Nothing Left But the Laugh

There was a young fellow named Sonny
Who went on a date with his Honey.
When he looked at the check,
He said “Oh, golly heck,
The taxman took all of my money”.

There was a young fellow named Max
Who neglected to pay income tax.
The taxman said, “Okay.
I will garnish your pay.
Now give me your shirt and your slacks”.

Miss Muffet was taking her pay
In nothing but sweet curds and whey.
Taxman the spider
Sat down beside her
And took all her curds pay away.

won 4th place
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Date: 2/22/2011 10:48:00 AM
Congratulations on your win Joyce in Carolyn Devonshire's contest "Taxing Times". Love, Carol
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Date: 2/4/2011 4:03:00 PM
Hi Joyce - Congratulations on your WIN in Carolyn's contest! Best wishes, KC
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Date: 2/4/2011 12:04:00 PM
Many congratulations Joyce on your win in Carolyn's contest....:)
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Date: 2/3/2011 6:23:00 PM
Congratulations on the well deserve3d win in the contest, Joyce
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Date: 2/3/2011 11:28:00 AM
Joyce, congratulations in the top five, a worthy poem presentation, way to go. Agape, Moses
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Date: 2/3/2011 4:24:00 AM
Joyce, this is top quality poetry. Great expressions throughout. You may like to take a peek at my dandelions poem I posted yesterday. Thanks for your comments on my tax poem.
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Date: 2/2/2011 9:45:00 PM
A real good one. many congratulations for this win.
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Date: 2/2/2011 6:57:00 PM
Funny my friend..congrats to you once again. BG
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Date: 2/2/2011 4:28:00 PM
Congratulations on your fourth place win, Joyce! I was sure this one would place. Best to you, Diane
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Date: 2/2/2011 2:47:00 PM
very humorous Joyce...enjoyed the chuckles congrats to you
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Date: 2/2/2011 1:47:00 PM
Congrats on your well deserved win, Joyce. Nice going. xxxRalph
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Date: 2/2/2011 12:55:00 PM
love it , congrats on your win in the contest
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Date: 2/2/2011 12:55:00 PM
All three of these funny limericks were woven together sooo nicely, Joyce. Congratulations on your win. The competition was very strong, so take pride in your accomplishment! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 1/31/2011 4:54:00 PM
These are all very funny Joyce. But you won't find me accepting curds and whey instead of pay. Ha-Ha Good luck in the contest, Diane
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Date: 1/31/2011 1:46:00 PM
with out taxes we would'nt have a lot of things. and without a taxman we would have a lot of things cut that they are cutting now parks , education, police. and the poor are the first to get cut. finally the taxman looks a little better.
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Date: 1/30/2011 7:18:00 PM
Thank you for commenting on my blog today, I loved your tax limerick, very cute, best of luck in the contest~~
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Date: 1/30/2011 5:54:00 AM
Very good write, and very enjoyed...always Michael
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Date: 1/30/2011 4:53:00 AM
A good trio of limericks that collectively appear to be a contender in the contest.
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Date: 1/30/2011 4:34:00 AM
Funny limericks, all excellent entries for the limerick contest. Best wishes
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Date: 1/29/2011 11:33:00 PM
:) Thanks for supporting the contest, Joyce. Yours is just about full now, isn't it? I saw some great entries for it, so have fun judging. Love, Carolyn
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