My Burma Shave Entry:
On this transaction he called it cuts,
His wife's the one with all the guts.
(And it fits in the eBay 80 char feedback box!)
How about Haiku:
Whining on eBay--
a bidder backs out,
sound of my cursing.
(With apologies to Basho)
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Pendley" <jpendley@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Re: Burned on ebay/feedback competition
> Ah, Burma Shave. My favorite: "Don't stick that left arm out too far, or
> it might go home in another car." Sick humor in the halcyon 50's.
> JP
>
> For those who cruised the highways and byways in the 50s maybe this would
> work,
> "No bid she said, bid he did, not our quid she said,bad deal,bummer
shill."
> Bill Barber
>
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