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The Jewfish and the Gentile

Said the scuba diver to the grouper, "My, you're quite a dish!
How about you and me 'hooking' up is my most fervent wish!"

"You have the cutest freckles on your face and, oh, those lips!
Won't you nibble on my ears and give me some tingly nips?"

Said the grouper to the scuba diver, "Avast, ye land lubber!
I've heard that line before and I don't want to hear your blubber!"

"Don't give me that old fish eye!  I'm not taken in by your guile!
And besides, matey, I'm a jewfish and 'tis obvious you're a gentile!"

Placed No. 1 in Carolyn Devonshire's "Attack!" Contest - June 2011

Copyright © Robert L. Hinshaw | Year Posted 2011

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Judy Ball Date: 1/10/2012 5:24:00 PM This is too cute my friend and really made me smile. Looked over all your poems twice and couldn't find the one called "Growing Old Gracefully". Really like this one though. God Bless, JB Login to Reply

Elizabeth Wesley Date: 6/28/2011 6:47:00 AM A clever verse with that special touch of humor. Login to Reply

Gautami Phookan Date: 6/6/2011 5:59:00 AM Cutie lines,,such fun underwater.A Big Congrats Robert on winning the top spot... Login to Reply

John Freeman Date: 6/5/2011 7:18:00 AM Robert, great to see you in the top spot. Congratulations on your honored placement Souper! Agape, Moses Login to Reply

James Fraser Date: 6/4/2011 3:07:00 PM Love your take on the image in Carolyn's contest Robert. Most desereved in it's placing. Have a lovely weekend.....:) Login to Reply

Joe Maverick Date: 6/4/2011 12:03:00 PM Congrats on the big win here Robert! all the best.. Login to Reply

Barbara Gorelick Date: 6/4/2011 11:10:00 AM Mr Bob, you are hilarious...I wish we could have that dinner...lol...congrats on a big #1...its just great.BG Login to Reply

Robert A. Dufresne Date: 6/3/2011 8:33:00 PM haha what a poem for this contest Rob! No wonder it took first! Just awesome and humorous. Congratulations to you. Login to Reply

Constance La France Date: 6/3/2011 7:35:00 PM Congratulations, Robert, with first place in the fish contest, very creative and fun take on the pic~~ Login to Reply

Delysia Hendricks Date: 6/3/2011 6:32:00 PM Congratulations on your well-deserved win, Robert. Good play on words here. I enjoyed this piece. :)) Login to Reply

Sara Kendrick Date: 6/3/2011 4:27:00 PM Congratulations on your win with this very creative description of the picture..Enjoyed reading ..Sara Login to Reply

Carol Sunshine Brown Date: 6/3/2011 1:36:00 PM Congratulations on your so wonderfully deserved win in Carolyn's "Attack" contest Bob. Love Carol Login to Reply

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 6/3/2011 1:14:00 PM Ahoy, Bob! The charter boat captain was in stitches reading your poem. Love it! Congrats on your first place. Love, Carolyn Login to Reply

Joyce Johnson Date: 6/3/2011 12:43:00 PM Great job and funny Robert. Congratulations on your first place. Love, Joyce Login to Reply

James Foulk Date: 5/28/2011 10:58:00 AM another great write, by the great one, loved this piece as i do all of your stuff. I loved the old west also, as a kid we would play cowboys and indians more than anything or bad guys like Jesse James or stuff like that, I loved the old west and the tells they brought to us. thank you for commenting on Dear Sister Login to Reply

Ralph Taylor Date: 5/25/2011 8:05:00 PM Excellent entry, Bob. Great write. Enjoyed. Good luck. I tried to come up with something on this one but I struck out! Best to you guys. Ralphie Login to Reply

Debbie Guzzi Date: 5/24/2011 4:59:00 PM hmmmm how can you tell the fish was jewish? OR the man a gentile? hmmm quite a fishy tale ;) Light & Love Login to Reply

Don Johnson Date: 5/23/2011 3:52:00 PM Very very Frigate good (almost swear word) laughing i am well understood.. winner methinks...old codfish understood... He is identical with inland cod, here. I was there on Cattle drives mate:) loved it. on ya mate Don Login to Reply

Mike Dailey Date: 5/23/2011 2:20:00 PM Nice rhymes and I like your sense of humor. I find it difficult to write a completly serious poem myself. Mike Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/22/2011 8:59:00 PM heehehehe. cute as can be, Robert!! Login to Reply

Dr.Ram Mehta Date: 5/20/2011 5:29:00 PM very funny and humrous way take on the theme of the contest, good luck,Bob Login to Reply

Red Fiery Date: 5/20/2011 3:55:00 PM oh my god ! I agree woth Diane..... Don't give me that old fish eye! I'm not taken in by your guile! And besides, matey, I'm a jewfish and 'tis obvious you're a gentile!" ,,,,,,,,,,,my very fav lines Login to Reply

Diane Locksley Date: 5/20/2011 3:15:00 PM Gosh this is real funny Robert! You not only took a unique approach to the contest with the gentile vs jewfish but offered some outrageous humor with the landlubber and blubber lines. Good luck in the contest. Best to you, Diane Login to Reply