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I know an old lady called Mel By golly she doesn’t half smell When she lifts up her arm It is cause for alarm I shout bye and then run like hell! 2nd February 2017

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Cheryl Hoffman

Date: 2/5/2017 6:57:00 PM

If I ever smell like Mel, please toss me some deodorant before running like hell! Funny stuff Jan, thanks for the chuckle!~ hugs Che :)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/5/2017 7:11:00 PM

ha ha ha Cheryl:-) hugs Jan xx

Supraja Kannan

Date: 2/4/2017 4:43:00 AM

Ha ha ha... You always make me laugh... Thank you so much for sharing Jan...A big big 7...

Jan Allison
Date: 2/4/2017 7:11:00 AM

Thanks so much for reading!:-) hugs jan xx

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 2/3/2017 12:56:00 PM

Got to love your limerick, Hon. I'll keep running and not stop to see if old men smell like Mel. LOL Witty!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/3/2017 6:20:00 PM

lol and Mel is a woman in the poem but of course it is a male name too:-) hugs Jan xx

Tim Smith

Date: 2/3/2017 8:19:00 AM

Poor little Mel would rarely leave the house... Because of this she she had not taken a spouse...Jan tried to wash her clean...Fainted when she seen....There wasn't hair but a decaying mouse

Jan Allison
Date: 2/3/2017 8:41:00 AM

ha ha ha:-) hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 2/3/2017 3:59:00 AM

- Sad .... but, true .... - Nice people ... but the smell makes you want to puke :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/3/2017 8:41:00 AM

Loved your poem today lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Darren White

Date: 2/3/2017 3:56:00 AM

I am so NOT going to read this one to my best friend MEL hahahaha! (Love that song by the way)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/3/2017 8:42:00 AM

ha ha ha its a fiction write I don't know anyone called Mel just rhymed with smell - :-) hugs Jan xx

White Wolf

Date: 2/2/2017 7:07:00 PM

You always do such great limericks, Jan! And funny too! Have a great day!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/3/2017 8:43:00 AM

Thanks White Wolf:-) hugs Jan xx

John Lawless

Date: 2/2/2017 6:59:00 PM

But Jan, it is all natural, organic, non animal tested, biodegradable, ... I'm surprised everyone isn't "wearing" it

Jan Allison
Date: 2/3/2017 8:43:00 AM

true John!:-) hugs Jan xx

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 2/2/2017 6:55:00 PM

I knew an old lady called Dee/Who lived by the blackberry tree/whenever so close/i held tight my nose/her dirty worn skirt smelled like pee.. :).True story-When I was about ten yrs old..Mom would make mr help this old lady with her groceries,because she was alone with an older sister and a son who was not mentally fit,So I had to help her..but Her mind was leaving her too..and truely this poor lady used to smell likr pee..Because She just did pee anywhere .Ur an inspiration for fun.A blessing.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/3/2017 8:44:00 AM

eww Charma poor you this is a fiction poem I don't know a smelly melly lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/2/2017 6:31:00 PM

haha, that is good one, Jan. But it's strange one thing. When I say doesn't half smell, it is a more positive thing than negative. Is it taken differently by British?

Jan Allison
Date: 2/3/2017 8:44:00 AM

It's a british thing I guess and I sent you a mail:-) hugs Jan xx

Daniel Turner

Date: 2/2/2017 6:02:00 PM

I've never smelled such a stink/So I told her just what i think/wash off your funk/It's worse than skunk/you smell so bad I can't think

Jan Allison
Date: 2/3/2017 8:45:00 AM

ha ha ha great reply Daniel:-) hugs Jan xx

Chris Green

Date: 2/2/2017 5:50:00 PM

It seems personal hygiene was not a priority to her. Funny Jan.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/2/2017 5:50:00 PM

Thankfully its a fiction write Chris:-) hugs Jan xx