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A continuation of this from a few days ago. I read it out at the poetry tonight. Didn't really bring the house down but I don't think it's quite there yet, if you know what I mean.

The liger’s lie in time was lost
The lobster’s lobs were also tossed

The leopard’s paisleys turned to spots
The ocelittles turned to lots.

The Platy’s dogs were changes to pusses
From anima to animusses

Toucannots became toucans
Oranguwhites, orangutans

Spare-aisles all became sparrows
The min-yes changed to say minnow

The hundredpede was changed to cents
And then they starved the scorpulents

August bugs were switched to Junes
And crazy laughing ducks to loons

Terpositives became ter-mights
Some saber-teeth lost overbites

Barricouldn’ts found that they coulda
Katydon’ts thought that they shoulda

Hyen-ums switched to Hyen-uhs
Pandoesn'ts all became pandas.

The pterodactyl’s wings were torn
Some creatures lost their unique horns

Mosques converted all churchitos
Caused drowsy female deer to doze

The mantis, scared, began to pray
The blue Jen changed her name to Jay

The A-bras were all switched to zees
And then the monkeys lost their keys




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It's fun to listen to

Date: 5 May 2009 16:39 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] monkeypudding.livejournal.com
I enjoyed this last night. I enjoy puns quite a bit overall.

Re: It's fun to listen to

Date: 5 May 2009 16:57 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] skonen-blades.livejournal.com
Thanks, Randy. I have tremendous fun with this piece. My mind just can't put it down.

Date: 5 May 2009 18:19 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kanzan.livejournal.com
I liked this one last night! Good job! (ps- I'm Erin's friend Megan in case you are creeped out by a stranger commenting)

Date: 5 May 2009 18:25 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] skonen-blades.livejournal.com
Not creeped out at all. Thanks very much. Glad you liked it. Nice to meet you.

Date: 6 May 2009 01:35 (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
Ooh, I want to read that to my nephew but he might be too young to get all the puns. Maybe in a year or two. My favourite is "The ocelittles turned to lots." ~chandra

Date: 6 May 2009 07:48 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] skonen-blades.livejournal.com
Yeah, or it could be one of those things that he likes now and then later on realizes has a lot more levels that he realized. Y'know, like a Britney Spears song. I KID! I KID!

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