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The Name Game - Who Is To Blame - Bawdy Limerick

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A woman whose name is Tess Tickle Gets upset and in a right pickle Folks make fun of her name (Thoughtless parents to blame) Her respect for them is quite fickle 4/17/18

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Charlie Smith

Date: 4/18/2018 2:30:00 PM

Good one Jan...

Jan Allison
Date: 4/18/2018 2:33:00 PM

Thanks Charlie:-) I love this poem lol:-) hugs jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 4/18/2018 4:34:00 AM

- A dear child has many names, Jan :) - Fun limerick :))) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jan Allison
Date: 4/18/2018 5:51:00 AM

Thanks Anne-Lise but imagine going through life as Tess Tickle lol:-) hugs jan xx

Warren Doll

Date: 4/17/2018 4:13:00 PM

Jan, So funny and well written. Thanks for the laugh. :)

Jan Allison
Date: 4/17/2018 4:28:00 PM

Thanks Warren i love the limerick form:-)hugs jan xx

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 4/17/2018 3:16:00 PM

LOL Love your sense of humor, Jan. I knew a "Tess Little," who was actually quite large. Hugs, Carolyn

Jan Allison
Date: 4/17/2018 3:30:00 PM

ha ha ha love that Carolyn!:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham

Date: 4/17/2018 1:12:00 PM

Haha, lovely Jan, poor old Tess, you might not believe this but when I first started in the PO letters used to come through for a Mr Z. Foreskin, Couldn't believe it when I first saw it. Tom.

Jan Allison
Date: 4/17/2018 1:16:00 PM

ha ha ha maybe she and Tess should get together lol:-) hugs jan xx

Lin Lane

Date: 4/17/2018 12:23:00 PM

I'd be up for a name change if I were Tess. Funny limmie as usual, Jan.

Jan Allison
Date: 4/17/2018 12:32:00 PM

Parents can be so cruel!!! I'm working on a few more limericks Lin you know me lol:-) hugs jan

Line Gauthier

Date: 4/17/2018 12:16:00 PM

Funny, Jan. Good one.

Jan Allison
Date: 4/17/2018 12:19:00 PM

Thanks Line - I've added caps to the surname now:-) hugs jan xx

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 4/17/2018 9:06:00 AM

I have met people named John Johnson and Alan Allen - guess their parents had no imagination! - have a good day, Jan!

Jan Allison
Date: 4/17/2018 9:26:00 AM

Thanks Michelle - I knew a kid called Harry Harrison ...but Tess Tickle is in a different league lol:-) hugs jan xx

Gershon Wolf

Date: 4/17/2018 8:48:00 AM

And the price-tag's nine dollars ninety and a nickel! In Yiddish, that rhyme'd be tagged, 'a bissele shtick'l! Thanks for starting my day off with good cheer, Jan. Smiles! :) gw

Jan Allison
Date: 4/17/2018 8:50:00 AM

Thanks for dropping by GW:-)Glad I made you smile:-)hugs jan xx