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What's In a Name

Said a level-headed young man named Dick I wish I'd a name that was not so schtick His mother said, Put it on the shelf, Your father named you after himself And, we all know, he was sort of a prick! Written June 28, 2022

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 7/3/2022 2:03:00 AM

How the heck did you get by with the word prick? The censors always ***** my good words!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 7/3/2022 8:52:00 AM

Honestly, I don't know, Caren. In a recent poem, they censored out "penis." Go figure!

Maurice Rigoler

Date: 6/30/2022 11:03:00 AM

Surprised that daring rhyme for Dick didn't get censored! Someone at headquarters must be sleeping on the job? You've got courage and guts besides. sir! / Maurice

L Milton Hankins
Date: 6/30/2022 1:12:00 PM

Me, too, Maurice. As a matter of fact, penis got censored in a poem I posted the other day. I'm still wondering why, since every man has one. They are quite common! I just inserted some asterisks and it went through. Strange.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 6/29/2022 8:00:00 PM

You didn't! -- Oh, yes, you did! Still chuckling, gw

L Milton Hankins
Date: 6/30/2022 1:13:00 PM

Oh, occasionally, I let my naughty streak out, gw. You know what that's like...surely!

Hat Bueckert

Date: 6/28/2022 10:58:00 PM

Hehe clever limerick!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 6/29/2022 8:44:00 AM

Thank you, Hat. Glad you got a kick out of it.