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It's Not the Size of the Needle

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There once was a phlebotomist, Rick Taking care with the people he'd stick Always used needles, tiny So his patients, ne'er whiny Loved him most for his soft little prick. ~ 5th Place ~ in the "Make Me Laugh Limerick" Poetry Contest, Tania Kitchin, Judge & Sponsor. ( Syllables = 9, 9, 7, 7, 9 ... counted at HowManySyllables.com )

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 9/5/2019 11:41:00 AM

Wicked limerick, Gregory. Ouch! LOL. Written with 'surgical precision.' Congrats on your win in the contest. Best wishes, Gershon

Lu Loo

Date: 9/5/2019 10:44:00 AM

o my, so funny! awesome, congrats dear Gregory :)-luloo

Kurt Ravidas

Date: 9/5/2019 9:36:00 AM

Heh, a god tier limerick. I'm gonna call an acquaintance acupuncturist to tell him this one. Although it is quite difficult to translate into Russian, lol. Congrats, Greg. That was pricky)

Tom Cunningham

Date: 9/5/2019 3:41:00 AM

Haha, its not all about size ( the needle lol ) Congrats on your win Gregory. Tom

Line Gauthier

Date: 9/4/2019 11:13:00 PM

Congrats on your win, Gregory.

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 9/5/2019 12:33:00 AM

Thank you very much, Line.

Rico Leffanta

Date: 9/4/2019 8:19:00 PM

Wow! Plus you got this passed poetrysoup's censors! Well done! Aloha! Rico

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 9/4/2019 8:34:00 PM

Thank you so much, Rico - it's all about interpretation, literally it's about needles and no "bad" words involved. That's the fun of ambiguity, it's all in the mind of the reader, lol! Blessings! :o)

Tania Kitchin

Date: 9/4/2019 6:30:00 PM

Greg, congratulations on your winning placement, this is hilarious and made me laugh, especially the last line! :)

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 9/4/2019 8:32:00 PM

Thank you so much, Tania, I'm pleased that you liked it and brought you some jocularity - we can never have too many laughs, I don't think. Blessings! :o) <3

Chris Green

Date: 9/4/2019 7:30:00 AM

That was funny. I loved this. Great job my friend. Best wishes in the contest

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 9/4/2019 8:30:00 PM

Many thanks, Chris, you must be my lucky charm! Blessings, Buddy! :o)