Fall Flu

Do you cough, do you sneeze, sweat and shake; 
till you think your whole body will break?  
This is still only fall,
and it's yet a long haul 
ere you shake Old Man Winter awake.  


Entered in ~gwendolen's~ 'The Sneezing Limerick Contest'.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Dietrich Avatar
November 22, 2011 at 12:44 AM
Hey, are you in Paris right now?? YOu lucky guy you!!!! Just stopping to say hi!
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November 5, 2011 at 10:04 PM
well, what do you know. One I missed here! Old man winter is just about here. BRRRRRR.
Song Avatar
October 11, 2011 at 11:46 PM
A A a a a Chooooooooo! Hi John...fun medical limerick here. That 2nd line is completely accurate. How many times do u cough and feel like u are gonna break? or bust a rib or lung? I want you to write a limerick on the other fl....the GI kind....you did the upper respiratory flu..now it's time to hit upon the OTHER! lol. God bless, Gwen.
Smith Avatar
October 12, 2011 at 3:23 PM
Thanks-you, Ms Rix. I wrote one on the 'other' kind, just for you. See 'Upset Tummy.'
Wesley Avatar
October 9, 2011 at 9:55 PM
Aaaaah choo! I know where to come to find great limericks.
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