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Ale Sale

There was an old lag* at my sale,
Who drank all the barrels of ale,
As the beer was sublime,
He confessed to a crime,
And puked on returning to jail.

*A prisoner/a person who has often been in prison

For Skat’s contest
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Gorelick Avatar
October 25, 2012 at 10:18 AM
Funny! As usual, wouve done a grat job. Congrats. BG
Andresen Avatar
October 24, 2012 at 3:08 PM
Congratulations on your winning poem!! Happy for you. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)
Tams The Golden Girl Avatar
October 24, 2012 at 4:28 AM
Congratulations on your win Jack love this one xx
Sweetheart Avatar
October 23, 2012 at 11:01 PM
CONGRATS JACK ON A FABULOUS WRITE AND WIN LUV .. HOPE TO GET TO YAHOO TOMORROW .. THINKING OF U LUV ..
A   Avatar
October 23, 2012 at 6:36 PM
Hello Jack.. Congratulations with your awesome poem, in my sisters "A Poets Garage Sale" contest.. :-)had fun reading every poem.... always~ PD
Kendrick Avatar
October 23, 2012 at 4:38 PM
Way to go!!!Congrats...Sara
Brown Avatar
October 23, 2012 at 4:17 PM
Congratulations on your poems win in ~SKAT's~ "Garage Sale" contest Jack. Love, Carol
Gasun Avatar
October 23, 2012 at 2:34 PM
My big congratulations on your awesome win, Jack! hugs:) LG
A  Avatar
October 23, 2012 at 2:20 PM
Jack, thanks 4 the support and win* Siddy
Dietrich Avatar
September 19, 2012 at 7:25 AM
GREAT ending on your limerick, my friend. Again you got a really good way to do a contest. Right to the point and a funny one at that!! I really need to work on this garage sale challenge. It seems interesting to me. have a good day now. Luv, Andrea
Sweetheart Avatar
September 18, 2012 at 3:40 PM
TOO MUCH BREW WILL DO IT JACK LUV ..AN FANTASTIC LIMERICK WITH LOTS OF VISUAL EXCITEMENT .. BEST TO U IF FOR PD ..
Pettit Avatar
September 18, 2012 at 10:05 AM
Skat should like this limerick entry.
Culverhouse Avatar
September 16, 2012 at 9:55 AM
I like to see new words or old words used differently. thanks for the footnote. very funny by the way!! I like to watch the worlds dumbest criminal show....one guy robbed a store with a cop standing right behind him...he get my dumbest of the year award! LOL
A   Avatar
September 15, 2012 at 10:25 PM
Awee.. Jack.. love this limerick... lol... good luck in the contest..pd
O'Leary Avatar
September 15, 2012 at 7:52 PM
As well as being a poet, you have a very fine sense of humor!!! Your pal Terry
Sivey Avatar
September 15, 2012 at 7:02 PM
ha ha, this is an incredibly awesome write! I love the expressive nature of this poem my friend, it's truly humorous! You've done excellently with this write, keep them coming Jack! Great Work!!
Kendrick Avatar
September 15, 2012 at 5:31 PM
Great work ...Enjoyed reading this eve..Winner for sure..I am glad that I chose this one to read this eve..Thanks for the kind reviews of my work..Sara
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