Comment from dejohnsrld (Debbie)

Excellent

A good collection of limericks for this challenge. I think I like the last one the best, but they are all good. Thanks for sharing them, my friend~Debbie

 Comment Written 11-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 12-Apr-2016

Thanks, Debbie, for the kind words. Much appreciated, Craig.

Comment from --Turtle.

Excellent

I read through these limericks... I found them entertaining, fun and they contain the sing-song feel that I like about limericks. They were also safe, lighthearted... didn't get into the skeletons in the closet of family... because when I think of family, I tend to think of how Aunt meryl is having an affair... with her brothers wife,... or Cousin Frank got struck by lightning... twice, not to mention the time a homeless guy stabbed with a letter opener trying to steal his car. Or how my brother has been sleeping in my basement for the last.... since christmas... I should probably ask if he's been evicted from his own home.

These family members are so endearingly normal... Hmmm. That must mean all the crazy resides with the writer.

These were fun to read.

 Comment Written 10-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 10-Apr-2016

Hey, I resemble that remark!

Thanks for the fun review, Turtle. Your family sounds like a lot more fun.

Cheers,
Craig

Comment from lightink

Excellent

LOL! These are so much fun! I especially liked the image of the swearing sister - and the clever word play between "chill" and "burn"! The meter is spot on, the tone is great, and it's a joy to read!

 Comment Written 10-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 10-Apr-2016

Thanks, Lightink - your lovely comments are much appreciated :) Craig

Comment from ~Dovey

Excellent

Hi Craig,

I'm going to take up with Will on this one and revamp your last line:

"His battle with Satan lit grill." ;)

Ok, Ok, I'll defer to you, the king of the limericks. :)

Great job!

*Hugs*

Kim

 Comment Written 09-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 10-Apr-2016

haha - thank Kim :) If Will wants to change it, he can write his own damn limerick ;-)

reply by ~Dovey on 10-Apr-2016

Hmmmm... an entire church sermon in limerick? ;) Even you might stay for that lol ;)

Comment from Sandra du Plessis

Excellent

A great family that you have with all their funny traits. Fran who don't repeat anything and mother Ruth whose boyfriend is Sting. Last Will who burbed his hand on the grill.

 Comment Written 09-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 09-Apr-2016

Thanks Sandra - the disturbing thing is, my family is probably more dysfunctional in real life than this little challenge indicates :)

Comment from royowen

Excellent

These are the best set of limericks I've read this morning, they're really Funny, they scan exceptionally well, the individual narratives are all hilarious, and need no editing, well done, great scribing, blessings, Roy

 Comment Written 09-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 09-Apr-2016

Thanks so much for the lovely comments Roy - very much appreciated! Craig

reply by royowen on 09-Apr-2016

reply by royowen on 09-Apr-2016

Most welcome

Comment from AnnaLinda

Excellent

Craig,

Is there any truth in your family limerick? LOL
You did a great job on the challenge and in
record time. Very fun and creative.

Is this an Australian saying? I don't know what
it means...

"They're both now quite long in the tooth."

Please explain...You did a great job.

Linda

 Comment Written 09-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 09-Apr-2016

Hi Linda,

I wasn't aware it was an Australian thing, but it may well be. "Long in the tooth" just means old - I guess it's a reference to the fact that teeth are one part of the body that never stop growing. (I think this is true for a number of rodents and maybe other animals, but not humans).

Sister Fran is completely made up. My mother really is Ruth, and my son, Will haha

Thanks for a great review,

Craig

reply by AnnaLinda on 09-Apr-2016

Good...now you can "Chill"

Comment from michaelcahill

Excellent

This is just a scream. It's so damn offbeat I can't stop laughing. Her whole name was just "Ruth". HAhahaha! I don't know why in hell that is sooooo funny.
Great entry. I thought she was going to come up with some serious deep topic. This threw me. LOL mikey

 Comment Written 09-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 09-Apr-2016

Thanks, Mikey. I think the topic could have been a LOT worse. I hope Phyllis doesn't see that as a challenge! Cheers, Craig.

reply by michaelcahill on 09-Apr-2016

God. Don't challenge PHyllis. HAHAHA!!!!
Yeah, I was sweating the topic all week. LOL

Comment from Phyllis Stewart

Excellent

Good job, Craig. The meter seems fine to me, and it all holds together well. I would change one line, though.

words said in the heat <-- sounds a little awkward

her words said in heat <-- maybe something like this?

 Comment Written 09-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 09-Apr-2016

Thanks Phyllis, much appreciated. And thanks again for a great challenge - form and topic :)

Comment from tfawcus

Excellent

Pretty good! This challenge is more difficult than it looked at first! I liked your last limerick the best, I think! You seem to have hit the groove there rather well in terms of wordplay and humour.

 Comment Written 09-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 09-Apr-2016

Thanks Tony. The hard thing for me with limericks is keeping them clean. Old habits die hard :) Craig