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Going Out on a Lim: Not-so-Grand Opera

A Chinese opera singer named Chow Ling Had a voice that would set dogs to howling. Her high C, it was said, Could awaken the dead, And turn Buddha from laughing to scowling.

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Date: 2/17/2025 3:15:00 PM
Funny, Jim!
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 2/18/2025 10:00:00 AM
Thanks, Kim. I love messing around with these.
Date: 2/9/2025 10:49:00 AM
Oh my so funny Jim well written hugs Shadow
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 2/10/2025 10:51:00 AM
Thanks, Shadow.
Date: 2/4/2025 7:57:00 AM
Great one Jim. Thanks for lightening up the day :)
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 2/4/2025 10:30:00 AM
Thanks, Heidi.
Date: 2/1/2025 3:49:00 PM
Jim this was great really enjoyed reading and put a smile on my ugly face lol. Thank you for sharing my friend hope all is well.
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 2/2/2025 10:24:00 AM
Thanks, Michael...but a smile makes any face more attractive, n'est-ce pas?
Date: 1/29/2025 3:45:00 AM
Clever, very clever, Jim. Wish I had written it, although I have one about a Shanghi soprano. / Maurice
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 1/29/2025 10:49:00 AM
Thanks, M. I'll check yours out.
Date: 1/27/2025 6:55:00 PM
LOL!
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 1/31/2025 10:32:00 AM
T Y, K!
Date: 1/27/2025 4:36:00 PM
Awesome title! And well done with some tricky rhymes.
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 1/31/2025 10:28:00 AM
David, muchas gracias. (I don't know how to say that in Mandarin.)
Date: 1/27/2025 3:36:00 PM
LOL. Good Limerick
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 1/31/2025 10:25:00 AM
Thanks, Oliver. I do enjoy messing with these.
Date: 1/27/2025 2:06:00 PM
He needs to go on a diet and take things a bit more seriously anyway
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 1/30/2025 10:43:00 AM
Thanks, Tom, and, yes, the old boy is a bit roly-poly. Must be all those ramen noodles.

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