It is an opossum, not a beaver.
It is odd, but not peculiar
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A squirrel, not a koala.
It is beer, but not vodka or wine.
It is Hugo von Hoffmansthal, not Rainer Maria Rilke.
It's not heaven, but it is hell.
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It's Barbarella but not On Golden Pond.
It's not Schteininger or Schamwitches, but it is Schnapps.
This is taken from a sign over a pub door, that I used to go to - (now long gone) "Baron von Mecklenburg, licenced to sell Schteininger, Schnapps and Schamwitches" - it caught my eye and I have never forgotten it, maybe in the hope that someday it might make some sense.
This is taken from a sign over a pub door, that I used to go to - (now long gone) "Baron von Mecklenburg, licenced to sell Schteininger, Schnapps and Schamwitches" - it caught my eye and I have never forgotten it, maybe in the hope that someday it might make some sense.
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It is a cellphone, not a walkie-talkie.
It is a cellphone and it is transmitting, but it's not a radio.
It's a cello, but it's not a string instrument.
It is yell, but it's not loud.
It's toodle-oo, but not ta-ta.
The hell, not the underworld.
It is Pioneer, but not audio.
It is beef, but not meat.
It is Captain Beefheart, not Captain Sensible.
It is Pioneer, not NAD.
