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Black Hole of Calcutta

An Indian beauty and nutter: her eyelashes started to flutter, her butt in the air she laid it all bare, revealing her hole of Calcutta...

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Brenda J. Joyce

Date: 7/25/2025 11:40:00 AM

Wow! Thanks for Sharing!

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 7/19/2025 11:33:00 AM

- A little late... but, better late than never as they say... congratulations on your p.o.t.d., John :) - Welcome to Poetry Soup :) -

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 7/19/2025 8:43:00 AM

Welcome to Poetry Soup. Congratulations on your POTD win. What a creative Limerick write you have here. I have been off the computer for a few days. Have a blessed day with your wonderful win..............

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 7/16/2025 4:33:00 AM

Oh my! Well…Congrats!

John Marcus
Date: 7/17/2025 4:08:00 PM

"I am new to soup, I looked up what POTD means, I am glad I got this award. My name's Jah but friends call me John, Marcus was my fathers name"

Beata Agustin

Date: 7/16/2025 2:24:00 AM

Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.

John Marcus
Date: 7/17/2025 4:08:00 PM

"I am new to soup, I looked up what POTD means, I am glad I got this award. My name's Jah but friends call me John, Marcus was my fathers name"

Charlotte Puddifoot

Date: 7/15/2025 4:58:00 AM

strange choice for potd

John Marcus
Date: 7/17/2025 4:09:00 PM

"I am new to soup, I looked up what POTD means, I am glad I got this award. My name's Jah but friends call me John, Marcus was my fathers name"

Tom Woody
Date: 7/15/2025 11:21:00 AM

Those "algorithms" again

Maria Williams

Date: 7/14/2025 9:47:00 PM

While limericks often employ clever humour and playfulness, this one is not only in poor taste but crosses the line into vulgarity racism, and demening of women. It uses a pun referencing the 'Black Hole of Calcutta'—a deeply tragic historical event in which 146 people were locked in a small space out of which only 23 survived. People died in horrific conditions during British colonial rule in India. To reduce such a solemn moment in history to a crude joke feels not only distasteful, but also disrespectful. I understand and value that Poetry Soup embraces a variety of voices and poetic styles. However, I believe the platform also has a responsibility to uphold a basic standard of respect. There are many Indian people on this site that I am sure will quietly take offence and not say anything.

Richard D Seal
Date: 8/1/2025 11:54:00 AM

Hi Maria, I'm with you on this, very poor taste, not funny. It looks like he's a joker or maybe a robot looking at all the repeat comments and only has this one poem in the list. Makes me wonder how these potd poems are really selected

John Marcus
Date: 7/17/2025 4:10:00 PM

"I am new to soup, I looked up what POTD means, I am glad I got this award. My name's Jah but friends call me John, Marcus was my fathers name"

Tom Woody
Date: 7/15/2025 11:22:00 AM

My brave Maria. Bravo

Maria Williams
Date: 7/15/2025 12:06:00 AM

Hi Keith, Thanks for asking and replying.I am quite well and wish you the same. While I quite agree that both sides were opressive and cruel, the British who were incarcerated were individual soldiers. Mass death is nothing to be made light of no matter who. However, my remark was homing on the distastefulness of the limerick and using the title as a cheap rhyming tool. The real issue is the casting aspersions on a woman of another race, who had nothing to do with it. Besides being misogynistic and disparaging to women - what made it even worse was a race was mentioned. That was the point I was trying to make.

Keith D Trestrail
Date: 7/14/2025 11:41:00 PM

Hi Maria, maybe I have a mutant comic gene but I don’t think it’s all those things you mentioned. It may be crude and vulgar but it’s a bawdy limerick. I don’t see any racism in it, the men that died in the hole were British POWs. There are many limericks that make fun of all ethnicities. I don’t think anyone is making fun of British colonial rule or Indian people. It was an oppressive and cruel time. Hope you are okay.

I Am Anaya

Date: 7/14/2025 9:31:00 PM

Calcutter, is that how you pronounce it? Oh boy...well Congratulations on your POTD Mr Marcus only because it was chosen~ better than poop I guess no nevermind. Hey I just wrote about the Mexican Dahlia ,D but only beautiful things about her! A woman's dignity is NO laughing matter.

