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Laugh - Fives

Moshe, Larry, Curly, Howls, cries, nyuks; Three silly comic stars: Smile, clown -- Cluck! Chico, Harpo, Benny, Berle, Moron grins, happy chins; Crazy nutty comic kooks: Funny jokes -- egads zooks! Alvin Ailey, dance gaily, False teeth: Brush daily; Silly Sally, Dilly-dally, Ollie, Holly, Mollie! Belly flops, fatal plops, Messy slops, lemon drops; Harry Caray, Tooth Fairy, Music Maven -- Chuck Berry. Pitty-patty, kitty-katty, Ticky-tacky, Cinci-nnati Polly-Wolly, Wooly Bully, Diffy-daffy, Laughy Taffy! March 22, 2018 Contest entry in "A little laughter five," sponsored by Edward McCall, closing date - March 23, 2018 Notes: Moe Howard's (of the Three Stooges) actual first name was Moshe. 'Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk' was a trademark line of Curly (3 Stooges.) Berle is comedian: Milton Berle (aka 'Uncle Miltie'). 'Egads zooks' is an exclamation my mother and others of her generation used to use (frequently). 'Wooly Bully' was a pop song by Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs, released in 1965; it soared high on the Top-40 charts.

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Sandra Haight

Date: 3/29/2018 4:55:00 PM

Gershon, congratulations on your win for this very clever and creative poem. Much enjoyed! Sandra

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/29/2018 5:22:00 PM

Thanks for reading and for your kind words, Sandra. May laughter brighten our lives! :) gw

Susan Gentry

Date: 3/29/2018 12:15:00 AM

Congratulations on your win with this 5-word cleverly funny poem!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/29/2018 10:29:00 AM

Thank you for the visit, the compliment, and glad you enjoyed it, Susan. :) Gershon

Jan Allison

Date: 3/26/2018 4:38:00 PM

what a fun poem Gershon! many congrats on your win with this challenging form:-) hugs jan xx

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/26/2018 5:23:00 PM

Thank you, Jan! And congrats again on your thoroughly enjoyable Halloween poem! :) gw

Eve Roper

Date: 3/26/2018 7:25:00 AM

Gershon, congratulations on your win on this great piece! I found it a little difficult to write with just 5 letter words. :) Hugs Eve

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/26/2018 10:11:00 AM

Thank you, Eve. You know, I was finding it rather difficult myself, and then...I just told myself, "What the heck! / nyuk, nyuk, nyuk---and away my inhibitions went. After that, it was a lot of fun. Thanks again! :) gw

Line Gauthier

Date: 3/25/2018 10:19:00 PM

Fun poem, Gershon. Congrats on your win.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/26/2018 10:11:00 AM

Thanks. Fun is underrated, methinks...:) gw

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 3/25/2018 1:12:00 PM

- Congratulations so much with your fun winning poem, Gershon :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/25/2018 2:47:00 PM

Thank you, Anne-Lise, and glad you found it fun, as that fulfilled its mission! :) Gershon

Edward Mccall

Date: 3/25/2018 10:51:00 AM

Good morning Gershon how are you today? this is a really creative piece I enjoyed. Congratulations on your win have a good day. Edward. {:-)

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/25/2018 2:46:00 PM

Hey, hey, Edward! Thanks for the opportunity to s-t-r-e-t-c-h out a bit with this one, and thank you for selecting the poem as a winner as well. It certainly was a blast writing it too! Best wishes, Gershon