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Slippery Slide

Slippery slide An indigent man from Calcutta Would bathe once a week in some butter A slippery mistake He walked over a grate And forever was lost down the gutter

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016


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Lim'Rik Flats
Date: 10/23/2016 8:57:00 PM
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Top shelf lim'rik!!! Enjoyed ~ j
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Grant Norwood
Date: 10/24/2016 12:38:00 PM
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thanks
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Paul Callus
Date: 10/21/2016 1:07:00 PM
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Ha ha...I like your humour, Grant:) Very creative. Congrats on a fine win. // paul
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Grant Norwood
Date: 10/21/2016 4:47:00 PM
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thanks Paul, appreciate the comment
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 10/21/2016 9:35:00 AM
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Love it--a 7! Congrats, Grant! Janice
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Grant Norwood
Date: 10/21/2016 4:47:00 PM
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7 out of 10? Thanks for the comment.
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Lu Loo
Date: 10/21/2016 9:10:00 AM
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hehehe great one Grant :) Congratulations on your placement :)-luloo
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Grant Norwood
Date: 10/21/2016 4:48:00 PM
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cheers, pleased you enjoyed it.
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Joseph May
Date: 10/21/2016 8:09:00 AM
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haha...Very nice limerick...enjoyed...Congrats on your win!
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Grant Norwood
Date: 10/21/2016 4:48:00 PM
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thanks for the comment Joseph
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Darren White
Date: 10/21/2016 3:40:00 AM
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Congratulations! (Coming back to say that to you :) )
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Grant Norwood
Date: 10/21/2016 4:49:00 PM
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thank you Darren
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Alexis Y.
Date: 10/20/2016 7:51:00 PM
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Hi Grant, I'm just coming back to say congratulations on your 2nd place win:-) Alexis
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Grant Norwood
Date: 10/20/2016 8:56:00 PM
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Thank you
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Jan Allison
Date: 10/20/2016 6:54:00 PM
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Great limerick Grant, your syllable count was slightly off. Many congrats on your 2nd place :-) hugs Jan xx
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Grant Norwood
Date: 10/20/2016 8:56:00 PM
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Thanks Jan & thank you for a fun competition
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Darren White
Date: 10/19/2016 12:17:00 AM
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I'll make sure never to walk over a grate... Funny one :) Good luck!
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Grant Norwood
Date: 10/20/2016 8:56:00 PM
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Ha ha. Thanks
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Alexis Y.
Date: 10/15/2016 12:32:00 AM
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LoI! This is funny. Good luck in the contest:-) Alexis
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Grant Norwood
Date: 10/15/2016 11:14:00 PM
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Thanks. I love limericks, have written quite a few
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Daniel Turner
Date: 10/13/2016 12:04:00 PM
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I like your style, Grant. great limerick!
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Grant Norwood
Date: 10/13/2016 2:54:00 PM
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thank you Daniel, appreciate the comment.
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Tim Smith
Date: 10/13/2016 11:55:00 AM
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lol...awesome
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Grant Norwood
Date: 10/13/2016 2:56:00 PM
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cheers Tim

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