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10/22/2024

(FYI -In case you were wondering, the actual monoku is below the image.)

Image by Mark Toney using DALL-E (2024-10-22)

"So long and thanks for all the fish!" - Exiting dolphins' farewell message, translated by Douglas Adams.

Please do not pooh-pooh my monoku. You might think my wordplay is rather fishy, but for all intensive porpoises I was simply angling to hook your interest and reel you in to my side of the shore.

I love a play on words when it comes to cetaceans ;-)

I'm done now.

releasing beta-endolphins enhances your unique porpoise

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Gary Radice

Date: 10/23/2024 4:29:00 AM

Heh heh - great wordplay. With that monoku, Mark you have ‘reely’ tortoise lots. :) You hooked my interest with your long and winding rod. :) Cheers - Gary

Mark Toney
Date: 10/23/2024 8:32:00 AM

Gary, your comment makes you dolphinitely the life of the party! And your phrase about how I have "'reely' tortoise lots" got me thinking about writing a turtle and tortoise poem. You know, like they're kind of the same, but not quite. Like the dolphin and the porpoise. See how my brain works? Cheers backatcha!

Michael Tor

Date: 10/22/2024 6:57:00 PM

Made me smile Mark. Thank you...

Mark Toney
Date: 10/22/2024 8:02:00 PM

You’re welcome, Michael. I’m glad you liked it. Thank you for the comment.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 10/22/2024 6:16:00 PM

I rather liked your monoku!

Mark Toney
Date: 10/22/2024 6:57:00 PM

I rather liked your comment! Thank you, Kim. :)