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

Your Attention Please

I dangle my participles

fully exposed,

while marks from your ballpoint pen

curl up my toes.

Slovenly structures

and mixed metaphors

scream for attention:

Yes – I want YOURS!

Here I am!  Right under your nose!

How purple must I make my prose?

Must I act like a fool?  Well ok, here goes:

Here are 55 words of foolishness for G-Man and his FF55.  Check it out for yourself.  With Boris Johnson Mayor of London doing the dangle over the Olympics it seemed the perfect subject for a Flash Friday 55.  Here are some other very funny photo-shopped situations with dangling Boris. And thanks to my special friend for the technical support!