Pickles & Tickles Limericks

"Bread and Butter"

Fickle pickles soaked in barrels of brine,
Along with drowned rats in vinegar’s wine,
Public non the wiser,
I am your advisor,
Take Tetanus when on  pickles you dine! 

Pickle plants in Arkansas where cucumbers are processes soak them in barrels of salt
brine a week or so before they are then processes in jars of vinegar. The soaking 
process receives many visitor rats, and they fall into the barrels and drowned. The 
dead and sometime decaying rats are simply dipped out and the process continues. 
“Enjoy your BREAD AND BUTTERS!”

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 9/6/2011 3:08:00 AM
I can honestly say, "Bread and butter pickles were a favorite of mine." Never be able to eat one again after this read...lol Great write John. A belated congratulations on your worthy win. CR
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Date: 11/17/2010 10:46:00 AM
John, Very late on my congratulations,, Shame on me.. better late than never. Had fun reading all entries.. CONGRATULTIONS once again... always,..p.d.
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Date: 11/15/2010 9:13:00 PM
yuk, but this is one of the better and funny limericks here! congratulatons, john. LUv, andrea
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Date: 11/15/2010 9:13:00 PM
ps thanks for the most interesting side note too!
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Date: 11/15/2010 2:10:00 PM
Many congratulations John on your win in pd's contest with this kool Limerick >> James
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Date: 11/15/2010 10:24:00 AM
Congratulations on your win John in P D's contest "Pickles & Tickles *Limerick*". Love, Carol
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Date: 11/14/2010 9:03:00 PM
Many congratulations for this win and information.
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Date: 11/14/2010 8:08:00 AM
Congrats Moses on your winning piece in P.D.'s contest with this great Limerick entry.. always enjoyable to read your work my friend.. enjoy your sweet victory and success this happy Sunday with lots of luv...great footnote.. as I lived in Arkansas for over a year when hub was in military..
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Date: 11/14/2010 6:31:00 AM
Congratulations..There used to be a pickling company in Cairo, Ga...I have been by there..Those huge barrels that looked like beer kegs on stilts were all over the acreage there..Sara
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Date: 11/14/2010 4:46:00 AM
Congratulations on this well deserved win, John
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Date: 10/21/2010 6:29:00 PM
Goodf one, John, and you took the time to elucidate and make it come out right! Regards and thank you! Gerard.
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Date: 10/16/2010 6:53:00 PM
Wow gross! And to think I USED TO LIKE PICKLES ..emphasis on USED TO! Good one John and informative too.......pttt...pttt ptttui!! ...got this bad taste in my mouth.....pttt !
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Date: 10/15/2010 12:00:00 PM
making the my day silly with these pickle & tickle limerick. good luck in the contest'
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Date: 10/14/2010 5:53:00 PM
I love it John, good luck*LUV~SKAT
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Date: 10/12/2010 5:05:00 PM
Say it isn't so, John!! Yikes! I love dill pickles but will think twice before eating them again. I had no idea... Great limerick but it's frightening too! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 10/12/2010 11:49:00 AM
argh! I can never eat pickles again! Well done and good luck!
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Date: 10/12/2010 6:10:00 AM
hahaha, very funny and witty write, John
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Date: 10/11/2010 10:04:00 PM
Hmmm sorry for the mail problem John I dont know what I did wrong but I will endeavor to rewrite it and send in a little while .. love Jayne-Chloe
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Date: 10/11/2010 8:45:00 PM
ewwwwww Moses !!! hahaha thank god I hate cucumbers lol ... smiling moons here loved the poem .... love Jayne p.s and thanks as always for your very kind comments on my poems
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