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For some reason people classify puns under jokes when it quite obviously classifies under poetry. Among the several purposes of this blog is to right that wrong.

A carpenter known for his innovations also used to moonlight as a deer hunter. Once he lurked in the dark and after a hard struggle proved to be an ace marksman and killed a poor dear. Famished he settled down on an instant barbecue and as soon as he finished the meal he lost his eyesight.That day he discovered venison blinds

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  1. ofternoons-n-coffeespoonsFebruary 10, 2009 at 5:06 PM

    Hi. Discovered this blog through your comments on one of my friend's blogs. Thanks for providing delightful variations to afternoons spent in raiding comics.com.

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  2. dagaltiFebruary 11, 2009 at 11:41 AM

    Welcome o-n-c !
    I shall aim to ably compete.

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  3. LexiApril 8, 2010 at 5:57 AM

    Love your me-shun of writing the wrongs, Saar! Keep going. :-)

    Stephen King in his memoir "On Writing" uses carpentry as a perfect metaphor for (the craft of) writing. These 10 rules of the trade are no different, IMO.

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