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Through the years, I've heard some really funny jokes, quotes, one-liners, etc., about fruitcakes. THOUGH I LOVE FRUITCAKE, I join in the fun!          

                  
  USES FOR HOLIDAY FRUITCAKES

Use slices to balance that wobbly kitchen table.

Use instead of sand bags during El Nino.

Use as railroad ties.

Use as speed bumps to foil the neighborhood drag racers.

Collect ten and use them as bowling pins.

Save for next summer's garage sale.

Use slices in next skeet-shooting competition

 

“There’s only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep sending it to each other.”

Johnny Carson

 

“Friends are the fruitcake of life—some nutty, some soaked in alcohol, some sweet.”

Jon Ronson, author (Wales)

 

                               

 

 

fruitcake--famous holiday treat flavorful, rich, and nutty festive, with green and red candied fruit fabulous with coffee fresh-baked, by grandmas everywhere fun to eat while sharing jokes about it fabled, fine sweet filling, so cut the pieces small (Right!) fattening--but I won't care till January! originally a Pleiades Date: November 24, 2017 Name of Contest: Word Vision Poetry Sponsor: Vermillion Scythe

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Date: 12/26/2016 12:13:00 PM
Congrats on your winning Pleiades Christmas work..Way to go.. Food, fun, friends, and fellowship a Christmas treat..Sara...Some of those store bought kind are dry and awful but homemade has to be good..
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 12/26/2016 12:50:00 PM
That's right, Sara! It's those dry ones that are used as speed bumps, etc. LOL! Thank you for your kind comment. Hope you had a great Christmas, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Janice
Date: 12/25/2016 10:11:00 PM
One of my faved cakes and you wrote a very wonderful pleiades poem for it, Janice! Congratulations! Hugs and Cheers! Merry Christmas!
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 12/25/2016 10:16:00 PM
Thank you so much, Galeo! Merry Christmas to you too. Janice
Date: 12/22/2016 5:41:00 PM
Many congrats on your win Janice - love the humour in your notes too lol:-) hugs jan xx
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 12/22/2016 5:51:00 PM
Thanks so much, Jan! Janice
Date: 12/21/2016 10:54:00 PM
Lovely Pleiades, Janice. Congrats! I think everyone enjoys fruitcake. I love fruit cake.
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 12/22/2016 8:09:00 AM
Thank you so much, Afzal! Janice
Date: 12/21/2016 8:56:00 PM
Congratulations on your winning poem “Fruitcake”, Janice.. One of my fav. cakes Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Hugs Eve
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Date: 12/21/2016 9:30:00 PM
Thanks so much, Eve. Merry Christmas! Janice
Date: 12/21/2016 5:09:00 PM
Congrats on your win Janice
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 12/21/2016 6:02:00 PM
Thanks, Joseph! Janice
Date: 12/21/2016 4:57:00 PM
Congratulations Janice! Love the jokes!!! :) Diane
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Date: 12/21/2016 6:03:00 PM
Thanks so much, Diane! Janice
Date: 12/21/2016 3:24:00 PM
Great words to use for your front of the lines. You chose your topic well, JAnice. Congrats on your win.
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Date: 12/21/2016 3:31:00 PM
Thanks so much, Andrea! Janice
Date: 12/21/2016 12:54:00 PM
The uses for fruitcake made me giggle. Fresh baked is the very best. Great job xx
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 12/21/2016 3:32:00 PM
Thanks so much, Leileah! Janice
Date: 12/21/2016 11:01:00 AM
Lol. Hooray for fruitcakes!!! Congrats Janice!!!!;) Hugggs. Deb
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 12/21/2016 11:28:00 AM
Thanks so much, Deb! Merry Christmas! Janice
Date: 12/21/2016 10:05:00 AM
Janice! You had me laugh out loud here. Marvellous :D And a lovely poem too. Congratulations.
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 12/21/2016 11:00:00 AM
Thanks so much, Darren! Janice
Date: 12/16/2016 8:40:00 PM
Bahahaha!!! Oh Janice! I love the jokes!! Lol!! And your fruitcake is fresh!! Love it!! Big hugs!! Deb. (Thanks for your visit and kindness)
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 12/16/2016 8:48:00 PM
Deb, thank you so much. You are very kind. Janice
Date: 12/11/2016 3:00:00 PM
I love fruitcake too but not all are equal. Thanks for the sweet reminder.
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 12/11/2016 3:08:00 PM
Thanks, DM. Janice

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