Panic

I feel sorry for my good mate Billy, Who chewed on the hottest of chilly. His mouth copped the blast, Now with body parts caste... His wife frantically searches for Willy.

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Phyllis Babcock

Date: 7/28/2015 1:35:00 PM

Hot food is not my thing so would not survive in a country that spiced things up. Delightful limerick. love phyl

Paul Schneiter

Date: 5/7/2015 3:38:00 PM

Lindsay, I should have studied this limerick before writing the one about the firefighter. Excellent, authentically funny composition. Thanks for sharing it.

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 5/10/2015 9:58:00 PM

G'day Paul... anything to do with chilli I consider funny Paul, as long as its not me being attacked by a little red devil. Thanks for your comment Paul - Lindsay

Maurice Rigoler

Date: 4/29/2015 8:10:00 PM

Not a hot food person, but this limerick serves those who do like the stuff right. You're good at limericks. / M

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 4/30/2015 3:39:00 AM

Thank you for your comment Maurice. Hot food twists me about a bit too - Lindsay

Arthur Vaso

Date: 4/27/2015 10:18:00 AM

Hilarious, great write!!

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 4/27/2015 6:56:00 PM

Hello Arthur... I'm pleased you got a bit of a chuckle out of this nonsense; at least I hope it's nonsense - Lindsay

Mario De Paz

Date: 4/25/2015 11:31:00 AM

good humour with hot food

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 4/27/2015 6:50:00 PM

G'day Mario... thanks for reading and commenting. I guess in this case hot food created the humour - Thanks Mario - Lindsay

Scott Thirtyseven

Date: 4/24/2015 11:20:00 PM

Fabulous. What a great laugh.

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 4/27/2015 6:48:00 PM

Hey there Scott... yeah, over hot chillies do have the ability to perform practical jokes on the unwary. Thanks Scott - Lindsay

Nandita Das

Date: 4/24/2015 8:48:00 AM

Greatly admire your sense of humour. Brilliant humorous limerick.A#7

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 4/27/2015 6:41:00 PM

Hi there Nandita... thank you for your kind comment Nandita. I feel a little humble actually - Lindsay

John Williams

Date: 4/24/2015 4:08:00 AM

Excellent limerick Lindsay. I am going to lay off the chilli after this one..kind regards---John

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 4/27/2015 6:39:00 PM

No John, keep enjoying the chillies. My son grew some that turned me inside out not long ago. Thanks mate - Lindsay

Nette Onclaud

Date: 4/24/2015 2:36:00 AM

your sense of humor shines, laurie.. soo spicy!.. huggs

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 4/27/2015 6:37:00 PM

G'day nette... thank you nette. It's spicy all right and something else hot chillies do - Thank you nette - Lindsay

Shadow Hamilton

Date: 4/23/2015 8:24:00 PM

lol so funny Lindsay good on you hugs 7

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 4/27/2015 6:26:00 PM

Hello there Shadow... thanks for dropping in Shadow and your comment - Lindsay

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/23/2015 7:46:00 PM

haha just imagining if this really happened~~

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 4/27/2015 6:20:00 PM

I hope you mean eating the chilly Andrea, ha-ha - Thanks again - Lindsay

Jan Allison

Date: 4/23/2015 6:08:00 PM

ha ha ha - this is a blast:-) Hugs jan xx

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 4/27/2015 6:17:00 PM

Thank you Jan... a sad limerick in some respects - Lindsay