John Marcus
Date: 7/17/2025 4:12:00 PM

"I am new to soup, I looked up what POTD means, I am glad I got this award. My name's Jah but friends call me John, Marcus was my fathers name"

John Marcus
Date: 7/17/2025 4:10:00 PM

"I am new to soup, I looked up what POTD means, I am glad I got this award. My name's Jah but friends call me John, Marcus was my fathers name"

Tom Woody
Date: 7/16/2025 4:51:00 AM

Absolutely

David Kavanagh

Date: 7/14/2025 11:38:00 AM

Congratulations John on your rather risqué POTD, has all the hallmarks of really dark limerick lol! best of luck in the (black hole love) contest too, cheers David

John Marcus
Date: 7/17/2025 4:13:00 PM

"I am new to soup, I looked up what POTD means, I am glad I got this award. My name's Jah but friends call me John, Marcus was my fathers name"

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 7/14/2025 8:42:00 AM

congrats on your POTD designation

John Marcus
Date: 7/17/2025 4:13:00 PM

"I am new to soup, I looked up what POTD means, I am glad I got this award. My name's Jah but friends call me John, Marcus was my fathers name"

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 7/14/2025 7:00:00 AM

Laughing all the way John. :)) Congratulations! :)

John Marcus
Date: 7/17/2025 4:13:00 PM

"I am new to soup, I looked up what POTD means, I am glad I got this award. My name's Jah but friends call me John, Marcus was my fathers name"

John Lawless

Date: 7/14/2025 6:41:00 AM

FANT-ASS-TIC

John Marcus
Date: 7/17/2025 4:14:00 PM

"I am new to soup, I looked up what POTD means, I am glad I got this award. My name's Jah but friends call me John, Marcus was my fathers name"

Tania Kitchin

Date: 7/14/2025 3:09:00 AM

John, this is hilarious. Congratulations on POTD.

John Marcus
Date: 7/17/2025 4:14:00 PM

"I am new to soup, I looked up what POTD means, I am glad I got this award. My name's Jah but friends call me John, Marcus was my fathers name"

Jan Allison

Date: 7/14/2025 2:51:00 AM

Dropping back with many congrats on POTD John, what a wonderful accolade for a new poet on soup:-) hugs Jan xx

Jan Allison
Date: 7/17/2025 4:17:00 PM

Thanks for dropping by to respond to your comments and congrats again on poem of the day! hugs Jan xx

John Marcus
Date: 7/17/2025 4:14:00 PM

"I am new to soup, I looked up what POTD means, I am glad I got this award. My name's Jah but friends call me John, Marcus was my fathers name"

Karen Jones

Date: 7/14/2025 2:07:00 AM

Wow lol good one! Congratulations on your potd!

John Marcus
Date: 7/17/2025 4:15:00 PM

"I am new to soup, I looked up what POTD means, I am glad I got this award. My name's Jah but friends call me John, Marcus was my fathers name"

Keith D Trestrail

Date: 7/14/2025 1:52:00 AM

At last a funny limerick - it’s a rare thing on the Soup. I haven’t published any books but I know funny when I see it. Congratulations on your POTD.

John Marcus
Date: 7/17/2025 4:15:00 PM

"I am new to soup, I looked up what POTD means, I am glad I got this award. My name's Jah but friends call me John, Marcus was my fathers name"

Maria Williams
Date: 7/14/2025 9:50:00 PM

Really Keith? I didn't find it funny at all.

Jan Allison

Date: 7/13/2025 1:55:00 PM

John this is absolutely hilariarse I have tears of laughter here , I love bawdy poems and have published 2 books with many limericks. Welcome to the mad house! Your poem is so darn funny, we need more humour on soup and I think you will fit in very well! :-) hugs Jan x

John Marcus
Date: 7/17/2025 4:16:00 PM

"I am new to soup, I looked up what POTD means, I am glad I got this award. My name's Jah but friends call me John, Marcus was my fathers name"