This Too Shall Pass

Hot Potato.

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Date: 4/4/2018 6:51:00 PM
Yes, indeed, very clever, Maureen! Congrats! Hugs, Sandra
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 4/5/2018 6:48:00 AM
It is a shortie! I was hoping for a giggle, but an honourable mention... I'm over the moon! Thank you lovely :)
Date: 4/3/2018 9:29:00 PM
Congratulations on your win! Clever and cute.
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 4/3/2018 9:30:00 PM
Thank you Susan :) xomo!
Date: 4/3/2018 8:59:00 PM
Congrats on your win, Maureen....How about another contest: Short poems with long(er) titles? This is certainly a winner there too!! :) Gershon
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 4/3/2018 9:13:00 PM
I'm game! Thank you, I just couldn't resist that prompt. Cheers Gershon! xomo
Date: 4/3/2018 8:47:00 PM
Congratulations on your win, Maureen, this is truly a shorty excellent write. Hugs Eve ~`*
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 4/3/2018 8:51:00 PM
My shortest :) too much fun! Thank you lovely! xomo
Date: 4/3/2018 4:13:00 PM
Clever and cute! CONGRATS!! Janice
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 4/3/2018 8:49:00 PM
Thank you Janice! :) xomo!
Date: 4/3/2018 3:59:00 PM
short and sweet and funny Mo:-) so glad you tossed this one into the contest lol:-) hugs jan xx
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 4/3/2018 8:45:00 PM
How could I resist with "it's a shorty"? All for laughs. I'm tickled pink! Thank you! xomo :)
Date: 4/3/2018 3:38:00 PM
So many interpretations. Well done, Maureen, and congrats on your win.
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 4/3/2018 8:48:00 PM
Thankya! Too fun not to enter this one, chucking chuckles into the ring just for fun :) xomo!
Date: 4/3/2018 2:00:00 PM
This made me laugh out loud. Well done!
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 4/3/2018 2:26:00 PM
Awesome, was hoping so! I couldn't resist with that prompt ;) Thank you so much Deborah! xomo
Date: 8/14/2017 8:28:00 AM
I am dumb as a stump!!!!!!! I have read and reread this write and do not get it so I think I will drop it.
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Patricia Cresswell
Date: 8/14/2017 9:42:00 AM
Hmmm smarty pants bet you are getting a load of enjoyment out of this one. Did you ever play one potatoe, two potatoes?
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 8/14/2017 9:05:00 AM
...not dropping it was the point of the game though ;P
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 8/14/2017 9:04:00 AM
*giggle* "hot potato" is a children's game, don't feel dumb for lacking the cultural reference, same I'm sure for many people who've read it scratching their head, mystified that a two word poem could elude them lol
Date: 7/28/2017 6:02:00 PM
Take it!
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 7/29/2017 7:04:00 AM
LOL! ;)
Date: 7/28/2017 1:03:00 PM
This is cute Maureen and I bet it is fast :)
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Date: 7/26/2017 1:52:00 AM
bahaha funny.
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 7/26/2017 8:42:00 AM
I suppose there's a cultural element ;) (I think I'm hilarious LOL)
Date: 7/25/2017 9:09:00 AM
GOTD! (giggle 'O the day award) Thanks, needed one this morn...
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 7/25/2017 10:30:00 AM
Awesome! Gotta share the giggles, gotta ;)
Date: 7/24/2017 4:15:00 PM
More tater tails from French friars?
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 7/24/2017 4:40:00 PM
I've got chips in the game.
Date: 7/24/2017 2:00:00 PM
;0) LOL!
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 7/24/2017 4:40:00 PM
;p
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