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Monday 16 September 2019

Poetry Monday: A Joke For You

It's Poetry Monday, and this week we bring you ........ A JOKE! This topic comes to you from Diane, the blogger who started Poetry Monday in the first place.

Join Diane, MotherOwl, Mimi and me as we put our humour into verse. You can play, too -- just leave your poem in the comments or post on your own blog; if you do the latter, please leave a comment so we can find you.

Use the topic or feel free to choose another; the object is to have fun and use our gray matter.

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Whew! This topic was a big challenge for me. I'm terrible at remembering jokes, so first I had to find a joke. Then, of course, came the wrangling of the joke into poem form. The result is less than stellar, but with the deadline approaching I decided this was likely as good as it was going to get! I hope the funny below will explain it if it isn't clear. Because that's where I got the joke from in the first place :)


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The Limerick, She Limps Along


There once was a cat from Black Forest
Who ran home with a new-bought thesaurus
But his heart quickly sank --
All the pages were blank! --
And he'd no words to say just how sore he was









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Next week's topic is ........ YOUR FAVOURITE DRINK ........

Good luck, and may the upcoming week find you never at a loss for words :)


Bonus funnies! I've been collecting lolcat puns and silly jokes for awhile now; enjoy!































And so must I 😁





46 comments:

Powdered Toast Man said...

Ba dum dum dum.

Hardee har har.

Elephant's Child said...

Love your poem - and your funnies.

baili said...

haha you too Jenny ?

either i have the same problem ,no jokes in my memory existed ever except one which i told my boys when they were two and till today haha ,they say not again ami (mama)lol

my sister and now my sons are good joke tellers and fill the dining table with laughter and smiles often

you still managed it so well ,i loved the poem and then explanation in the funny :)

enjoyed the all funnies i always find them hilarious :)

hope weather is lovely and peaceful at you corner my friend
wishing you all the love ,health and happiness !

Charlotte (MotherOwl) said...

Hehe. That was well done :D

River said...

Love them! The poem and the funnies.

Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe said...

Your poem, Jenny, perfectly matched the the picture and both were delightful. Your funnies are always funny and since I often read Blogger in the early AM, your posts start my day off with a smile.

Steve Reed said...

Points for creativity, absolutely! I love that you could make a little rhyming limerick out of a LOLCatz!

Red said...

Writing poetry is a good challenge. We must follow a form and say something . I always had my students do a poetry writing exercise. I hope they kept their poems.

messymimi said...

That was clever, turning it into a Limerick.

Thanks for the funnies, stress relief for a busy Monday.

jenny_o said...

:D

jenny_o said...

Thanks, EC :)

jenny_o said...

That is funny about your one joke that you keep telling - I have one joke I always tell, too, and I get the same reaction! ha ha

Thank you for your good wishes, baili - same to you!

jenny_o said...

Thank you, MotherOwl - I am not happy with that last rhyme but couldn't think of anything else :)

jenny_o said...

Glad you liked them, River :)

jenny_o said...

That makes me happy, Arleen! Thank you.

jenny_o said...

It feels like I was being a copy cat, though . . . lol

jenny_o said...

It really is a challenge, you're right. Good for the brain. I bet some of your students, at least, kept those poems.

jenny_o said...

Thanks, Mimi - I'm glad you enjoyed them!

Marie Smith said...

Limerick was a good way to go! Have a great week!

jenny_o said...

Thanks, Marie - you as well!

Janie Junebug said...

I know one joke. I've known it for years. It's my go-to joke. I like your limerick and all the funnies.

Love,
Janie

jenny_o said...

Same here, Janie - it's like my brain can't hold more than one joke! lol

LL Cool Joe said...

Hahaha, thanks for the laughs today I really needed them. I can never remember jokes but one of my favourites is:
"I had to get rid of the vacuum cleaner. All it was doing was collecting dust."

jenny_o said...

Ha ha! I love it! And glad you had a laugh here today :)

Joanne Noragon said...

I forgot it was Monday!

dinthebeast said...

I, too, like your poem.
My brother was a biker, and that's both where I heard and what I feel gives me the authority to tell this joke:

Q: What's the difference between a Hoover and a Harley?

A: The Hoover has the dirt-bag on the inside.

-Doug in Oakland

jenny_o said...

Ha ha! That's what happens when you're retired :)

jenny_o said...

Ha ha! Yes, that's the kind of joke only an insider is allowed to tell! Thanks for telling us, Doug :)

e said...

Love it LOL!

Anonymous said...

Another good effort, this time for something to rhyme with thesaurus.

jenny_o said...

Thanks, e :)

jenny_o said...

It was a tough one, Andrew. I still can't think of a good final line, so that will have to do!

Diane Stringam Tolley said...

Great work with a tough topic. Very well done! ;) And I love your funnies! Where do you find them?!

Susan said...

Now you've got me thinking of words rhyming with thesaurus. I'll be like a dog with a bone for the rest of the day.

jenny_o said...

Thank you, O Poetry Master (Mistress?)!

Most of the funnies come from this site:
icanhas.cheezburger.com

I check every day and take the best ones :)

jenny_o said...

If you come up with anything, PLEASE let me know! I know of rhyming words, just not ones that let me tell the punch line of the joke - ha ha

Dawn@Lighten Up! said...

What are you talking about? I think your poem is fantastic! And adorable!

Diane Henders said...

Limericks are my favourite form of poetry, and I love yours! I'm still chuckling. (And the LOLZ made me LOL, especially the ether/oar situation!) :-)

jenny_o said...

Well, good :D And thanks!

jenny_o said...

Thanks, Dawn - I'm going to have a swelled head :D

Mr. Shife said...

A wonderful post, jenny_o. Loved the poem and all the animal jokes and puns. It was tough but alpaca my bags was my favorite.

37paddington said...

LOL, I get the joke. I’m notoriously slow at getting the joke but yours works nicely!

jenny_o said...

Glad you liked them, Mr. S!

jenny_o said...

It's more of a writer-type joke, isn't it? lol

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Hahahahahaha, wonderful! I stole several of your memes.

jenny_o said...

Steal away; I did! Thanks for dropping by, Debra :)