Parental Proposal
The “help wanted” pages are filled with job descriptions that defy comprehension. This probably explains why so many parents can’t quite figure out what it is their children do for a living. And it can...
View ArticleCounted Out (Limerick)
Counted Out By Madeleine Begun Kane They praised his accounting as splendid, But told him his contract had ended. So why was he sacked? His report said they lacked Enough cash—they were overextended.
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I hope you’ll join me in writing a limerick with this first line: There once was a baker, Lenore… Here’s mine: Half-Baked Limerick By Madeleine Begun Kane There once was a baker, Lenore, Who’d been...
View ArticleLimerick-Off Monday – Rhyme Word: STATE or ESTATE at the end of any one line...
It’s Limerick-Off time, once again. And that means I write a limerick, and you write your own, using the same rhyme word. Then you post your limerick(s) as a comment to this post and, if you’re a...
View ArticleLimerick Gymnastics
Two newly-wed gymnasts were sacked And told it was time to get packed: “Since the pair of you wed, You are always in bed.” Their defense? “Life’s a balancing act.”
View ArticleLimerick-Off Monday – Rhyme Word: DRINK or DRINKS at the end of any one line...
It’s Limerick-Off time, once again. And that means I write a limerick, and you write your own, using the same rhyme word. Then you post your limerick(s) as a comment to this post and, if you’re a...
View ArticleThe Disgruntled Worker (Limerick)
Said a worker, “My life’s out of whack:I mow lawns on a large cul-de-sac.How I hate dead-end jobs!My employers are snobs.They own mansions; I live in a shack!”
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