Pot Luck

The shade of a monkeypot tree Is as cool as the shade can be But monkeypod pox Can chill city blocks So please keep your distance from me! n.b. FIVE cases of monkeypod pox reported in Honolulu, where monkeypots are called monkeypods

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Valsa George

Date: 6/16/2022 7:10:00 PM

Monkeys are believed to be carriers of certain diseases. A monkey bite can sometimes be lethal as dog bite. Great warning, Rico.

Rico Leffanta
Date: 6/17/2022 11:06:00 AM

Animals have so many diseases for which we have no cure it is a wonder people take animals inside their home! Aloha!

Jenna Logan

Date: 6/16/2022 3:46:00 PM

Too many pestilences around already. Fun limerick, Rico.

Rico Leffanta
Date: 6/17/2022 11:05:00 AM

Religion results in too many people finding comfort with animals. Aloha!

Ilene Bauer

Date: 6/16/2022 1:27:00 PM

Another perfect limerick from you, Rico! I was actually bitten by a monkey when I was about 5 years old (still have a little scar) which had gotten out of its cage at a little zoo my grandparents had taken me to. Glad we didn’t know about monkeypox then - we just worried about rabies!

Rico Leffanta
Date: 6/17/2022 11:03:00 AM

Monkeys are notorious for pooping in their hand and then tossing it at a target, so best avoided at all times! Aloha!

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 6/16/2022 1:01:00 PM

Get I won't be monkeying around with you then, will keep my cooties to myself, lol, have a great day Rico

Rico Leffanta
Date: 6/17/2022 11:02:00 AM

Aye, this is no time to be monkeying around! Aloha!

Jeff Kyser

Date: 6/16/2022 11:32:00 AM

The pox jumped interspecial lines, And everyone’s losing their minds. But just stick to browsing, Not bath house carousing, And all will be perfectly fine.

Rico Leffanta
Date: 6/16/2022 11:33:00 AM

Well said! Aloha!

Tom Cunningham

Date: 6/16/2022 10:56:00 AM

If you develop a fetish for bananas see a doctor straight away.lol Tom

Rico Leffanta
Date: 6/16/2022 11:34:00 AM

Aye, no more monkey business! Aloha!