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Doreen acted like the brain of Britain Answering questions on the TV quiz show She would sit and shout out the answers Her face would have a smug rosy glow Her poor husband Harold could do nothing right She would moan at him all night and day Belittling him with her intelligent quips ‘Yes you’re right dear ‘was all Harold could say Doreen decided she had such a high IQ That she should get it tested So she applied to join Mensa So her intelligence could be attested She told all her neighbours of her plans They secretly stifled their yawn For Doreen was always quoting new facts She bored them from dusk until dawn Harold drove her to where the test was being held But five minutes later she suddenly appeared Her face was like thunder, she screamed and she yelled Had her results been worse than she’d feared Sadly Doreen had not even got through the door To her chagrin she’d gone on the wrong day For someone so intelligent… she now looked a fool You stupid cow was all that Harold could say. Harold drove home and quickly packed his bags He said he was going to stay with his mother For he knew if he’d stayed in the house that night His overbearing wife he’d be tempted to smother! 05~27~17

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Date: 4/18/2019 8:42:00 PM
Luck you... two great poems at once on the home page. Have a great Easter. Hugs Eve ~`*
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Date: 9/5/2017 7:24:00 PM
Beautiful & humors write, Jan, congratulations on your win Hugs Eve ~`*
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Date: 9/11/2017 9:42:00 AM
Thanks so much Eve:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 9/5/2017 7:24:00 AM
Congrats on your win, Jan!
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Date: 9/5/2017 3:18:00 PM
I couldn’t resit the irony lol:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 6/13/2017 10:03:00 AM
poor Harold! and that murderous plot was nicely put too. again, well pieced and i felt nice to keep seeing what would transpire next. cheers!
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Date: 6/14/2017 2:27:00 PM
I had fun with this one John - not everyone who is a member of MENSA is always that intelligent so I enjoyed the irony here:-) hugs jan xx
Date: 5/30/2017 1:35:00 PM
Really humorous, Jan! I can find an oblique irony in the final lines. Who knows Harold is flying to restrain his anger, or to get rid of his wife, for she must be more peevish that night than Harold could ever imagine! Haha.
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Date: 5/30/2017 1:52:00 PM
I'm glad you enjoyed the poem which is full of irony - I knew how the story would unfold and had fun writing it:-) hugs jan xx
Date: 5/29/2017 8:19:00 PM
Amazing Jan!!! Seven for sure. I loved it. Funny, great rhyme. Right up my alley! However, let me check with my wife to see if it's ok for me to like it!!! :)
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Date: 5/30/2017 8:13:00 AM
ha ha ha Roger I love that comment:-) I was doing some work in my green house and got this silly idea in my head and I had to write of the irony by writing this poem lol:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 5/29/2017 2:57:00 PM
Hahaha! Pity all men like Harold. Yet they didn't have enough brains to know who they were marrying? Before one takes any new medicine, read the fine print – it's usually of warning side effects. Thanks for the stop by, Jan. / M
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Date: 5/29/2017 2:59:00 PM
Guess she could be a bitter pill he had to swallow Maurice lol:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 5/28/2017 7:28:00 AM
Yes! Overbearing pests find a problem for every solution! Poor Harold! Jan, a Great Write! Cheers!
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Date: 5/28/2017 8:51:00 AM
Thanks Judy I thought this would raise a smile:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 5/28/2017 4:56:00 AM
Hi Jan, Big smile on my face , great write laughing all the way well done :))))))hugs
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Date: 5/28/2017 8:51:00 AM
Thanks Niall glad I made you smile:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 5/27/2017 6:53:00 PM
Always funny! Love it!
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Date: 5/28/2017 3:53:00 AM
thanks Kim:-) hugs jan xxx
Date: 5/27/2017 4:53:00 PM
haha, interesting write,Jan, to many people like that... ~*
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Date: 5/28/2017 3:55:00 AM
oh there are Eve!!:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 5/27/2017 3:54:00 PM
I've often found that someone who boasts of a high IQ has no common sense. I'd rather have good sense. Doreen sounds like my ex mother-in-law. I wanted to smother her many times. Loved these rhyming stanzas, Jan.
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Date: 5/28/2017 3:55:00 AM
Lol Lin I have met many folks like this - no common sense and such a snooty attitude they look down on the rest of us mere mortals :-( hugs Jan xx
Date: 5/27/2017 3:30:00 PM
- The one who boasts of his IQ has most likely just guessed himself to a high IQ on a random online test :) - Well done, Harold ... 1-0 to you :) - Love it, Jan :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 5/28/2017 3:56:00 AM
ha ha ha Anne-Lise - comment of the year for me lol:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 5/27/2017 12:54:00 PM
haha, yes, harold better get those bags packed!! Overbearing people are very difficult to deal with! He needs some DOWN time!!! I loved the picture of the cat who only had to lie down on the keyboard to get his good results!!
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Date: 5/27/2017 1:17:00 PM
I had such fun with the theme Andrea and the irony at the end made me giggle when I wrote it:-) I couldn't resist the pic or am I being catty lol:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 5/27/2017 12:40:00 PM
High IQ doesn't always go hand in hand with smarts...good one Jan
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Date: 5/27/2017 1:16:00 PM
oh so true Tim!!!:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 5/27/2017 12:29:00 PM
Good move by Harold. I might smother her, too. great story.
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Date: 5/27/2017 1:15:00 PM
I just couldn't resist the irony in the tale Dale lol:-) hugs Jan xx

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