Sunday, August 5, 2012

Red Light District?


Warning: for those of pure heart and gentle spirit, this is a limerick, and limericks are by nature bawdy.  

Down in Surrey an elegant toff
told his wife that he longed for a boff,
But despite the red light
during dinner that night
Wifey told him that he was cut off.

All in fun for The Mag where a visual writing prompt is posted weekly. 

Image: A Dinner Table at Night, 1884, John Singer Sargent
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58 comments:

  1. Amrit SinhaAugust 5, 2012 at 10:46 AM

    This was different ... enjoyed reading it :-)

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  2. ScarletAugust 5, 2012 at 10:47 AM

    Ha..ha... fun limerick ~

    Have a good Sunday ~

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  3. christopherAugust 5, 2012 at 11:04 AM

    Made me laugh out loud - the painting placed as it is in the Victorian era.

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    1. Other MaryAugust 5, 2012 at 11:05 AM

      Thanks Christopher! I just had to take the low road here.

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  4. Kathe W.August 5, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    yowch! hahah love your limerick! I wrote one also-not quite bawdy-but aren't they fun?

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    1. Other MaryAugust 5, 2012 at 11:11 AM

      lol, thanks Kathe. Yes, limericks are good to keep us from taking ourselves too seriously all the time!

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  5. Brian MillerAugust 5, 2012 at 11:17 AM

    ouch...a tough place to be...there is some bite in your limerick....smiles....hey at least he asked you know...smiles...

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  6. Other MaryAugust 5, 2012 at 11:24 AM

    lol, well...you know it all came to me when I saw the man in the painting was 'cut off' :o)

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  7. DaydreamertooAugust 5, 2012 at 11:28 AM

    LOL...Poor man... Good for wifey! Made me really chuckle, thanks!

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  8. Other MaryAugust 5, 2012 at 11:31 AM

    Thanks Daydreamertoo!

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  9. Doctor FTSEAugust 5, 2012 at 11:50 AM

    HaHa. Out of luck again, fella! You could make it nortier by adjusting the last line, but then it might be unpostable.

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  10. DCWAugust 5, 2012 at 11:57 AM

    She was chaste around the table.

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  11. zongrikAugust 5, 2012 at 11:59 AM

    i guess that light didn't set the mood

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  12. UnknownAugust 5, 2012 at 12:08 PM

    I suppose the merry wives of Surrey rule the roosts! Your limerick is bawdy and such fun! Thank you for sharing, Mary.

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    1. Other MaryAugust 5, 2012 at 1:09 PM

      Thanks for reading Linda - I'm glad you got a laugh. :o)

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  13. Pat HattAugust 5, 2012 at 12:42 PM

    haha well as long as he was cut off and nothing was actually cut off.

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    1. Other MaryAugust 5, 2012 at 1:41 PM

      Right...the steak knife stays on the table! lol

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  14. Other MaryAugust 5, 2012 at 1:41 PM

    Thanks :o)

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  15. JJ Roa RodriguezAugust 5, 2012 at 2:15 PM

    R O F L !... love it...

    JJRod'z

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  16. JinksyAugust 5, 2012 at 2:43 PM

    Well,when she'd been slaving over a hot stove all day, what did he expect? LOL

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  17. Gerry SnapeAugust 5, 2012 at 2:57 PM

    how I love a limerick Mary!!...and this one was a goody!! thankyou.

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  18. ChristineAugust 5, 2012 at 3:52 PM

    funny, agree with Jinksy on this one

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  19. izzyAugust 5, 2012 at 4:15 PM

    Oh my short and sweet! ")

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  20. Stafford RayAugust 5, 2012 at 4:24 PM

    Hahaha! Clearly written of early in the evening. There is plenty of Port still in the decanter!

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  21. Silent Otto August 5, 2012 at 7:02 PM

    Snce when has it ever been up to him ?, silly man

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  22. Eileen T O'Neill .....August 5, 2012 at 7:25 PM

    Mary,

    I loved your very witty Limerick. Lots of energy involved. Perhaps it is all the red lights:)

    Eileen

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  23. WanderAugust 5, 2012 at 7:47 PM

    And on the way home from that dine
    Fuming on three rum n punch and a jug of wine
    She had to be a boor treat me like swine
    Booted her out the coach and went down the line
    Gonna find a REAL red light tart and have me a time

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  24. SusanAugust 5, 2012 at 9:59 PM

    cool

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  25. Dana DampierAugust 5, 2012 at 11:45 PM

    I love it! I laughed out loud when I read it. It's probably my favorite tonight!

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  26. Other MaryAugust 6, 2012 at 5:38 AM

    Thank you all for reading and commenting. I'm happy if I could give you a chuckle. I didn't keep up answering each of your comments, but I have, or will, visit each of you blogs. Thanks again!

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  27. Ginny BrannanAugust 6, 2012 at 8:14 AM

    Tough luck for that "elegant toff!" Cracked me up! Thanks for the laugh!!

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  28. Maude LynnAugust 6, 2012 at 9:36 AM

    Awesome! I love me some bawdy!

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  29. Susie ClevengerAugust 6, 2012 at 2:20 PM

    Love the humor in this...bawdy humor delights

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  30. LynAugust 6, 2012 at 3:33 PM

    Poor toff..try, try again..fun!

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  31. Tess KincaidAugust 6, 2012 at 4:23 PM

    Playful and direct!

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  32. AnonymousAugust 6, 2012 at 4:38 PM

    She looks like she could cut off easily.

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  33. Susan AndersonAugust 6, 2012 at 8:48 PM

    The best laid plans...

    ;)

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  34. J Cosmo NewberyAugust 7, 2012 at 4:52 AM

    Umm...as bawdy goes that was vanilla! Sweet though!

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  35. ashokAugust 7, 2012 at 12:07 PM

    :) love this :)

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  36. 21 WitsAugust 7, 2012 at 7:13 PM

    Bawdy or not, I loved it! She certainly does tell this tale, very well, and you completed it so well!

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  37. AnonymousAugust 7, 2012 at 9:48 PM

    Now that was funny! I can picture her doing just that too! Lovely!

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  38. HelenAugust 7, 2012 at 10:22 PM

    Five Stars!!! (out of five)

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  39. Sue JAugust 8, 2012 at 3:25 AM

    Good one! :)

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  40. Vanessa Victoria KilmerAugust 8, 2012 at 3:02 PM

    I love limericks. If it's not bawdy it doesn't qualify. You sure did a good one.

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  41. TrellissimoAugust 9, 2012 at 2:27 AM

    Limericks always come out on top! :)

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  42. Buddah MoskowitzAugust 14, 2012 at 7:21 PM

    Big laff! Loved it! Thanks!

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  43. PattiKenAugust 18, 2012 at 1:34 PM

    Hope their surname wasn't Bobbitt.

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  44. ayalaAugust 21, 2012 at 4:11 PM

    :) ha ha fun piece!

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  45. Silent Otto August 24, 2012 at 5:18 AM

    Ground control to Mary , are you AWOL ?. .

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  46. Beth WinterSeptember 9, 2012 at 5:28 PM

    Oh my good *belly laugh*

    Excellent, Mary!

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  47. Other MarySeptember 10, 2012 at 8:44 AM

    Thank you everyone! And Ground Control, I'm back! (been on vacation with no internet!)

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