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A Stitch In Time

There was a young girl on Long Bay Her swim shorts began to show fray Rip spread up the seam I thought I would scream When chubby cheeks went on display! May 4, 2015 ~1st Place~ Contest: Proverbial Poetry Contest Sponsor: Margarita Lillico Judged: 02/26/2023 Proverb Chosen: “A Stitch in Time Saves Nine” A Stitch In Time ~1st Place~ Contest: Dumb and Dumber Personal Quote Sponsor: John Freeman Judged: 06/18/2015 ~3rd Place~ Contest: Traditional Limerick Sponsor: Viv Wigler Judged: 04/12/2018 The 'stitch in time' notion has been current in English for a very long time and is first recorded in Thomas Fuller's Gnomologia, Adagies and Proverbs, Wise Sentences and Witty Sayings, Ancient and Modern, Foreign and British, 1732

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Ann Peck

Date: 2/27/2023 8:16:00 AM

Funny, funny! Congrats!

Sandra Haight
Date: 3/2/2023 6:54:00 AM

Thank you, and I am glad you enjoyed it. Hugs, Sandra ;)

Beata Agustin

Date: 2/27/2023 5:28:00 AM

Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing this, making me chuckle... God bless you.

Sandra Haight
Date: 3/2/2023 6:53:00 AM

Glad it made you chuckle, Beata! Thanks for the visit and congrats! Hugs, Sandra

Margarita Lillico

Date: 2/26/2023 7:36:00 PM

Your limerick withstood the test of time! Congrats!!!

Sandra Haight
Date: 3/2/2023 6:53:00 AM

Thank you, Margarita, for offering an old or new poem contest! I was happy to enter this poem again, and I appreciate my placement! Hugs, Sandra

Janice Canerdy

Date: 2/26/2023 7:04:00 PM

Good one, Sandra! CONGRATS on your win. Janice

Sandra Haight
Date: 3/2/2023 6:51:00 AM

Thanks so much, Janice! Hugs, Sandra

Eve Roper

Date: 4/14/2018 11:01:00 AM

Great funny Limerick, Sandra, congratulations on your Win!!! Hugs Eve

Sandra Haight
Date: 4/14/2018 1:55:00 PM

Thank you once again, Eve, for your nice visits and support! Hugs, Sandra

Susan Gentry

Date: 4/14/2018 9:49:00 AM

Lol! A great limerick! Congratulations on your win.

Sandra Haight
Date: 4/14/2018 1:55:00 PM

Thank you, Susan! Much appreciated. Hugs, Sandra

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/13/2018 5:04:00 PM

Love this, Sandra. Congrats and well done.

Sandra Haight
Date: 4/14/2018 1:55:00 PM

Thanks so much, Andrea. Hugs, Sandra

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 4/13/2018 3:28:00 PM

I always heard this idiom from my mother who assuredly heard it from hers and so on. You made a really cute Limerick out of it Sandra. Your limerick is one of my favorites in his contest. Congratulations on your win! : ) xxoo

Sandra Haight
Date: 4/14/2018 1:54:00 PM

Yes, Connie...younger people today probably never heard these old sayings! Thank you for the nice comment and congrats. Hugs, Sandra

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 4/13/2018 2:46:00 PM

Such a cute limerick, Sandra. Congratulations on your win! (We used to call former Florida Governor Bob Graham "Chubby Cheeks.")

Sandra Haight
Date: 4/14/2018 1:53:00 PM

Ha Ha, on the "chubby cheeks," Carolyn! Thanks for your visit, nice comment and congrats! Hugs, Sandra

Paul Callus

Date: 4/13/2018 2:34:00 PM

A pleasure to be re-reading this Witty Limerick, Agnes, and to offer you merited congratulations! Regards // paul

Sandra Haight
Date: 4/14/2018 1:52:00 PM

Thank you very much, Paul! Sandra

Carrie Richards

Date: 4/13/2018 12:14:00 PM

Oh.......I hate that when it happens !!! LOL !! Adorable limerick, Sandra !!! Congrats to you !!

Sandra Haight
Date: 4/14/2018 1:52:00 PM

Ha Ha, thank you very much, Carrie! A fun one for sure. Hugs, Sandra

Charlie Smith

Date: 4/13/2018 12:09:00 PM

Good one Sandra, congratulations...

Sandra Haight
Date: 4/14/2018 1:51:00 PM

Thank you very much, Charlie! Much appreciated. Sandra

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 4/13/2018 8:17:00 AM

LOL, Sandra! Congrats!

Sandra Haight
Date: 4/14/2018 1:50:00 PM

Thank you, Kime! Hugs, Sandra

Line Gauthier

Date: 4/13/2018 4:55:00 AM

Congrats on your podium finish win, Sandra.

Sandra Haight
Date: 4/14/2018 1:50:00 PM

Thank you so much, Line! Hugs, Sandra

Jan Allison

Date: 4/13/2018 3:08:00 AM

lovely to read this again Sandra, many congrats:-) hugs jan xx

Sandra Haight
Date: 4/14/2018 1:50:00 PM

Thank you, Jan. I am not that good with humor, so I thought I'd used this trusted one from before! Hugs, Sandra

Alexis Y.

Date: 4/13/2018 1:06:00 AM

Hi Sandra, You've penned yourself one funny limerick. Congratulations on your winning write:-) Alexis

Sandra Haight
Date: 4/14/2018 1:48:00 PM

Thank you very much, Alexis! Hugs, Sandra

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/19/2015 5:02:00 PM

Probably for overall humor WITH correct meter, etc. this for me takes the cake!!! Congrats to you.

Joseph May

Date: 6/19/2015 6:17:00 AM

Love this one...Congrats on your win Sandra

Jan Allison

Date: 6/19/2015 2:17:00 AM

Dropping back with my congrats:-) hugs jan xx

Skat A

Date: 6/19/2015 12:08:00 AM

SANDRA, Congrats on your win. **SKAT**

John Freeman

Date: 6/18/2015 11:21:00 PM

Extr high level of humor, your stitch in time, Loved it Agape, Moses

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 6/18/2015 11:13:00 PM

Sandra :) Congratulations on your Dumb and Dumber Personal quote win.... WUV ~LINDA~

Shadow Hamilton

Date: 5/7/2015 6:39:00 PM

so funny Sandra gl in contest hugs 7

Sandra Haight
Date: 5/11/2015 9:17:00 PM

Thanks, Shadow. It was a fun one to work on. I appreciate your visit and support. Hugs, Sandra

Donna Jones

Date: 5/7/2015 10:56:00 AM

I enjoyed this very much....thanks....:-)

Sandra Haight
Date: 5/11/2015 9:17:00 PM

Thank you for stopping by, Donna. I appreciate your kind remarks! Sandra

Paul Callus

Date: 5/6/2015 8:45:00 AM

A pleasant, witty limerick, Sandra:) Much enjoyed. // paul

Sandra Haight
Date: 5/11/2015 9:18:00 PM

Thank you, Paul. I had fun putting it together! I appreciate your nice comments. Sandra