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Holiday Humor - Limerick Set Poetry Contest Sponsored By Tania Kitchin.
Written 31/10/24.

HOLIDAY LIMERICKS

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BE NICE AT HALLOWEEN


Trick or treaters were having a good time
Grumpy Joe said you aren't getting a dime
He swore then he went inside
Kids were upset and some cried
So, on his porch they threw foul smelling slime...



     THANKSGIVING HORROR


For Thanksgiving Pete asked Sue to his house
For eats he had ice cream, turkey, and grouse
Sue let out a loud scream
When out of the ice cream
A small head appeared t'was a baby mouse...



     CHRISTMAS  DISASTER


Fred went with pals for a Christmas curry
Felt pains and said guys "I've got to hurry"
But Fred was left enraged
All the loos were engaged
Felt warmth as his trousers filled with slurry...

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Marikate Kingston

Date: 3/15/2025 9:46:00 PM

Oh, who said holidays were perfect and fun, I love them, but at Christmas I always feel broke and exhausted. :0) Fa la la la la la la la la This was a funny poem and I can certainly see why it won. It made me smile and chuckle

Tom Cunningham
Date: 3/16/2025 12:31:00 AM

Thank you very much Marikate, they say laughter is the best medicine, how true that is and much needed in this sad world we live in. Tom

Terry Flood

Date: 11/24/2024 4:12:00 PM

Congrats on your win in Tania’s contest, Tom. Enjoyed this threesome… let me rephrase that…

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/24/2024 8:57:00 PM

Lol, thanks Terry, as the saying goes, don't knock it till you've tried it. Hope you're keeping well. Tom

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/22/2024 10:55:00 AM

It was such a great idea to use pictures with yours. Big congrats

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/22/2024 11:21:00 AM

Thank you very much Andrea, I'm happy you enjoyed them. Tom

Karen Jones

Date: 11/18/2024 5:22:00 AM

Back with congrats on your top win! I never could think of an entry!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/18/2024 5:49:00 AM

Thank you for your congrats and return visit Karen. I tried text to speech and speeded it up, don't think anyone noticed lol Tom

Janice Canerdy

Date: 11/17/2024 6:19:00 PM

I'm back with CONGRATS, Tom! Janice

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/17/2024 10:33:00 PM

Thank you very much for your congrats and return visit Janice, enjoy your week ahead. Tom

Crystol Woods

Date: 11/17/2024 12:59:00 PM

Ewe...lol! I think most of us revert to age 10 with Limericks lol! Me included! Hey, if it's funny, it's funny! Xo

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/17/2024 10:32:00 PM

Thank you Crystol, nothing like a limerick to bring out the kid in us, Glad you enjoyed them. Tom

Brian Davey

Date: 11/17/2024 12:41:00 PM

Fun read with a nice holiday message through all three sets, congrats on your win

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/17/2024 10:31:00 PM

Thank you very much Brian, I'm happy you enjoyed the humour. Tom

Tania Kitchin

Date: 11/17/2024 11:40:00 AM

Tom, a great limerick set, the last one made me really laugh, hilarious. Congratulations on your first place win.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/17/2024 12:06:00 PM

Thank you very much Tania, there were some brilliant entries, I didn't envy you judging them. I'm happy you enjoyed them, thanks too for hosting the contest. Tom

Janice Canerdy

Date: 11/12/2024 3:30:00 PM

Fun limericks, Tom~~for readers, not for the characters. Janice

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/12/2024 9:58:00 PM

Thank you very much Janice, I'm happy you enjoyed them. Hope your week is going well. Tom

Gershon Wolf

Date: 11/8/2024 10:50:00 AM

Could that 'Grumpy Joe' be Biden?! Sure sounds like him these days...

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/8/2024 12:57:00 PM

Lol thanks Gershon, do the crime prepare for slime. Hope you're keeping well. Tom

Emilia James

Date: 11/8/2024 9:06:00 AM

A fun and enjoyable set of holiday limericks Tom. I struggle with this form, you are very good at them. If it was a turkey curry I guess you could say the turkey got its revenge lol. Emilia : )

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/8/2024 10:01:00 AM

Thank you very much Emilia, Lol, turkeys revenge. Hope you have a lovely weekend. Tom

John Read

Date: 11/5/2024 8:38:00 AM

Hi Tom you're certainly conjured up a trio of holiday humour. All the best in the contest.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/5/2024 8:42:00 AM

