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Flu Greetings

There once was a man with the flu Shaking hands saying "How do you do?" When next did we meet My reply to his greet Was a germ-ridden, spitting "Achoooo!!"

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Robert Johnson

Date: 6/15/2015 9:17:00 PM

Hello Debra, so glad I revisited this one. It spot on for a limerick. Hope you're having a good summer so far. Peace. :)

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 3/2/2012 9:36:00 PM

DEBRA..READING UP ON SOME OLD CONTEST* CONGRATULATIONS~ WITH YOUR AWESOME WIN! ;-)*always..pd

Pokey Lanford

Date: 1/12/2012 9:19:00 AM

Awesome! Congratulations!

Patrick Parks

Date: 1/11/2012 12:41:00 PM

Made me smile, thanks!

Robert Johnson

Date: 1/10/2012 2:24:00 PM

Congrats! Debra. We'll take all these you can come up with.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/9/2012 10:19:00 PM

I knew this was a winner first time I saw it. Congrats, Debra.

David Williams

Date: 1/9/2012 7:19:00 AM

Deb, congrats on your win, love this..David

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 1/9/2012 7:01:00 AM

Congratulations on your win in Gwen's "Sneezing Limerick" contest Debra. Love, Carol

Robert A. Dufresne

Date: 1/9/2012 6:31:00 AM

oohh revenge! haha cool poem. Sharing is what it's all about eh, Debra? haha congratulations to you on your win in this fun contest

Lord R. E. Taylor

Date: 1/9/2012 12:29:00 AM

Witty, well written and very funny

Bob Quigley

Date: 1/8/2012 10:08:00 PM

Well done Debra. Congratulations

Milton Toran

Date: 1/8/2012 9:14:00 PM

Hand sanitizer, lots of hand sanitizer! LOL!! An enjoyable limerick. Very fun to read!...Milt

Kash Poet

Date: 1/8/2012 7:02:00 PM

Haha....very witty.Congrats Debra on your win.

Gwendolen Song

Date: 1/8/2012 6:43:00 PM

Hi Debra. So YOU"RE THE ONE who keeps passing around these stinkin colds! ha ha. I want to thank u for entering my contest. I loved the angle you took on it...a communicable disease kind of write. ;) There were 3 judges involved in the final round judging this evening which was conducted over a lot of chocolate ice cream and coffee. Yours bro't lots of chuckles..Congrats again. Gwendolen

Jancarl Campi

Date: 1/7/2012 6:40:00 AM

this made me laugh, this early morn. Thanks

Joyce Johnson

Date: 1/5/2012 6:51:00 PM

very good Debra. I would think it a winner. Thank you for your kind comments. Love, Joyce

Deck Fitzgerald

Date: 1/4/2012 8:52:00 AM

Big smiles Debra and hope you had a good new year . Declan :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/3/2012 10:16:00 PM

hahaha, Revenge is sweet, and I love your limerick.

Elizabeth Wesley

Date: 1/2/2012 6:53:00 PM

Ah, you gave it back to him in great style. Great write Debra; happy new year to you.

Don Johnson

Date: 1/1/2012 7:38:00 PM

oh deer how sadly never mind, ive left me handerchief behind, so says zack the rooster....

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 1/1/2012 6:05:00 PM

Debra Squyres,, how are you this new years? a very cute entry.. ikky... lol... good luck in the contest... best wishes this year, can't wait to read more of your work this year. Always ~p.d.

Sara Kendrick

Date: 12/30/2011 4:15:00 PM

Good one..Yes, that is how we get many of those colds..Enjoyed reading this afternoon..Good luck in the contest..Reads like winning material to me..Thanks for stopping by...Sara

Carol Eastman

Date: 12/30/2011 11:11:00 AM

Perfect limerick for the season!

Bob Quigley

Date: 12/29/2011 10:29:00 PM

A great limerick Debra. Should to well in the contest. Good luck

Robert Johnson

Date: 12/29/2011 4:35:00 PM

Look for a contest and enter it. It's a winner. I just have this smile on my face. Wishing you a wonderful New Year filled with peace, love and joy.

Debra Squyres
Date: 12/29/2011 5:00:00 PM

Thanks ... Wishing you happiness in the new year to come. I think I've entered it, if it went through on one of the members contests. Guess I need to make a notation on it. Not exactly sure how all these contests work.