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Wacky Weekend Challenge

Tom abandoned his room in Dire Straits when he left for the convention. His dirty spandex boxer shorts are begging for attention. **** and bits of this and that, UFOs of every kind (Unknown foreign objects) are littering and piled so high I fear for what I'll find. There's a piece of wood with wormholes resembling lunar craters. I wonder should I try to clean or call exterminators. My head begins to throb, a pain is drifting in and out. The medicine Dr. Hammond prescribed has not put it to rout. I had insomnia last night. It's hard to stay awake. That gig of Tom's had better not turn out to be a fake. Our Rosie is in the kitchen cleaning what appears to be nuclear waste. Something is boiling on the stove. I stop to take a taste. My plans to wine and dine my friends are going all awry. Tom's mess has emptied out my brain. I forgot to bake my pie. Vacuum salesmen at the door are just the final straw. I throw my Listerine soaked tissue saying, "Leave or I'll call the law." Meanwhile my Tom is having fun, my lazy, thougtless, spoiled, loved son.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 6/29/2010 2:11:00 PM
You did a winderful jod with the bizarre words and phrases! Congrat's on your win!~Tirzah~
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Date: 6/29/2010 1:05:00 PM
Wonderful use of the words Catie has requested we use in her fine contest. It's quite amazing what one can write in these circumstances. Many congratulations >> James
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Date: 6/28/2010 4:02:00 PM
Congrats Joyce on your big win in Catie's contest ..an awesome write and great use of all those dynamic words.. with luv.. Linda-Marie in Hawaii
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Date: 6/28/2010 2:54:00 PM
hmmmmmm who is this Tom? he's been in 2 verses did I miss a Tom??? anyway great funny win! Light & love
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Date: 6/28/2010 10:49:00 AM
Great job, Joyce! Congratulations on your 3rd place winning poem!!! Love, Carrie
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Date: 6/28/2010 10:00:00 AM
Congratulations Joyce on your win in Catie Lindsey's contest "Wacky Weekend Challenge". Love, Carol
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Date: 6/25/2010 10:26:00 PM
Wow, sounds like chaos. Very descriptive!
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Date: 6/25/2010 3:27:00 PM
HAHAHAHA! Sounds like my house! Good one, best of luck in the contest.
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Date: 6/25/2010 3:03:00 PM
What a wonderful job, Joyce. This was a challenge you met head on!! :) Good luck in the contest! Love, Carrie
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Date: 6/25/2010 3:01:00 PM
Oh, this is really funny, Joyce. You took a very creative approach to the contest and I loved hearing about the condition in which your son left the house. Best wishes in the contest! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 6/25/2010 1:47:00 PM
Very good-it should do well in the contest!~Tirzah~
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