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Terrorism Warning For Thanksgiving

This antique house has old bowels An attack could give us the scowls The toilet must flow And we want you to know It’s bad if you flush paper towels! Authors Note: This is the most significant threat during the holidays. We shall have guests, and how can we control what they do? Fellow poets and hosts please feel free to publish this limerick on a little card and place it in your guest bathroom so that you might avoid this deplorable and monumental attack!

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Lindsay Laurie

Date: 10/28/2018 3:12:00 AM

G'day Duke ... it's worse if it's you who has to unblock 'em - thanks again Duke - Lindsay

Duke Beaufort
Date: 10/28/2018 11:33:00 AM

You have that exactly right. Even if the truck comes with a motorized snake, the process of a fix usually stinks up the place pretty good. I feel sorry for the people operating the equipment. I think they are paid pretty well for their trouble, and I hope they wash their hands carefully before lunch.

Debbie Duncan

Date: 11/29/2016 6:44:00 PM

This made me laugh, though it was a serious matter :)

Duke Beaufort
Date: 12/4/2016 7:10:00 PM

Hey, this is a serious matter! It's very difficult and unpleasant to deal with the consequences. The key to the other kind of terrorism is to address the root cause, but that would take some sacrifice and understanding of what really angers others. The political parties in the USA have no intention of ever addressing it on that level.

Constance La France

Date: 11/21/2016 11:44:00 PM

Duke, thanks so much for visiting my many poems today, that was so nice of you and I appreciate each comment left. Now this limerick was so funny, my solution to the blockage problem is to remove the paper towels or even the T paper from the bathroom, no maybe not the T paper.

Duke Beaufort
Date: 12/4/2016 7:08:00 PM

I know how you fee. We have arguments about whether or not to leave tissue in the bathroom. So, I try to get colored tissues. Occasionally, I would find a tissue in the toilet when someone in the household forgets to flush and that settled it for me.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/21/2016 5:07:00 PM

GREAT limerick. I'd love it if all the toilets everywhere in the world with overflow would do it at the same time on the terrorists!

Duke Beaufort
Date: 11/30/2016 5:56:00 AM

It would be nice if we could flush our problems away.

Nette Onclaud

Date: 11/21/2016 1:59:00 AM

love the humor.. this will refrain the guests from overeating, duke!..huggs

Duke Beaufort
Date: 11/21/2016 6:36:00 AM

Let's hope so. We will find out if the drains can handle it.

Afolabi Muideen

Date: 11/20/2016 6:57:00 PM

Thank you for sharing. Blessings.........A.M.

Duke Beaufort
Date: 11/21/2016 5:49:00 AM

We shall try to make the best of it all--and avoid the flood!

Probir Gupta

Date: 11/20/2016 5:34:00 AM

Though we do not celebrate Thanksgiving here, I can very much appreciate the fountain of fun the beautiful Limerick unleashes ... enjoyed very much ...

Duke Beaufort
Date: 11/21/2016 5:33:00 AM

Not the best foundation for a holiday. While giving thanks is not a bad idea, a lot of our wealth is based upon exploitation. So we will enjoy seeing friends and family members. That is always a good thing.

Jan Allison

Date: 11/19/2016 5:45:00 PM

Ha ha ha I hope you have a fabulous Thanksgiving Duke ... makes me grateful we don't celebrate it here I write enough poop poems without having to think of a line about a blocked loo lol:-) hugs Jan xx