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The Parking Meter Thief

A street meter thief, Peter Jeter
Would saw off the head of one meter,
Take it home in his sack,
Keep the coins, bring it back, 
Which was pointless by that time, of course, having
   completely destroyed the meter.

Written 27 Feb 2022

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Joseph May Date: 9/23/2022 3:38:00 AM If a cop had caught Him would he be happy to meet - her, Nicely done John Login to Reply John Watt Date: 9/23/2022 11:02:00 AM Fun comment, Joseph. Reminds me of the song "Lovely Rita".

Caren Krutsinger Date: 4/29/2022 6:05:00 AM I love that he brought it back! Login to Reply John Watt Date: 5/2/2022 9:36:00 AM heehee

Gershon Wolf Date: 3/14/2022 7:02:00 PM Love that extended last line. Perfect humor, for me anyway! Cheers, Gershon Login to Reply John Watt Date: 3/15/2022 1:17:00 PM I'm glad you liked it Lobo, I tend to enjoy humor that tweaks the rules a bit. Thanks for the great comment ~ Peter Jeter, the meter cheater

Kenneth Cheney Date: 3/8/2022 8:51:00 AM Great lost meter and fun last line. Login to Reply John Watt Date: 3/8/2022 1:51:00 PM Hi Kenneth, glad you liked the busted meter ~ John

Michelle Faulkner Date: 3/3/2022 2:52:00 PM That last line is something only a poet could get! Laughed out loud for real, you are the Obi-One of wit :) Login to Reply John Watt Date: 3/3/2022 10:38:00 PM ...and you are the Princess Leah of getting my humor. May the farce be with you! (P.S. Thanks for the great comment)

Bill Baker Date: 3/1/2022 5:35:00 PM Great entry and fun Limerick, John. A poet friend, Bill Login to Reply John Watt Date: 3/1/2022 11:42:00 PM Thank you Bill, glad you stopped by ~ John

Andrea Dietrich Date: 2/28/2022 9:13:00 PM that was sure different, John. I enjoyed how you took the last line and nearly doubled it in length. It kind of went with the theme of meter and going over on time! AND the other kind of meter as well. so clever. Login to Reply John Watt Date: 2/28/2022 9:40:00 PM Thanks Andrea. Nice to know you got the punch line.

Jan Allison Date: 2/28/2022 12:48:00 PM very amusing John, soup mail, hugs Jan xx Login to Reply John Watt Date: 2/28/2022 8:48:00 PM Thanks for the visit and the soup mail, my friend. Hugs ~ John

Jeff Kyser Date: 2/28/2022 6:14:00 AM You read this in constant time in a mickey mouse voice really fast on that last line, and it almost works, lol! Login to Reply John Watt Date: 2/28/2022 12:13:00 PM Thanks for the suggestion, Jeff... I'll have to give it a try, lol

Alexis Y. Date: 2/28/2022 6:03:00 AM Lol! John, This is hilarious! Best wishes in the contrst. Have a nice day-Alexis Login to Reply John Watt Date: 2/28/2022 12:15:00 PM Glad you got a Monday giggle out of this, Alexis. Enjoy the rest of your week!