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This is the most significant threat during the holidays. We shall have guests, but how can we control what they do? Fellow poets and hosts please feel free to publish this limerick on a little card and place it in your powder room so that you might avoid this deplorable and monumental attack!

Terrorism Warning For Thanksgiving

This antique house has old bowels
An attack could give us the scowls
The toilet must flow
And we want you to know
It’s bad if you flush paper towels!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Laurie Avatar
October 28, 2018 at 3:12 AM
G'day Duke ... it's worse if it's you who has to unblock 'em - thanks again Duke - Lindsay
Beaufort Avatar
October 28, 2018 at 11:33 AM
You have that exactly right. Even if the truck comes with a motorized snake, the process of a fix usually stinks up the place pretty good. I feel sorry for the people operating the equipment. I think they are paid pretty well for their trouble, and I hope they wash their hands carefully before lunch.
Duncan Avatar
November 29, 2016 at 6:44 PM
This made me laugh, though it was a serious matter :)
Beaufort Avatar
December 4, 2016 at 7:10 PM
Hey, this is a serious matter! It's very difficult and unpleasant to deal with the consequences. The key to the other kind of terrorism is to address the root cause, but that would take some sacrifice and understanding of what really angers others. The political parties in the USA have no intention of ever addressing it on that level.
La France Avatar
November 21, 2016 at 11:44 PM
Duke, thanks so much for visiting my many poems today, that was so nice of you and I appreciate each comment left. Now this limerick was so funny, my solution to the blockage problem is to remove the paper towels or even the T paper from the bathroom, no maybe not the T paper.
Beaufort Avatar
December 4, 2016 at 7:08 PM
I know how you fee. We have arguments about whether or not to leave tissue in the bathroom. So, I try to get colored tissues. Occasionally, I would find a tissue in the toilet when someone in the household forgets to flush and that settled it for me.
Dietrich Avatar
November 21, 2016 at 5:07 PM
GREAT limerick. I'd love it if all the toilets everywhere in the world with overflow would do it at the same time on the terrorists!
Beaufort Avatar
November 30, 2016 at 5:56 AM
It would be nice if we could flush our problems away.
Onclaud Avatar
November 21, 2016 at 1:59 AM
love the humor.. this will refrain the guests from overeating, duke!..huggs
Beaufort Avatar
November 21, 2016 at 6:36 AM
Let's hope so. We will find out if the drains can handle it.
Muideen Avatar
November 20, 2016 at 6:57 PM
Thank you for sharing. Blessings.........A.M.
Beaufort Avatar
November 21, 2016 at 5:49 AM
We shall try to make the best of it all--and avoid the flood!
Gupta Avatar
November 20, 2016 at 5:34 AM
Though we do not celebrate Thanksgiving here, I can very much appreciate the fountain of fun the beautiful Limerick unleashes ... enjoyed very much ...
Beaufort Avatar
November 21, 2016 at 5:33 AM
Not the best foundation for a holiday. While giving thanks is not a bad idea, a lot of our wealth is based upon exploitation. So we will enjoy seeing friends and family members. That is always a good thing.
Allison Avatar
November 19, 2016 at 5:45 PM
Ha ha ha I hope you have a fabulous Thanksgiving Duke ... makes me grateful we don't celebrate it here I write enough poop poems without having to think of a line about a blocked loo lol:-) hugs Jan xx
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