Limerick: Old Doc Quackenbush

Poor old Doc Quackenbush is gone,
How he happened to fall down that well is unknown.
When they found him he was dead,
His obituary read,
"He should have tended to the sick and left the well alone."
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Rigoler Avatar
March 25, 2023 at 1:11 PM
Whoa! You get my prize for that last line, Jim! / Maurice
Slaughter Avatar
March 25, 2023 at 1:30 PM
Thanks, M. I'm not sure if "physician heal thyself" would work here.
Goldsmith Avatar
March 19, 2023 at 10:37 AM
Thanks for the laugh. Way toooooo cute. As a kid I knew a family and their last name was "Quackenbush" spelled like this. Have a fun/blessed day............
Slaughter Avatar
March 19, 2023 at 12:44 PM
Thanks, Paula. Was there a doctor in that house?
Mccann Avatar
March 18, 2023 at 7:46 PM
Up to your old tricks, Jim! What a corker! Elizabeth
Slaughter Avatar
March 19, 2023 at 9:01 AM
Thanks, E. You know what they say about teaching old dogs new ones.
Bauer Avatar
March 18, 2023 at 12:18 PM
hilarious, jim! did you come up with that yourself? it's quite brilliant!
Slaughter Avatar
March 18, 2023 at 2:04 PM
Thanks, Ilene. It was intended to be entered in Margarita Lillico's Pun Fun contest, but it didn't fit the format requirements. And I"m sure somebody came up with that line long before I did.
Behm Avatar
March 18, 2023 at 10:45 AM
Catchy !
Slaughter Avatar
March 18, 2023 at 10:47 AM
Thanks, Kurt.
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