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Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

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Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

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My classic cracker
only fits around
the pointy end
of the Gen Y,
and only gets the job done
a fraction slower.

With only these onlys
I persist
with my cracker;
but have been known
to have said:
'I fear walnut Gen Z.'

Douglas Scotney

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Topic(s) of this poem: philosophy

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'Z' pronounced 'Zed' as it is in Australia.

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Bri Edwards 17 May 2016

Guess I need to be an Aussie to comprehend this. Is cheese avaiable? Bri :)

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Gajanan Mishra 13 July 2014

I am trying to understand, thanks,

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