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As I Was Walking In the Snow

When out walking it started to snow I’d forgotten to take my chapeau With nothing on my head Got frozen, soon lay dead Hypothermia killed me you know! As I was out walking in the snow contest Sponsored by Kevin shaw Dark humour for the contest 2/16/18

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 3/3/2018 8:52:00 PM

Ha, ha! A scream! --- and a first place trophy to boot. 'Ya da woman, Jan!' Go, girl! :) Gershon

Jan Allison
Date: 3/4/2018 3:33:00 AM

Cheers gershon I'm relieved to say I'm alive and kicking lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Dale Gregory Cozart

Date: 3/3/2018 11:11:00 AM

Congrats on your great win, Jan!

Jan Allison
Date: 3/3/2018 4:06:00 PM

Cheers handsome:-) hugs Jan xx

Mike Gentile

Date: 3/3/2018 7:20:00 AM

Congratulations Jan on your top win, well deserved xxoo

Jan Allison
Date: 3/3/2018 4:06:00 PM

Thanks mike:-) hugs Jan xx

Roy Pett

Date: 3/3/2018 3:26:00 AM

Congratulations on your well deserved win Jan, brilliant. :)))

Jan Allison
Date: 3/3/2018 4:05:00 PM

Thanks so much roy:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham

Date: 3/3/2018 1:01:00 AM

Big congratulations Jan, well deserved win. Tom. Long live the limerick Queen.

Jan Allison
Date: 3/3/2018 4:04:00 PM

Thanks tom:-) hugs Jan xx

Alexis Y.

Date: 3/2/2018 8:57:00 PM

Hi Jan, I'm just coming back to say congratulations on your top win. It was well deserved:-) Alexis

Jan Allison
Date: 3/3/2018 4:03:00 PM

Thanks so much Alexis:-) hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper

Date: 3/2/2018 8:04:00 PM

Back with congratulations !!

Jan Allison
Date: 3/3/2018 4:01:00 PM

Thanks so much eve :-) hugs Jan xx

Mick Talbot

Date: 3/2/2018 7:34:00 PM

back to wish you congratulations... your limerick full of sensations... mainly cold, brr freezing... your still alive wheezing... again congrats and jubilations... hugs Mick

Jan Allison
Date: 3/3/2018 4:01:00 PM

Been ill last 2 days am just about live and kicking and active on soup again:-( hugs Jan xx

Line Gauthier

Date: 3/2/2018 7:08:00 PM

Back for warm congrats on your win, Jan. Well done.

Jan Allison
Date: 3/3/2018 4:00:00 PM

Thanksline:-) hugs Jan xx

Roy Pett

Date: 2/22/2018 5:42:00 PM

Brilliant limerick Jan, I enjoy your humour light or dark, G L in contest. :))

Jan Allison
Date: 3/3/2018 3:59:00 PM

Thanks roy:-) hugs Jan xx

Caycay Jennings

Date: 2/21/2018 10:07:00 PM

So cute! This is your forte and I know your limerick will do well. Hugs ... CayCay

Jan Allison
Date: 2/22/2018 7:01:00 AM

I've failed to place in 2 limerick contests so who knows caycay i just write and hope the sponsor likes it:-) hugs Jan xx

Pat Adams

Date: 2/21/2018 4:46:00 PM

This is really good Jan. Shows not only your great sense of humor but your willingness to ride the fence!! Well done!!!..........80)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/21/2018 5:02:00 PM

Cheers pat... some will be sad the poem isn't true lol but I'll be around a while longer :-) hugs Jan xx

Jack Horne

Date: 2/18/2018 1:12:00 PM

LOL, love it

Jan Allison
Date: 2/18/2018 3:54:00 PM

Cheers Jack I hope the humour is dark enough lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper

Date: 2/18/2018 10:00:00 AM

I love this wonderful creative verse.. Good luck in the contest... Hugs Eve ~`*

Jan Allison
Date: 2/18/2018 12:17:00 PM

Thanks eve:-) hugs Jan xx

Paul Callus

Date: 2/18/2018 9:08:00 AM

After reading this I immediately struck Hypothermia off my friends list!! Love your nonchalance:) In case you didn't know, we have no snow in Malta, but it sure is cold!! Hugs // paul

Jan Allison
Date: 2/18/2018 12:16:00 PM

I'm sure the temperature in Malta is no where as cold as the uk:-) hugs Jan xx

Cheryl Hoffman

Date: 2/18/2018 7:31:00 AM

Lol, that would be a horrible way to go~death by snow! A great dark humored one for the contest Jan; Good luck in it!~Che :)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/18/2018 12:15:00 PM

A friend of ours nearly died from hypothermia... got drunk and didn't make it to his front door, was off work 6 weeks:-( hugs Jan xx

Gary Smith

Date: 2/17/2018 1:06:00 PM

A belter Jan :)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/17/2018 3:51:00 PM

Thanks Gary:-) hugs Jan xx

Maurice Yvonne

Date: 2/17/2018 7:11:00 AM

Yippie yah yoe! Laughed my head off. A fav!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/17/2018 7:34:00 AM

Glad I made you laugh, Kevin's example was dark humour so I tried to please him with this:-) hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 2/17/2018 6:39:00 AM

- ... R.I.P !!!! - A great loss for all of us !!! - I wrote a limerick yesterday .... I think I spent 4 hours to get it done !!! - No, Limerick is not my form .... it did not turn out as I planned in my head :))) - Luck in the contest :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/17/2018 6:53:00 AM

Oh gosh Anne lose that's a long time... I find them so easy I can wake with one buzzingin my brain:-)will drop by and read your limerick:-) hugs Jan xx

Mick Talbot

Date: 2/16/2018 7:57:00 PM

Now if I saw you laying there. On a snowy day, would I care? I would call the papers. I know your type, your capers. The right price, you'd lay there bare... Wrank humour, in fun... hugs... Mick PS Nearly forgot, best luck for the contest!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/17/2018 4:40:00 AM

Hahaha I'd have frozen assets for sure:-) hugs Jan xx