by Janet "Jax" B.
Member since:
August 16, 2006

Watch What You Say -- MP2012

April 16, 2012 02:35 PM UTC (Updated: July 28, 2012 03:43 PM UTC)
views: 0 | 16 people recommend this | comments: 30

Watch What You Say

 

A chemist ordered some H20

She wanted to impress her beau

He really hadn't a clue

He ordered H20 too*

Now the wedding she'll have to forgo.

 

 

* I know a lot of you may not 'get it'....H20 is water but H202 is hydrogen peroxide....so she said I'll have some H20 too....peroxide instead of water....okay, so I'm a scientist and my warped mind works differently than all ya'alls ( a Georgia thing). :)

  1. Follow the form, which is a five-line poem and rhyme scheme a-a-b-b-a.
  2. Today's prompt: no prompt! Limericks are made for laughter.
  3. Publish so that the date stamped is April 16th with only one stamp-date
  4. Tag with MP2012
  5. Publish to Mindful Poetry (and other groups as you wish)

Comments: 30

Diane Huizenga Apr 16, 2012, 2:39pm UTC
I like it
Alice G. Apr 16, 2012, 2:48pm UTC
She must have scared him off by foaming at the mouth?
Janet "Jax" B. Apr 16, 2012, 2:53pm UTC
drinking it can kill ya....
Alice G. Apr 16, 2012, 3:00pm UTC
Yes I know (I am a retired medical technologist). I don't think many people could swallow enough of it to kill them unless they turn up the bottle and chug it though-thank God because too many parents don't realize the danger to children it might pose if sufficient amounts are consumed.
Janet "Jax" B. Apr 16, 2012, 3:07pm UTC
That's the 3% stuff you buy OTC....the stuff we use is a LOT stronger than that. LOL.

I just was trying to do some play on words for the MP2012....
Kevin E. Apr 16, 2012, 2:50pm UTC
This peom made me laugh so much I had to read it again and I laughed again so i had to read it again and I laughed again so I..................................
Janet "Jax" B. Apr 16, 2012, 2:53pm UTC
thanks.
ʚϊɞ Carol ʚϊɞ Apr 16, 2012, 3:02pm UTC
Too funny Janet. People need to be made aware of the dangers of simple household items in our cabinets.
William M. Apr 16, 2012, 3:13pm UTC
Very good. I needed the laugh.
JOHN BECK Apr 16, 2012, 3:23pm UTC
An honest mistake! Clever, chemist Jax.
Janet "Jax" B. Apr 16, 2012, 3:46pm UTC
Go ahead and say it John.....I know I"m a nerd.
JOHN BECK Apr 16, 2012, 4:46pm UTC
Definitely not, Jax.
Susan Budig - Mindful Poet Apr 16, 2012, 3:33pm UTC
I'm remembering that Little Willie/Johnny you once shared. My stomach aches from the thought of drinking this and the laughing that ensues from reading about it.

You know what I mean. I'm not diabolical. :-)

Relax, you’ve made the deadline, now appearing at Mindful Poetry.
Janet "Jax" B. Apr 16, 2012, 3:35pm UTC
Oh yes...what all of us learned in basic chem class....

Little Johnny was a chemist
Little Johnny is no more
What he thought was H20
Was really H2SO4
Janet "Jax" B. Apr 16, 2012, 3:42pm UTC
I knew what I wanted to say....but it took a long time trying to get this one to work correctly and make sense. I like word play, I'm just not that great at it...yet.
Veronica Hosking Apr 16, 2012, 4:44pm UTC
Lol! My sister has told me that joke before. Excellent job turning it into a limerick.
RedBird. B. Apr 16, 2012, 5:43pm UTC
Sounds like they were made for each other! :)
Nicely written!
A. F. Stewart Apr 16, 2012, 6:10pm UTC
Very, very clever and sly; I loved it.
Ed Da Head Toker Apr 16, 2012, 6:15pm UTC
koool joke
Richard Thuss Apr 16, 2012, 7:10pm UTC
Mice one Janet, and yes the Chem Engineer in my got it.
Larry H. Apr 16, 2012, 7:59pm UTC
THANK FOR SHARING
Richard Lynn Livesay Apr 16, 2012, 8:49pm UTC
one two too many O2's many numbers, I 2 applaud 4 U too
Angela M. Apr 16, 2012, 11:24pm UTC
thats a good one
Atticus *. Apr 16, 2012, 11:43pm UTC
Bet there was a head on that mug! nice one Jax!
Granny Janny Apr 17, 2012, 1:30am UTC
Thanks for explaining it or I would not have gotten it. However, I do know french...a beau...is a male...not a female.
Angie O. Apr 17, 2012, 11:56am UTC
LOL Like this one.
Connie C. Apr 18, 2012, 11:11pm UTC
LOL I probably should not be laughing since she died. But this was funny. LOL
Connie C. Apr 18, 2012, 11:11pm UTC
Thanks for joining my book review group. I have not been online since last week due to health issues. So I am just now getting to the 5 comments I promised you. I am not just commenting, I am reading them too.
Matthew A. Apr 21, 2012, 12:17pm UTC
Interesting
Granny Janny Jul 29, 2012, 10:24am UTC
Thanks for posing this to Poet's Weekly Muse. What do you mean you're not a poet?
This is a wonderful limerick!

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