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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 By David Kavanagh

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 6/1/2023 2:44:00 PM

Ooh…very cool twist of the knife

David Kavanagh
Date: 6/1/2023 3:30:00 PM

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

Terry Flood

Date: 2/15/2023 11:42:00 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
Date: 2/15/2023 1:23:00 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

Date: 2/14/2023 3:58:00 PM

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

David Kavanagh
Date: 2/15/2023 1:25:00 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

Date: 2/12/2023 11:54:00 AM

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

David Kavanagh
Date: 2/12/2023 12:46:00 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

Date: 2/12/2023 9:43:00 AM

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

David Kavanagh
Date: 2/12/2023 10:58:00 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

Date: 2/12/2023 7:41:00 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
Date: 2/12/2023 11:01:00 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

Date: 2/12/2023 5:55:00 AM

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

David Kavanagh
Date: 2/12/2023 6:19:00 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

Buhagiar Victor

Date: 2/12/2023 1:47:00 AM

You have played with words brilliantly.

David Kavanagh
Date: 2/12/2023 2:20:00 AM

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

John Lawless

Date: 2/11/2023 4:15:00 PM

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

David Kavanagh
Date: 2/12/2023 12:42:00 AM

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

Ilene Bauer

Date: 2/11/2023 1:55:00 PM

good questions, david! very clever...

David Kavanagh
Date: 2/11/2023 2:14:00 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