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Rooting For 8 To 5

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This raging toothache is driving me quite mad I phone the dentist, in such terrible pain Bad tooth must be extracted by the roots They have a free space at two thirty ‘Tooth hurty’ - I laugh at the appointment time! Contest Rooting for 8 to 5 Sponsored by Nette Onclaud 01~04~17

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/10/2017 3:54:00 PM

So glad this placed high. I loved your humor. Congrats, my friend! Hope you are doing ok today.

Jan Allison
Date: 1/11/2017 6:37:00 PM

Thanks Andrea I was so pleased to be on Nette's list:-) hugs Jan xx

Janis Medders Tobechi

Date: 1/9/2017 11:49:00 PM

I knew this would make the winner's list. A 7. Congratulations.

Jan Allison
Date: 1/11/2017 6:37:00 PM

Thanks so much Janis:-) hugs Jan xx

Sushma A. Singh

Date: 1/9/2017 10:41:00 PM

Congrats!

Jan Allison
Date: 1/11/2017 6:36:00 PM

Thanks so much Sushma:-) hugs Jan xx

Sandra Haight

Date: 1/9/2017 7:34:00 PM

What an imagination you have, dear Jan! Very funny and good and very 'outside the box' for the theme! Congrats on your podium placement! Hugs, Sandra

Jan Allison
Date: 1/11/2017 6:36:00 PM

Thanks so much Sandra i did try to think outside the box for this one:-) hugs Jan xx

Agnes Krampe

Date: 1/9/2017 1:40:00 PM

Coming back with congrats!

Jan Allison
Date: 1/11/2017 6:35:00 PM

Thanks so much Agnes:-) hugs Jan xx

Nette Onclaud

Date: 1/9/2017 1:22:00 PM

i was hoping someone would write about ' root canal' and you nailed it ( excellently).. you so funny!... congrats on your high rating and thanks for joining!..huggs

Jan Allison
Date: 1/11/2017 6:35:00 PM

I tried to think out of the box Nette thanks for an inspirational contest and my placement:-) hugs Jan xx

Stephen Pennell

Date: 1/9/2017 10:02:00 AM

lol very good jan made me smile

Jan Allison
Date: 1/11/2017 6:34:00 PM

Thanks Stephen:-) hugs Jan xx

Judy Konos

Date: 1/9/2017 6:19:00 AM

LOL Good One!

Jan Allison
Date: 1/9/2017 8:11:00 AM

Thanks my friend:-) hugs Jan xx

Peter Dome

Date: 1/8/2017 10:24:00 AM

Ha ha. You have a great sense of humour I'm chuckling away here. Well done. Hope you are ok. Pete.

Jan Allison
Date: 1/8/2017 1:04:00 PM

pure fiction for the contest Peter but of course in reality toothache is no laughing mater:-) hugs Jan xx

Augustus Black

Date: 1/8/2017 6:35:00 AM

Nice job.. with this one too

Jan Allison
Date: 1/8/2017 1:04:00 PM

Thanks Augustus I hope Nette likes my take on 'roots' hugs Jan xx

Paul Callus

Date: 1/7/2017 7:41:00 AM

Uniquely clever, Jan! Love the play on words. Good to see you smiling in the face of such terrible pain:) I was too late to enter this contest. Hugs // paul

Jan Allison
Date: 1/7/2017 5:18:00 PM

Aww sorry you missed the contest Paul - I went for a different take on 'roots' I hope Nette enjoys it:-) hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper

Date: 1/6/2017 10:50:00 PM

This is wonderful a winner already hugs Eve

Jan Allison
Date: 1/7/2017 5:18:00 PM

Thanks Eve I hope Nette likes it:-) hugs Jan xx

Janis Medders Tobechi

Date: 1/6/2017 10:14:00 PM

I like your interpretation of roots. Good luck in the contest.

Jan Allison
Date: 1/7/2017 5:19:00 PM

Thanks Janis I thought out of the box a little for the theme lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/6/2017 6:30:00 PM

oh your last line is SO clever, Jan. GREAT thinking!!!

Jan Allison
Date: 1/6/2017 6:47:00 PM

Thanks Andrea I hope Nette likes it too:-) hugs Jan xx

Dan Cwiak

Date: 1/6/2017 7:45:00 AM

Jan, I hope you let us know how it comes out...lol Great fun to read!

Jan Allison
Date: 1/6/2017 7:52:00 AM

It's pure fiction Dan lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Darren White

Date: 1/5/2017 1:02:00 PM

LOL at that appointment time. Wonderful interpretation my friend :)

Jan Allison
Date: 1/6/2017 7:53:00 AM

It's an old joke Darren I am sure the receptionists dread having to give appointments at that time - pure fiction write for me thankfully!:-) hugs Jan xx

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 1/5/2017 5:39:00 AM

Toothache never a laughing matter, unfortunately I know that very well! Since you manage to find humor even in this, you deserve a seven dear, Jan!

Jan Allison
Date: 1/6/2017 7:54:00 AM

It is very painful Demetrios thankfully its a fiction write for me:-) hugs Jan xx

Just James

Date: 1/5/2017 4:16:00 AM

Very Clever!

Jan Allison
Date: 1/6/2017 7:54:00 AM

Thanks James:-) hugs Jan xx

Agnes Krampe

Date: 1/4/2017 9:15:00 PM

Once again you managed to spin the prompt into something humorous. Thanks for making me smile, Jan, and good luck in the contest.

Jan Allison
Date: 1/6/2017 7:54:00 AM

Thanks Agnes I thought out of the box for the theme I hope Nette likes it lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Adeniji Toluwalope Gideon

Date: 1/4/2017 4:41:00 PM

Beautiful craft! Best wishes in the contest.

Jan Allison
Date: 1/6/2017 7:55:00 AM

Thanks Adeniji:-) hugs Jan xx

Ilene Bauer

Date: 1/4/2017 4:06:00 PM

ha! you are so clever, jan! this one made me grin...

Jan Allison
Date: 1/6/2017 7:55:00 AM

I had fun thankfully its a fiction write for me but toothache is no laughing matter:-( hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 1/4/2017 1:11:00 PM

- ... I get pain just by reading :)) - Thank you for a smile - Good luck in the contest, Jan - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jan Allison
Date: 1/6/2017 7:55:00 AM

Thanks Anne Lise:-) hugs Jan xx

Tim Smith

Date: 1/4/2017 12:53:00 PM

When is it time to go to the dentist?...lol...have you been reading the back of cereal box?

Joseph May

Date: 1/4/2017 10:32:00 AM

Nicely penned Jan...Love the 'tooth hurty' pun... GL in the contest

Jan Allison
Date: 1/4/2017 11:24:00 AM

I had fun with the theme Joseph I hope Nette likes my poem:-) hugs Jan xx

Akkina Downing

Date: 1/4/2017 9:48:00 AM

Now this is hilarious for a morning energy read. So clever yes. I love it, just made my morning :) all the best Jan

Jan Allison
Date: 1/4/2017 10:26:00 AM

Thanks Akkina - I went for a different take on the roots theme lol I hope Nette approves:-) hugs Jan xx