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Submissions are invited of poetry to commemorate the life and mourn the death of DS2's guinea pig

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By Thu 22-Jan-09 10:11:11 Add message | Report | Contact poster
Died yesterday after a mercifully short illness.

In Memoriam

So, farewell then
Beetle.
That was not your real name.

Internet paranoia has made me choose
An alias.
And Keith's mum says that Beetle is
A very good name
For a guinea pig.

Especially one that was black and fat.
That was probably what killed you.
Being so fat
I mean.

E. J. Thread, aged 17 and a half.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Wed 14-Oct-09 14:04:03
I can't believe I missed this the first time round grin Am crying with laughter at my desk (and also really quite moved by schneebly's poem above).
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 04-Sep-09 18:55:31
i have just read this thread in tears from laughing so hard, amid my children looking at me like i have gone off and wondering what the hell i am laughing at!
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 04-Sep-09 10:10:35
Spike
You were, like
A cool cavy.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 04-Sep-09 10:07:33
@pagwatch...

very Dorothy Sayers. Had me i tears of laughter, baby looking at me as though deranged, toddler laughing but not realy knowing why.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 16-Jul-09 17:19:41
Just found this again and has me rolling with teary laughter (also again).

Even my own efforts were shockingly good not bad.

Wonder if Daisy Goodwin saw this thread? <evil grin>
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 10-Jul-09 22:14:07
Just found one of my g-pigs dead in the run sad. I felt I had to commemorate him here.....

Rest in peace snowy white Spike,
Off to hutch heaven towards the bright light,
I was sad for a while when I tucked your lonesome little pal into her bed,
Then cheered up when I realised I could do a piggy poem on this MN thread blush.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 22-May-09 20:23:46
I am no typist either blush
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 22-May-09 20:23:16
Love this thread - just been given a link on my Guinbea Pig mourning thread. I am no peot but this one is for my Ruby.

Little pink ears.
Nut-brown fur.
Comical whistler.
Ruby.
You were.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sun 22-Mar-09 23:07:40
Bump - mumsnet has gone a bit mad and it's time to remember some good stuff
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 27-Jan-09 21:52:42
Oh that is lovely Habbibu. grin Thank you. Handsome Chris will be so pleased.

Time well wasted.
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