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Male Mantis Murder 

Subtitled: WELL! You didn't have to bite my HEAD off...

Gladly would I die
for your love, my dear. No! Wait!
Just kidding! Just kid...

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Delysia Hendricks
Date: 7/24/2013 10:33:00 AM
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Hahaha. I remember this one. A very good choice for Hoot & Hare, Tim. Good luck on that score, my friend. Licia :-)
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Skat A
Date: 7/18/2013 10:44:00 PM
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Tim, LOL, thanks for the smile... congrats! love ~SKAT~
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Heather Ober
Date: 7/15/2013 10:37:00 AM
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Hilarious! I can see why Andrea loved this one :)
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Connie Gildersleeve
Date: 7/15/2013 9:41:00 AM
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Gotta watch you promise Tim. Congrats on your excellent win. Warm Smiles, Connie
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Isaiah Zerbst
Date: 7/14/2013 5:40:00 PM
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Very good! Very funny! I think this is the first humorous senryu I have read. Why is it that we think things like this are funny? I don't know, but laughing feels good.
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Poet Destroyer A
Date: 7/14/2013 5:39:00 PM
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Don't fall to hard Tim,,, lol... JK.... :-) congratulations in the contest.... mighty funny... love LINDA
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 7/14/2013 4:23:00 PM
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ha! this one made me laugh. nice job, tim! congrats on your win...
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Shirley Candy
Date: 7/14/2013 3:29:00 PM
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lol, I had a chuckle!! clever, Tim.. congratz on your win..!! :))
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Karen Anglesey
Date: 7/14/2013 11:33:00 AM
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Oh lordy...what an image to ponder and so true. Clever and funnnnyy! Congrats on your win :)
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Carol Eastman
Date: 7/14/2013 11:07:00 AM
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LOL... Congrats on the win... still laughing.
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Richard D Seal
Date: 7/14/2013 9:28:00 AM
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I don't get why you didn't finish it Tim. No, wait, just kidding! Just kid.... lol Congratulations. Take care, Richard
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 7/13/2013 11:43:00 PM
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Loving it again and again!! Probably not even really a senryu but who cares. it's fantastic. BIG CONGRATS..
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Carrie Richards
Date: 7/13/2013 8:55:00 PM
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tooo funny indeed.........I would put this on my top list too !!
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Suzanne Delaney
Date: 3/27/2013 8:55:00 PM
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ha ha too funny
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 3/16/2013 6:57:00 AM
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Gives a new meaning to don't rip my head off. Rather clever Tim.
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Delysia Hendricks
Date: 3/15/2013 6:21:00 PM
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Ouch!!! At least it died for something it loved. I had me a good chuckle on this one, Tim. :)
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Sukmawati Komala
Date: 3/15/2013 3:15:00 AM
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hahah.. dearest friend Tim.. lovely sharing... and appreciate so much your stopping by.. all the best <3 <3 <3
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Kyle Maples
Date: 3/14/2013 4:22:00 PM
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Love it!
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Laura Breidenthal
Date: 3/14/2013 2:14:00 PM
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Really cute! Loved it Always, Laura
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Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 3/13/2013 8:01:00 AM
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Is not nice to fool me ....... gave me a good laugh, thanks Tim! - Have a beautiful day. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 3/12/2013 11:16:00 PM
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hahahah
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S.Jagathsimhan Nair
Date: 3/12/2013 10:48:00 PM
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Real funny, Tim, and clever..Thnx for your visit:) Jag
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 3/9/2013 2:03:00 PM
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ha! very funny, tim! thank you so much for your uplifting comment on my last poem - much appreciated!
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David Williams
Date: 3/8/2013 12:01:00 PM
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ha Tim, very clever...David
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Jack Horne
Date: 3/8/2013 9:24:00 AM
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lol, had a chuckle at this one, Tim : )
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