Thank you very much for your good wishes John, I'm happy you enjoyed them. Hope your week is going well. Tom

Sara Kendrick

Date: 11/5/2024 4:39:00 AM

Whoa!! Creative ones for sure. I hope the holidays treated you well so you did or will not experience any of those above. Sara K

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/5/2024 4:59:00 AM

Thank you very much Sara, hopefully I won't Sara, lol. Tom

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 11/4/2024 2:52:00 AM

Fun! Fun! Fun!! Your limericks are great,

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/4/2024 5:19:00 AM

Thank you very much Victor, I'm happy you enjoyed them. Hope your week is off to a good start.. Tom

Eileen Manassian

Date: 11/3/2024 12:29:00 AM

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear... that last one!!! Good set of limericks to bring about some humor. Good luck in the contest!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/3/2024 12:34:00 AM

Thank you very much Eileen, I'm happy you enjoyed the humour. Tom

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/2/2024 9:43:00 AM

Haha the third one was best.!! Cute pics too

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/2/2024 9:59:00 AM

Thank you very much Andrea, I'm happy you enjoyed the humour. Hope your weekend is going well. Tom

Regina Elliott

Date: 11/2/2024 5:07:00 AM

Hi Tom, my very best wishes for the contest with these limerick gems. Bravo! I hope you're having a splendid Saturday. Blessings :)

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/2/2024 5:08:00 AM

Thank you very much Regina, I'm happy you enjoyed the humour. Hope you're keeping well and I hope you have a lovely weekend. Tom

Valsa George

Date: 11/1/2024 8:27:00 PM

Tom, you are really good at limericks. I have always enjoyed yours. The one thing that amazes me is how you choose the apt pictures. I love the last one the most.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/1/2024 10:22:00 PM

Thank you very much Valsa, sometimes I spend more time looking for pictures than the time spent writing the poem, I've got a background changing app so I can add things and even put myself on them. Tom

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 11/1/2024 4:21:00 PM

Three great-to-be classics! Not one of those situations would I want to be in! Great!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/1/2024 10:20:00 PM

Thank you very much Kim, me neither. Tom

Ink Empress

Date: 11/1/2024 1:17:00 PM

Dear tom, i love the first one the most, as thats the only festive time i actually enjoy, i am not into holidays, and hype of festive days, and i can imagine this grumpy joe haha! How sad for the kids! They surely knew how to deal with someone like joe though, clever kids. Love the picture also youv used for that limerick, the rest of your limericks too are very well written and flows with brilliant rhymes. Im sure you will do well: best wishes! I would like to challenge myself to be funny and write some limericks but my sense of humor is strange: lol Sending you light always~

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/1/2024 2:26:00 PM

Thank you very much IE, I'm happy you enjoyed the humour. Id never written a limerick until I joined soup, to me poetry was all rhyme, that said it is my favourite form, old habits die hard. Tom

Panagiota Romios

Date: 11/1/2024 12:08:00 PM

Golly Tom, these are all winners you are a master at limericks, more omportantly, you honor and respect your fellow human beings. That Thanksgiving one was a howl. I could envision it.))) Pangie

Panagiota Romios
Date: 11/13/2024 1:05:00 PM

Oh, Ionce was at a posh hotel in Chicago for dinner, When the salad was served, there was a huge dead cockroand lying on its back.i was horried, yes, But I got over it! Better a cockroachthana bullet in my backM i have has scarier moments in my life , no kidding. Pangie

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/1/2024 2:28:00 PM

Thank you very much Pangie, I'm happy you enjoyed them, funny for us but certainly not funny for the lady about to tuck in to her desert lol. Tom

Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 11/1/2024 7:49:00 AM

Dear Tom, What is not to enjoy about this well-inked poem? Funny and engaging at all levels! Hilarious! Autumn Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/1/2024 9:13:00 AM

Thank you very much Daniel, I'm happy you enjoyed them. Have a lovely weekend. Tom

Michael Tor

Date: 10/31/2024 11:32:00 PM

Ha ha Tom you have to do more of these, nothing like a good laugh to start the day. Thanks for sharing have a wonderful day and thank you again for the great comment you left on my latest write. God bless you my friend...

Tom Cunningham
Date: 10/31/2024 11:40:00 PM

Thank you very much Michael, nothing beats a bit of humour, it can raise our spirits. Tom