I am, here, questing into the question of the SidevieW theme which is ‘The question’.
A quote from Shakespeare which is often used in our household relates to one of those.
You see, Border Collie siblings Tess and Toby look very similar, so when one is seen (or not seen, following their proclivity for climbing or burrowing or jumping their way out of enclosures) the exclamation often emerging is,
‘Toby or not Toby, that is the question?’
The result might be, “Ah, ‘tess Toby, Toby sure!” or “No, ‘tess not Toby at all, but ‘tess Tess the Tessicated Coconut.” I call her a tessicated coconut because … er … um … ah … because I can! *frigidly* No, the question of my sanity does not come into it.
Now, on the question of my current entries to Mad Kane’s Limerick-Offs, using the given first lines:
A man who was rather ill bred
Disgustingly gorged when he fed;
At a restaurant, five star,
Flattened all caviar
‘-A bill’ he got was quite ‘incred-’!
A fellow who liked to bake bread
Was henpecked, and frequently said,
‘I do need to knead,
Replacing the deed
Of squishing my dear wife instead!’
© Colonialist March 2013 (WordPress)
You are soooo funny, Col!
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Oh, goody! 🙂
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Great limericks, Col! Thought you might be interested in this:
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The coincidence of already having just written one with a suggested lead line (Summer’s Day) was too much – I have put me name down!
Thanks!
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Ah, toby tess, ‘tess the life!
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‘Tess woof out doubt!
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😉 C’mon over and check out what P’kaboo is up to.
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No good, no doubt!
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Dogs, natures adventure seekers, their noses leading them where others would fear to tread 🙂
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Particularly Collies, when they haven’t got a day job of herding sheep!
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I’m glad I’m not the wife of the bread fellow!
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Why not? If she needs more bread all she has to nag him a little, and there he would be, kneading away …
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Oh I do love the limericks… and dog photos… and such quick answers to the comments on top of that…
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I love your loving the limericks, to be sure, and the dogs take good photos, do they not?
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‘-A bill’ he got was quite ‘incred-’!
You are TOO clever 😉
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That was really pushing the limits!
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Bravo. Bravissimo! A maestro’s response to the theme, Col.
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Grazie mille!
Il maestro è arrossire.
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Groan or was that a giggle
Good one Col!
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A combination will be gratefully received!
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😉
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Cute limericks Col 😉
Perfectly true too!!
I had a border collie/spaniel cross once – gorgeous dog, as are yours 🙂
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They are wonderful dogs, but their unlimited energy and ingenuity in getting wherever they feel like being is a bit exhausting!
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That I can well imagine!
But they’ll get older and probably settled – just because they can’t burrow as well as they used to be able to 😉
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They are well middle-aged already, but seem to be speeding up rather than the other way round!
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I see trouble ahead then – they are intelligent and actually quite naughty dogs, but such fun – not nippy animals at all.
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I trust them completely with the kids. They are just full of mischief.
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I remember the sparkle in Patrash’s eyes when she played with my boys 😉
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Love the limerick!
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Which one? 🙂
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The wife squishing one.
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Ah! Shows he is well-bread.
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haha, and he knows which side to butter his bread up 😉
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A true matter of knead!
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