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Mayberry Life

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Deputy Fife

The life of this Fife was inane No burglars did Barney detain Got locked in the cell As crooks bade farewell Seems God gave him just half a brain In comedy each plays a part Aunt Bea cooked and huge was her heart Old Otis loved booze And Andy could schmooze But Barney made others look smart *February 3, 2019 For Joseph’s Limerick Four Contest Howmanysyllables.com: 88558 88558

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Line Gauthier

Date: 3/2/2019 7:47:00 PM

Bravo. Good one, Carolyn. Congrats on your well deserved top win.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/2/2019 6:54:00 PM

FANTASTIC job. I chose him too!! Congrats, Carolyn

Sara Kendrick

Date: 3/2/2019 5:13:00 PM

Congrats on your winning work. Way to go. Sara

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 3/2/2019 3:46:00 PM

LOL! Congrats, Carolyn!

Tom Cunningham

Date: 3/2/2019 3:36:00 PM

Back with congrats Carolyn. Tom.

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 3/2/2019 1:29:00 PM

Amusing peak into the daily life of Mayberry - congratulations on your win, Carolyn!

Robert L. Hinshaw

Date: 3/2/2019 11:40:00 AM

Great limerick, Carolyn. Congrats for your well-deserved win and honored to share lst Place with you - Bob

Ed Morris

Date: 3/2/2019 9:39:00 AM

Ohhh, fun limerick, Carolyn, especially that very creative last line! I guess that's why everyone loved him. :-)

Carolyn Devonshire
Date: 3/2/2019 9:45:00 AM

Sometimes bumblers like Barney can be endearing, Ed. Thanks for stopping by!

Janice Canerdy

Date: 3/2/2019 9:38:00 AM

CONGRATULATIONS on your well-deserved win, Carolyn! PERFECT Janice

Gershon Wolf

Date: 2/13/2019 7:09:00 PM

Wow! You sure nailed Barney's essence here, or the essence of Barney, as the case may be...And yet, I always felt that he was the straw that stirred the show's drink, the sine qua non, without whom 'Andy Griffith' wouldn't have lasted more than 13 or 26 weeks back in the day. :) gw

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/8/2019 6:43:00 PM

haha, yours is better than mine. The last line of second limerick said it all!!

Janice Canerdy

Date: 2/4/2019 11:49:00 AM

Carolyn, this is PERFECT--in every way. You NAILED Barney--who MADE show more than anyone else! Janice

Arthur Vaso

Date: 2/4/2019 5:11:00 AM

You have captured it all in both a poem and and a photo! :)

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 2/3/2019 4:50:00 PM

I love this Carolyn! You have captured their personalities in a nut shell. I still enjoy watching that old classic from time to time! xxoo : )

CayCay Jennings

Date: 2/3/2019 3:45:00 PM

Oh, that show from days past where simple and good entwined. Got silly for a sec, didn't I? I know 'gold ole' days' are fictitious, just like good ole' dumb Barney and dirt-dumb Gubber. Still that show has a nostalgia-factor and I enjoyed your limericks. Poetry hugs ... CayCay

Carolyn Devonshire
Date: 2/3/2019 4:07:00 PM

I'd forgotten all about Guber. And didn't Gomer Pyle start on this show too? Come to think of it, maybe Barnie didn't make all the others look smart... Thanks for reading!

Vijay Pandit

Date: 2/3/2019 2:35:00 PM

I remember the show..in a way, this is a tribute to the deputy. It's not easy to play stupid all the time. Well done, Carolyn.

Alexis Y.

Date: 2/3/2019 1:32:00 PM

Lol! Carolyn, I wanted to write one on Barney Fife but my muse couldn't come up with anything. What you came up with was good. I loved the fictional town of MayBerry. Could you imagine MayBerry without the comedic brilliance of Don Knotts? The show produced a life long friendship with Don Knotts and Any Griffith. It looks like a winner to me. I wish you the best of luck in the contest:-)Alexis

Carolyn Devonshire
Date: 2/3/2019 2:28:00 PM

Barney was the funniest character on the show, Alexis, mostly because he wasn't too swift. Thanks for reading

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 2/3/2019 1:32:00 PM

You nailed it....! BG

Tom Cunningham

Date: 2/3/2019 1:06:00 PM

Nice one Carolyn, we didn't have the show over here so not too familiar with the characters. Good luck. Tom.

Carolyn Devonshire
Date: 2/3/2019 1:28:00 PM

The old reruns are still on here, but it was not one of my favorite shows. The humor is sort of slapstick.