"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, February 24, 2013

Magpie 157-A Cute Puncture

Venus de Milo with Drawers, 1936, Salvador Dali

There once was a gal named Venus
Whose doctor was from Salinas 
Her arthritis drove her wild
Prickly sea urchins were applied
 "Thank god the pain is gone-you genius!"

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28 comments:

  1. Oh yes genius! Urchins are terrific!

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  2. Haha... very clever!

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  3. very funny limerick

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  4. Great fun. Enjoyed it.

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  5. Do you think the urchins might help with my aches and pains???

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  6. Did they cure the arthritis in her arms by cutting them off?

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  7. I need some of those sea urchins for my arthritis right now. It's cold out there! Clever take.

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  8. Sea urchins for arthritis. Better to eat them instead! Clever!

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  9. To think people gets put off by acupuncture needles that stick out! Nicely Kathe!

    Hank

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  10. Very cute dogeral verse.

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  11. Ha ha, kathy bates misery, kind of

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  12. Oh! That's what those wooly things are. Thank you!!

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  13. Robin- the marmalade was made for the wedding guests as a "party favor" and since the groom's last name is Meyer....we made Meyer Lemon Marmalade!! Ta Dah!

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  14. Sea urchins! I love that. This is a really funny poem and nice response to the prompt.

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  15. That's a fun response! Now if that cure worked... :o)

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  16. Anonymous3:06 AM

    Wonderful - those old remedies are the best!

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  17. heh heh heh I think half of us here would be willing to give the old sea urchins a try!

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  18. You rescued me..urchins in the freezer now, till the next time!

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  19. Giggle...very cute...

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  20. heehee

    We were on the same page today with a limerick.

    =)

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  21. He-he - thank heavens for sea urchins...

    Anna :o]

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  22. Sea Urchins are better than leeches--or at least cuter!

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