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In Search of 50 Names -Edited For Judge

In Search of 50 Names(couplets alphabetized for ease of footnoting the names) A) A tom cat sits in heather nearby a willow tree. Rose and jasmine fill the air. A billy goat I see. B) 50 words that sound like names I seek. A pail I carry. I wade across a nearby stream just now to pick a berry. C) Already I have found ten names! What a fun quest I am on A fanny pack and comfy shoes and jeans I had to don. D) Three more I found! Did you know? I now go through a glen. Upon a colt I bob along as I go up a ben. E) The cliff is steep. I must go down. A hunter I now spy. To a blue jay he gives chase. One and twenty names have I! F) There comes a gale, but I am wily, and I find a lee dug by someone in the earth. Into it I flee. G) Twenty-five names I have found; twenty-five I lack. I leave my shelter, rob a van, but now I need a jack. H) Are you aware of three more names I've added on my way? I fix the van and now in earnest, I cannot delay. I) I go for miles. Have you kept track? Thirty names I’m at. I see a gym and go inside. They have a welcome mat. J) With thirty-two fine names, I’m feeling good and so I pat myself upon the back and tarry at the gym because I’m fat. K) I nick myself while lifting weights and go into the john. If you can notice, it’s now thirty-six names that I’m on. L) A guy is in the ladies room. I’ll be frank. He’s a dick. I’m curt with him and let him know that he makes me sick. M) It’s forty names that I have found; I only need ten more. I spot a karaoke bar and open up its door. N) By the way, I’m looking for a man that I may marry. I will find him in this place but he better not be hairy. O) Those last two lines had four names in them, did you know? Two of them were also modals going with my flow. P) There’s another! Five remain to which I must be led. Also, I have found my mark, the man I want to wed. Q) He’s singing at the mike. Both cute and rich he seems. And I’m feeling randy; he’s the vision in my dreams. R) I vie for his attention. Fifty names and he are mine!* *I took off the first line of the last couplet when I realized I had gone over the 35 line max! The names I found per couplet are these: A) Tom, Heather, Willow, Rose, Jasmine, Billy B) Carrie, Wade, Barry C) Fanny, Jean(s), Don D) Glen, Colt, Bob, Ben E) Cliff, Hunter, Jay, Chase F) Gail, Wiley, Lee, Doug G) Rob, Van, Jack H) Earnest I) Miles, Jim, Matt J) Pat, Terry K) Nick, John L) Guy, Frank, Dick, Curt M) Spot (but only if you are counting dog names. LOL) N) May or Mae, Mary, Will, Harry O) Flo P) Mark Q) Mike, Rich, Randy R) Vie or Vi Written Nov. 25, 2016 For Viv Wrigley's What's in a name

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Date: 6/8/2017 10:46:00 AM
Oh, I wish I had seen this contest. It really looks like fun. Nice job on this one Andrea. Loved it!
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Date: 6/7/2017 7:43:00 PM
Congratulations on a very fine win Andrea; a very clever fun write!~Che :)
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Date: 6/7/2017 11:15:00 AM
Excellent! A fun and jaunty write! Congrats, Andrea!
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Date: 12/7/2016 8:12:00 AM
This is masterful and hilarious! Cheers, Andrea!
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Date: 12/3/2016 2:32:00 PM
wow, well done on this challenge - very clever write, my friend
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Date: 11/30/2016 9:44:00 PM
Now, who can beat this one, Andrea?? It's already a winner:):):)
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Date: 11/29/2016 8:33:00 PM
I "surely" found a stella poem !! This "will" "bea" a "winnie" !!!
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Date: 11/29/2016 4:00:00 PM
Wow, you like those challenges don't you? Good job, you got your names in there and kept the flow of the all the couplets.
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Date: 11/27/2016 4:42:00 PM
now that's impressive!
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Date: 11/27/2016 1:31:00 PM
I would give an (arm and) a leg for such a sharp mind. A Fav. I have a tiny poem up if you get a chance. Lots Of Love always, armand.
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Date: 11/27/2016 11:52:00 AM
A lot of work must have gone into this to get fifty names! Could only manage ten with my entry before running out of steam. I also like the storyline! Best of luck in the contest! :-)
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Date: 11/27/2016 7:03:00 AM
Wow.... this is great Andrea...enjoyed
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Date: 11/26/2016 8:46:00 PM
Wow! This must have taken some time Andrea. Terrific! : ) 7
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Date: 11/26/2016 9:16:00 AM
You are too clever for me to do anything at this moment other than admire and/or be jealous. Hmmmm ... I'll go with the former and a big grin. I KNEW your approach would be something I could never think of and would be impressed by. Oh, to be in the creative part of your brain for just one moment ... Hugs - CayCay
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Date: 11/26/2016 8:09:00 AM
Excellent ...
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Date: 11/25/2016 10:53:00 PM
Great one... You are so brilliant... Really a great piece...A big 7...
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Date: 11/25/2016 10:23:00 PM
Fifty shades of Andrea! But wait! They are endless. A great display of your talent my friend. Well done.
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Date: 11/25/2016 10:12:00 PM
Haha...this was very creative...brings to mind 50 ways to leave your lover
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