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The Old Bird Got Roasted

Mum roasted a ptarmigan for tea
But the meal didn't satisfy me
It was a scrawny old bird  
The taste was pretty absurd
So I'm off to the chip shop quickly!

On Monday I was using a random word generator and it came up with Ptarmigan which is a word I had never heard of. I've since discovered it's a bird which is native to Canada but they can also be found in Scotland

06-17-17

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John Michaels June 25, 2017 at 4:27 AM Nice to learn a new word / species... one of my favourite 'not many people know what it is' animals is "Kea"... I'll leave you to Google that one. Nice job on the limerick, Jan!! All the best, John. Jan Allison June 25, 2017 at 4:38 AM I just googled about the Kea - what a co incidence, I wrote a poem about a Kakapo which appears to be some sort of relation to the Kea - small world! Hugs Jan x

Paul Callus June 18, 2017 at 3:32 PM The ptarmigan got roasted//I shot it, Bobby boasted//Let's share with friends on Soup//Enough for a big group//By Jan it will be hosted. ~ Hugs // paul Jan Allison June 18, 2017 at 3:35 PM ha ha ha lovely limerick Paul - if you are in limerick mode then Lim'rick flats has a new collaboration today - i have written a blog for him as he's not a PM:-) Hope you had a wonderful father's day I am sure the family will have spoiled you! I'm sending a big hug to Valentina!!:-) hugs Jan xx

Darren White June 18, 2017 at 3:14 PM Now do one for the Platypus ;) That was funny, Jan. Jan Allison June 18, 2017 at 3:28 PM ha ha ha I will try Darren:-) I may have to use a little poetic licence before it is revoked lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Connie Marcum Wong June 18, 2017 at 6:08 AM They look a tiny bit like our large pigeons I never heard of them either Jan. you created a great Limerick from them anyway. Cheers, Connie : ) Jan Allison June 18, 2017 at 9:08 AM Thanks Connie:-) I have never heard of them either:-)It;s so interesting to learn from Anne-Lise they have them in Norway too:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich June 18, 2017 at 1:25 AM Cool. I never heard of it before either. You are just popping out with poems all the time, Jan!! time for me to get myself to bed. Good night! Jan Allison June 18, 2017 at 9:10 AM I have so many poems bursting to come out Andrea I would never have imagined I would come to LOVE poetry as I hated it at school especially Shakespeare but his work still leaves me cold:-) hugs Jan xx

Alexis Y. June 17, 2017 at 9:51 PM Lol! Jan, this is hilarious. I've never heard of it either:-)Alexis Jan Allison June 18, 2017 at 9:13 AM I think Anne -Lise is the only one of us who has!:-) hugs Jan xx

Lin Lane June 17, 2017 at 1:53 PM I wouldn't eat that tough old bird either. Jan Allison June 17, 2017 at 2:17 PM ha ha ha i bet it tastes foul or is that fowl lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen June 17, 2017 at 1:27 PM - Much ptarmigan in the mountains in Norway, Jan :) - In Norwegian: FJELLRYPE - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Jan Allison June 17, 2017 at 2:15 PM Oh thanks for the info, you learn something new every day, google just said Canada and Scotland now I know better:-) hugs Jan xx Anne-Lise Andresen June 17, 2017 at 1:31 PM - Many chase on them, a delicacy ... I never tasted :)

Heidi Sands June 17, 2017 at 12:24 PM LOL Funny Jan. Thanks for the laugh. I haven't heard of it either ! Jan Allison June 17, 2017 at 12:56 PM I thought it sounded so funny I had to write a poem around the name:-) hugs jan xx

Tim Smith June 17, 2017 at 12:15 PM lol...never heard it before Jan Allison June 17, 2017 at 12:56 PM The p is silent so its pronounced tarmigan - you learn something new every day lol:-) hugs jan xx