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Mans Laughter

why is slaughtering a man ~ viewed a lesser crime than murdering one 

  and why man decides to put an s in front of laughter ~ just kills me


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David Kavanagh

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Kim Rodrigues

June 1, 2023 at 2:44 PM

Ooh…very cool twist of the knife

David Kavanagh

June 1, 2023 at 3:30 PM

A big word play here Kim, they can be cool with a little twist, cheers David

Terry Flood

February 15, 2023 at 11:42 AM

Cleverly observed, David. Have to say that I can’t figure why attempted murder is a lesser crime than murder. I mean… isn’t that just rewarding failure?

David Kavanagh

February 15, 2023 at 1:23 PM

I suppose it is Terry, but some victims of attempted murder are so badly maimed and brain damaged they would probably be better off dead, It can carry a life sentence over here but it’s rarely enforced, cheers David

I Am Anaya

February 14, 2023 at 3:58 PM

Trippy, words can give a sense of whimsy Twighlight Zone mind-bending effects at times. Wordplay can mess with the psyche.

David Kavanagh

February 15, 2023 at 1:25 PM

Not with me Anaya! I love trippy wordplays, and am in the twilight zone most of the time anyway lol, cheers David

Paula Goldsmith

February 12, 2023 at 11:54 AM

A creative write/questions. The answers are??? Next poem for the answers??? Have a great day writing away.............

David Kavanagh

February 12, 2023 at 12:46 PM

I don’t really think there are any answers Paula, this one was only ever intended as a wordplay on manslaughter, cheers David

Andrea Dietrich

February 12, 2023 at 9:43 AM

Very interesting. Who said slaughter was better than murder anyway?

David Kavanagh

February 12, 2023 at 10:58 AM

I dunno who said that Andrea,?but manslaughter is a lesser crime than murder over this side of the pond, this one is all wordplay, cheers David

Tom Cunningham

February 12, 2023 at 7:41 AM

Probably laughed and filmed it while he was doing it. Years ago folks took matters into their own hands and issued instant justice, they weren't always right though. Did you ever see that western, The Oxbow Incident.? They got it wrong big time. Tom

David Kavanagh

February 12, 2023 at 11:01 AM

No I don’t recall watching that one Tom, but it’s a great name for a movie, no doubt the law messed up or something like that, this one is only wordplay, cheers David

Sotto Poet

February 12, 2023 at 5:55 AM

David, you've asked some excellent questions; very dexterous. You've done some fantastic wordplay here.

David Kavanagh

February 12, 2023 at 6:19 AM

Playing about indeed Lasaad, the English language has some great peculiarities, and I’m sure you’d find many more with your thesaurus like knowledge of it, cheers David

Victor Buhagiar

February 12, 2023 at 1:47 AM

You have played with words brilliantly.

David Kavanagh

February 12, 2023 at 2:20 AM

Thanks Victor, I do love playing around with words, cheers David

John Lawless

February 11, 2023 at 4:15 PM

ah, the complexities of the language....a haven for word play....love this twisted inquiry

David Kavanagh

February 12, 2023 at 12:42 AM

Complexities indeed, this one is a total peculiarity, what on Earth was the wordsmith’s thinking on this one, cheers David

Ilene Bauer

February 11, 2023 at 1:55 PM

good questions, david! very clever...

David Kavanagh

February 11, 2023 at 2:14 PM

Heya Ilene, an article in the newspaper read, (teenager accused of laughter) til I lifted my phone off it, it was covering mans-, not funny I know, but it gave me the idea, cheers David

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