
Wish I'd listened, Ariel.
Yeah TLP, I thought about it around 2:45.
Doug you just get more and more amazing
ReplyDeletePrudence: I can be moderate he said as he sauntered to the buffet table; oh there's more but I'm not really up :)
It's very tight and neatly ironic, but I couldn't help imagining the sequel, with the judge chasing fruitlessly after squirrel and owl while the serpent ate an apple and attained godlike wisdom.
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