Six-Word Couplet Series Encore

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Fair Warning - This is about (American) football, so if you don't follow the sport, you may not understand the references-

Blue Browns- no-win Browns fans all down How Not to Tackle- helmet-to-helmet player must forfeit Offense Play Book- move the chains give defense pains Picky Penalty- False start jump Five yard bump Stopping the Clock- get your down out-of-bounds Ref Needs Glasses- head coach squeals challenge flag wields 9/17/18 for Mark Toney's Six-Word Couplet Series Encore Contest

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John Watt

Date: 8/25/2020 10:30:00 PM

Totally didn't have you pegged as a football fan, Michelle. Fun to know! Yet as I'm learning when I write about baseball, we leave many of our international fans in the dust with these two sports! Well, I enjoyed this, from the sad Browns fans, to moving the chains, to the sightless refs... this is a touchdown with two-point conversion for the win as time expires!

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 8/27/2020 8:31:00 PM

I actually didn't start watching the sport until about 10 years ago - something about it just fascinates me! If you're interested, I wrote another one called 'Of Football' - thanks so much for your fun comment!

Mark Toney

Date: 12/3/2018 6:42:00 PM

Michelle, this was very clever, and I loved your "Fair Warning." :) Thank you for entering the contest, and congratulations on your win! ~Mark

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 9/24/2018 7:07:00 AM

Ref needs glasses - oh, yes, If I had a dollar for every time I heard this one! Ha! Sweet write. Some made sense, other parts, not so much yet I still enjoyed it.

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 9/30/2018 4:24:00 PM

True, if you don't 'speak football' you may not get all of it, but glad you liked it!