Some of us have never contributed <BR>Lines that make others feel riveted <BR>So my hand I must troy <BR>I'm a Fodor's-hooked boy <BR>Though my rhyming skills are somewhat limited <BR> <BR>Is it so hard to find a good rhyme <BR>With "try"? - - surely dozens a dime <BR>There's Sydney's "good die" <BR>Words in Dutch that end in an "ij" <BR>What a great way to waste some more time! <BR>

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!! It's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!

I recently went to Kauai, <BR>So, dear Rex, I thought that I'd try-ee <BR>To rhyme that isle's name <BR>Though the point of this game <BR>Is Europe; it isn't Hawaii. <BR> <BR>

Though predictions seemed a bit dire, <BR>I ventured to France with my sire, <BR>We encountered a feast, <BR>and a mythical beast, <BR>and a priest whose brass purse was on fire!

From one thread to another... <BR> <BR>My bra is so tight I can prove <BR>I've acquired a permanent groove <BR>The statues are bare <BR>They certainly don't care <BR>They're just happy that marble can't move.

To Europe for five months this year; <BR>My departure date sure does draw near. <BR>The routes are all tracked, <BR>My bags are all packed. <BR>Thanks everyone for the advice I got here.

I wish I could go to Budapest, <BR>But I have to stay home <BR>To fluff up the nest. <BR>So on your returnin' <BR>You know we'll yearnin' <BR>For all you found there that was BEST!

I wish I had an edit key <BR>I'd go back to Budapest <BR>and insert the "be" <BR>On the fifth line, <BR>it would finally look fine <BR>Wouldn't you fodorites agree?

Especially for Clare's bra-lessness in stone!

A thread to show Fodorite fecundity, <BR>In thinking up rhymes of rotundity. <BR>In a knee-crushing seat, <BR>It's no mean feat, <BR>While your butt warns of nearing moribundity! <BR> <BR> <BR>

<BR>My washcloth is getting thread-bare <BR>From finding I often must share <BR> it's always a pain <BR> to find them in Spain <BR>Next time I'll pack me a PAIR!! <BR> <BR>- - - - <BR> <BR>I read this to know where to go <BR>When life here becomes just too damn slow <BR> my arms are now covered <BR> the gypsies have hovered <BR>As such is the world of a Fo' <BR> <BR>

<BR>Sorry, not original, but from "The Limerick" by G. Legman: <BR> <BR>There was a young lady in France <BR>Supposed to play at a dance, <BR>She ate a banana <BR>And played the piano <BR>And music came out of her pants. <BR>

Belgian ATMs aren’t always friendly to Yanks. <BR>They’re the same at all of the banks. <BR>So if at one your card fails, <BR>Be prepared to hit the rails <BR>And go back to Brussels to get Francs. <BR>

If only I had some money to spare <BR>Hopping a non-stop to Europe would be <BR> such a hoot! <BR>But, alas, by no stretch being an heir, <BR>Viewing PBS travel-shows will be my <BR> substitute. <BR> <BR>Now Rick Steves is fine - I envy him <BR> much - <BR>Although vicarious travels are just <BR> not the same. <BR>Besides, he's so cheap (I bet he <BR> dines 'Dutch') <BR>Plus - staying in pensions sounds <BR> kind of lame. <BR> <BR>That's why I bank all my dimes <BR> (and new 'golden dollars' too) <BR>So that someday soon I'll flit across <BR> the pond. <BR>Perhaps I'll take a flat on a charming <BR> little rue - <BR>And meld completely into that little <BR> corner of le monde.

<BR>It’s not nice to say that I’m pompous, <BR>If I fill all my postings with bombast. <BR>See, I’ve been everywhere, <BR>And with dollars to spare; <BR>So what does that make me, a jackass? <BR>

What to wear on my next trip to Europe? <BR>Khaki pants, or black ones with a stirrup? <BR>Nicely pressed, wrinkle free! <BR>Silk blouse, or a "T"? <BR>Wash & wear when I stain them with syrup!

There once was a doctor named Fordor <BR>Who copied dear Gollum from Mordor. <BR>She found out the ¿ key <BR>Was standard in ASCII, <BR>And the £ and the ¥ and some more… <BR>

This is not mine, but can be found in a great book called 'How the Irish Saved <BR>Civilization.' It is attributed to a bored scribe, circa 579 BC, transcribing Virgil. It gathers within its four lines the essence of taoism, buddhism,hinduism and has a zen quality to it. But, that's my opinion,and I have been wrong before, and will be so, again: <BR>'To go to Rome <BR>is little profit, endless pain <BR>The Master that you seek in Rome <BR>you find at home, or seek in vain.' <BR> <BR>Funny how stuff stays true thru time. <BR>Another, much more recent, from the same <BR>book, attributed to GK Chesterson: <BR>'The Irish are the people <BR>God made most mad <BR>For all their wars were merry <BR>and all their songs were sad'

When going down south I do hone

There once was a woman who traveled <BR>Down any road, tarmacked or graveled <BR>At the drop of a hat <BR>Like the proverbial bat <BR>'Til her bank account came all unraveled.