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Lunchtime At the Nursing Home

Hungry for munchies, on his way to the lunchroom, a rambunctious, persnickety,“fuss-budget”, elderly jittery, fidgety, geezer, named Cassidy… whose questionable dexterity, aghast by a massive sneeze, teeter-tottered precariously. at the edge of the thingamajig, ...jigging one way, jagging the other! Minding his own beeswax, without any rigmarole, topsy-turvy on his feet, he reached for the balustrade, became quite flabbergasted, and very discombobulated when the doohickey provided for his ambidextrous aid jiggled free from its screws, and found him footloose! It seemed the doo-dad, put there by some nitpicking pipsqueak, some flat-footed, hooligan, who knew diddly-squat, who obviously, recklessly, constructed a railing, only worthy for failing! Such foolhardy shenanigans! Was it some practical joke to lambaste aged codgers, eliminate lodgers, and boondoggle the old folks? Cass, was an old rabble-rouser, considered a blabbermouth, was thrown off his epicenter, while his cane went a'sailing, appendages flailing Onlookers, were outraged, ....in stage of amazement but laughs grew contagious, and cock-eyed hilarious! Those carpetbagger carbuncles of society….can’t stop this old fogy Cass, brushed off his hinny, would not be blind-sighted.. Barbaric bedevilment, won’t halt his felicity! Some even predicted, with his acid tongue lashings, and his eccentric behavior, he would stir up entanglement, kibosh the haranguers and strangle the caboodles, who hooted and hollered! His face turned beet red, but no meltdown,......instead He held his chin high to the dining room, ahead....he ordered French bread Ordered some bouillabaisse, toasted with balderdash and a shot of rye He dined with the multitudes, ordered some strudel, and one snicker-doodle Then he told folks a riddle, "There was a man with a cane, who slipped on a noodle, a handrail came loose, he injured his caboose….and cooked his goose!" .....................................................

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 5/19/2012 8:42:00 AM
I wannabee a Gus when I grow up next year at age 66! I love the ol'folk. My father-in-law had his remaing years in a nursing home where he was as rambuncious as they come. I think after what they all went through, many 2 WW's they can be as pernickity as they want I still love and miss the old coot. To write like this you must have been there as a witness. God Bless. Dave.
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Date: 4/24/2012 10:57:00 PM
lol so funny and soooo cute.. i love old ppl
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Date: 4/3/2012 7:32:00 PM
wow!!!!!!! congrats on the top placement......punch line ending was mind blowing..........~sashi
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Date: 4/2/2012 8:25:00 PM
congrats Carrie on an excellent first place win .. wonderful write for the theme luv..
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Date: 4/2/2012 2:35:00 PM
Poor old bloke!...Loved this one from the first to last line, Carrie! You worked so hard on this one and it shows! Here is a first prize bouquet of roses for you!...Applause! Gwendolen
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Date: 4/2/2012 10:52:00 AM
an all-time hit, carrie.. congrats on your top win! :) huggs!
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Date: 4/2/2012 9:25:00 AM
Very well deserved win with this poem. Mike
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Date: 4/2/2012 9:10:00 AM
Brava Carrie!!Congratulations on your win!! Great job my friend...Well Done...big huggsss,love deb
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Date: 4/2/2012 8:30:00 AM
marvellous......mucho congratulado !
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Date: 4/2/2012 8:07:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in the contest "For Love Of Language" Carrie. Love, Carol
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Date: 3/27/2012 3:25:00 PM
Wow Carrie, this is so good, having worked in a care home for the 10 years i was in Australia, i can relate to this wonderful poem. the indepth feeling one gets when reading is so realistic, and the way you set this out, is brilliant, good luck in contest, i'm sure it will be a winner. harry
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Date: 3/27/2012 8:42:00 AM
You've done this stunningly!! Is this for Debbie's contest? For whichever this simply is top class, love this and you too , gautami
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Date: 3/25/2012 11:00:00 AM
lol......This is my work place Carrie....-Luck to you in contest!!! - oxox Anne-Lise
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Date: 3/25/2012 10:57:00 AM
Awesome, Carrie! Love the way you told this man's story and appreciated the humor throughout. Winning wishes for Deb's contest! Love, carolyn
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Date: 3/25/2012 9:52:00 AM
lol.... Deb will love this as will the rest of the Soup family....hugs Michael
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