Nov 18, 2010

Magpie Tales#41

I hope this little limerick relates at least vaguely to Willow's picture prompt on Magpie Tales

Time Out.

A half-wit show jumper called Jock
had to "jump-off" one day in Bankok.
but he misunderstood
jumped as high as he could,
broke his half-witted neck,
his poor mount was a wreck
and he badly disfigured the clock.

(For the benefit of any bloggers and/or half-wits who are puzzled by this ditty, "jump-offs" in horsey events are timed. i.e. the contestants and their nags are jumping "against the clock" - fastest faultless round wins.  Jock didn't quite get the point. But I hope yous all do now!)

17 comments:

  1. A jump off is always exciting.
    But please tell me why you are writing
    of jumps in Bankok
    by a rider called Jock
    when the best jokes begin with 'Knock knock'?

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  2. A limerick is fascinating. It has a tendency of having humour and it would invariably rhyme. Very good take!

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  3. I sympathise with anybody who is a half-wit. I am probably tarred with the same brush...

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  4. Don't 'Stop - this is getting really silly!' I, for one, need a little more silly in my live! Thanks. And thanks for giving my blog a squint.

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  5. You approach these magpies as they should be approached: not as if your literary life depended on it, but that your sense of humor does.

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  6. Oh you Doctor could breath such life into breaking ones neck...brillantly fun read....cheers...bkm

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  7. Missed!
    Thanks for the explanation.

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  8. Clever piece, and quite an enjoyable read!

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  9. Speaking on behalf of my local chapter of halfwits..I didn't understand a word.

    ;^)

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  10. Clever take, and love the jump-off, and yes, need to be timed so well.

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  11. An ill-timed landing such as this, could land you in the dock!

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  12. Thanks for the Monday morning giggles!

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  13. You seem to have more sympathy for the clock
    and would rather ignore poor Jock!!!!!!

    P.S. word verification wants me to type out 'waxpea', whatever that be!

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  14. Many thanks for this inspiring range of comment. Back soon.

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Thank you for stopping by. To make life easier for you I have turned off the new indecipherable and time-wasting verification words. Would you care to "feedback" to Blogger and complain about them, like I did?