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In Sain Plight

Alliteration is awesome;
thanks to thee
it effortlessly erases evidence
of spoonerisms.

Spooky.



Written February 29th, 2016
For the Spoonerisms Contest hosted by Roy Jerden

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Laura Breidenthal

Date: 9/27/2016 4:15:00 PM

Ahhh spooky indeed - I like your humor here. ^_^ If one reads the title fast enough, it'll look normal to me. Always, Laura

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 3/29/2016 2:43:00 AM

Congrats on ur awesome winning write Timothy..

Timothy Hicks
Date: 3/30/2016 12:25:00 PM

Thanks Upma!

Roy Jerden

Date: 3/28/2016 6:58:00 PM

Tim, I liked this one because it numbed its those at the rules, but to be accurate, alliteration does not erase spoonerisms, because spoonerisms are based on phonemes, not letters per se. In order to erase spoonerisms, the words would have to begin with the same initial phoneme. The only two that meet that requirement are in the second line. Thanks for the idea, though. I liked it.

Timothy Hicks
Date: 3/30/2016 12:23:00 PM

I guess I had MOH! Doment there ... ha ha. Thanks for including me even though I was rebellious. And for further educating me on the whopper pray of the spoonerisms! :)

Jan Allison

Date: 3/28/2016 5:00:00 PM

very clever Timothy congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx

Timothy Hicks
Date: 3/30/2016 12:03:00 PM

Thanks Jan! But nothing light quike a vodge diaper ;)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/4/2016 10:52:00 PM

so I see we finally have something NOT very in common. I hate the color orange!! thanks for reading that poem!

Timothy Hicks
Date: 3/5/2016 2:17:00 AM

I've only met one other person that had my same feelings on orange ... so I'm not surprised. Too many negative connotations ... but it's a happy and warm color to me :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/3/2016 8:59:00 AM

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Maurice Rigoler

Date: 3/2/2016 10:04:00 AM

Timmy, sometimes you say the tilliest shings. GL in the contest. / M

Timothy Hicks
Date: 3/5/2016 2:15:00 AM

Thanks Maurice. A bit of nonsense for your morning (or night) I hope :)

Paul Callus

Date: 3/1/2016 3:41:00 PM

Witty?....clever, too! gl in the contest, my friend. // paul

Timothy Hicks
Date: 3/5/2016 2:03:00 AM

Thanks Paul!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/1/2016 3:24:00 PM

HA, you got the spoonerism in the TITLE! Well played, my little friend.

Timothy Hicks
Date: 3/5/2016 2:01:00 AM

Dust jewing what numbs caturely, sowever hillily...

Brian Davey

Date: 3/1/2016 1:27:00 AM

pretty witty work Mr. Hicks, you are definitely a well versed and talented writer because no matter what you do you always connect with your reader in a personal type manner., well done

Timothy Hicks
Date: 3/5/2016 1:18:00 AM

You're very kind, Brian, and I thank you for your support and encouragement. Means more than you know.