Sweet Or Salty

She loved sweet nothings whispered in her ear.

   Her guy used salty slang when filled with beer.

      "A lady I am!" she said.

         "Clean up your act or drop dead!"

            He's slept 'neath the sod for nearly a year!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013



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Date: 7/30/2018 7:50:00 PM
Hello Bob … how are you going with this difficult time? Beer talk has a tendency to cause long time pain - thanks Bob - Lindsay
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Date: 11/7/2013 12:00:00 PM
Robert*nice* SWEET Or SALTY win................... HUGS ~SKAT~
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Date: 11/6/2013 7:27:00 PM
Bob H., Congratulations On your way to xool Sweet & Sour win... always~ Linda aka PD
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Date: 11/6/2013 11:36:00 AM
witty use of sweet and salty, robert..happy cheers to you for your win!..:) huggs
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Date: 11/6/2013 9:00:00 AM
Congrats on your winning work..Way to go!!!Sara
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Date: 11/5/2013 10:03:00 PM
Congratulations Robert.. very cute
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Date: 11/5/2013 3:49:00 PM
Nice concept [giggle] [She wished for sweet nothings it is clear/what she got was perverse in her ear-"I'm a lady she said/be nice or drop dead!-He's been under the ground for a year.] Congrad's on your win. Light & Love
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Date: 11/5/2013 7:37:00 PM
LOL you are a swell guy! you like it because it's in [more or less limerick meter ;)]
Date: 11/5/2013 9:15:00 AM
ha! very funny! congrats on placing in the contest, bob!
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Date: 11/5/2013 8:04:00 AM
Robert, this was funny. Am I to gather she killed him and buried him in the back yard? Congrats and thanks for supporting my contest.
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Date: 10/20/2013 1:02:00 AM
I Love it !!!
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Date: 10/15/2013 4:09:00 PM
This is a good entry for Andrea's contest... wishing you luck BobH., always Linda
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Date: 10/8/2013 11:11:00 AM
great limerick Bob....very funny....best wishes
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Date: 10/7/2013 11:30:00 PM
Hi Bob; I prefer sweet nothings anytime. Thanks for sharing.... Lucilla
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Date: 10/7/2013 9:48:00 PM
They are the admixture of salty and sweety, ha ha, Bob
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Date: 10/7/2013 4:34:00 PM
Fantastic fun! This is a fgreat entry for Andrea's contest, Bob! Thanks for the laugh this afternoon. Love and Blessings, Rhonda
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