"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." ~George Bernard Shaw

"Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time." ~Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Sunday, August 05, 2012

Magpie 129 Compulsions

A Dinner Table at Night, 1884, John Singer Sargent


There once was a lady from Champs
Who had a serious passion for red lamps
It annoyed her husband
Saying "You have over a dozen
why couldn't you have collected stamps?"
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24 comments:

  1. Other Mary9:02 AM

    Hahaha - that's great! I did a limerick too. Great minds... :o)

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  2. Brian Miller9:14 AM

    lol...imagining walking around the house tot he tinge of red....fun piece....

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  3. Daydreamer9:27 AM

    LOL.... Collecting stamps instead of red lights... too funny.

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  4. The Blog of Bee9:42 AM

    Yes a fun, fun piece. Very good.

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  5. kaykuala10:35 AM

    Chuckles! Yes, it would have been simpler with just albums! Nicely done Kathe


    Hank

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  6. Sue J10:36 AM

    Good one :) I thought there were a lot of lamps too.

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  7. Scarlet11:38 AM

    ha..ha..that was really fun ~

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  8. Gerry Snape1:03 PM

    what a good night with two good limericks ...love it!

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  9. Stafford Ray2:20 PM

    Hahahahaha!

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  10. izzy2:42 PM

    I made anote about all the red too- whew, reminded me of my Grand Mothers 'library'... :)

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  11. messymimi3:29 PM

    Funny, and i can read it to the kids!

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  12. stephen Hayes6:32 PM

    Fun limerick.

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  13. Dana Dampier10:26 PM

    Hehehe, this was great! It reminds me of my mother in law!

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  14. Lyn1:37 PM

    Getting ready for Antique Roadshow? ..lots of fun!!

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  15. Tess Kincaid2:41 PM

    Oh but lamps are so much more fun!

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  16. Susan Anderson7:17 PM

    What she needs is some overhead lighting...

    ;)

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  17. Little Nell11:09 PM

    Perhaps they made her feel 'at home' ;)

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  18. J Cosmo Newbery2:57 AM

    Hey! He could always lick the lady of the red lamps!

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  19. Silent Otto 6:57 AM

    Yes, thats it, its a stamp !

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  20. 21 Wits5:22 PM

    Yes, of course, because stamps take up less room! Great twist here! Very nice !!!

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  21. Helen8:33 PM

    Wonderful little limerick my dear!!!

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  22. Tumblewords:1:25 PM

    What fun this is!

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  23. ~T~9:29 AM

    Ah, but you have to send a stamp away for it to be useful. A lamp collection lights up your life! Nice.

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  24. Unknown8:34 AM

    She has probably been using her stamps to purchase all of those rosy lights, or at least the frilly shades. Wonderful limerick writing, Kathe. Thank you for sharing the fun!=D

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