[Jayne Osborn]

Doug,

Frank's L2 reads correctly as: "I’m so glad that customer rang us!" though I think, Frank, it would be easier to get the sense of that line as:

I’m so glad that customer rang us!

A road sign in Birmingham, near my college, declares "Dogpool Road" and, surprisingly, no one ever obliterated the 'L'. We were a sophisticated bunch, obviously!

Jayne

[Brian Allgar]

We were a sophisticated bunch, obviously!

Or couldn't afford the paint.

[Douglas G. Brown]

Originally Posted by John Whitworth

Re King. And was he?

Re verse. Lefties don't like it up'em. I've always said it.

Sometimes Angus may have acted like one, but he is popular. I suspect any altered campaign signs strengthened his voter base. And, while he's a reverse carpetbagger from Virginia, he handily wins elections here, running as an independent candidate. Our first Governor was Wiliam King, a local boy.

Then, we have Steven King. I'd say that Steven is the king of his style of horror and suspense fiction. Financially, he has done very well, both with his books, and in dealing with the movie people. I think that most of his "The Shining" was filmed in the UK.

Plus, he's remained true to his roots. He still lives in Maine, and has supported many local charities.

[John Whitworth]

Bogshole Lane and Borstal Hill are on the road to Whitstable And in Whitstable itself is Squeezegut Alley.

[FOsen]

Originally Posted by Ann Drysdale

Psst. Calling DGB. Surely there are some fishy limericks crying out to be adapted for this competition? That's if I can be sure I'm herring you clearly...

I had thought that some sushi would do me,
and when finished, I told Madame Fumi,
Your crab-leg sashimi
Was perfectly dreamy.
"It's surimimi," she told me, "Sosumi."

[Madeleine Begun Kane]

Re Frank's L2, how about:

"Thank heavens that customer rang us!"

That way you avoid meter ambiguity, without having to rely on a special font.

[Brian Allgar]

Yep, Madeleine's suggestion is the answer.

John, I was once sent to Borstal. But I'll tell you how and why another day. I'm off to make dinner.

[FOsen]

Thanks, Mad - and welcome everyone.

[Rob Stuart]

My first time posting on this site, so here goes. Pick the bones out of these, if you'll pardon the pun.

No Briton I know of endorses
The Equidae as human food sources,
But in France scoffing fillies
Gives no-one the willies-
It really is horses for courses.


The horses that vanished from stables
Have now reappeared, on our tables.
I don’t care if it mooed
If it’s tasty when stewed-
After all, what are species but labels?


To the Parisian or Berliner
It is common to have horse for dinner,
But Britons don’t favour
The thought or the flavour
Of last year’s Grand National winner.

[Jayne Osborn]

Welcome, Rob!

It's great when a new member heads straight for D & A

I'm having a bit of trouble scanning 'Parisian' in the first line of your last limerick. Just a suggestion:

A Parisian or a Berliner
Will often have horse for his dinner,
But Britons don’t favour
The thought or the flavour
Of last year’s Grand National winner.

Jayne