The sign by the lifts:
‘Do not use in case of fire’
The lifts are not used.
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Author:
Michael Edwards (
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- Comment from author about the poem: I do love signs in public places which can be read in different ways. This one is quite common. I have written a few of these in haiku style - plus another cartoon of Barrington and Athelstan for a Friday smile.
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Looks like Cedric's got toothache - I wonder if the fairy will be visiting him.
While visiting a white racist antigay bar in America the English tourists saw a sign that said "No Fags Allowed" and immediately left their cigarettes on the bus .
Mind you not many smoke these days thanks to all the anti-smoking regulations.
Oh lol. And who are Bill Stickers and Bill Posters? They are going to be prosecuted when they get caught!
They are both in the jail at Gnomesville.
The English language is a minefield of inconsistency when not written, correctly.
Such a rich language - no wonder it's the world's leader.
Brilliant Michael
I love swingline's
So do I - some of the signs are just so funny even the intentional ones - I recall a notice in the corridor outside my office which read 'Do Not Remove This Notice' - it was there for years.
Ha ha.. Brilliant
THANKS MICHAEL ~ FOR THOSE OF US STILL WORKING ~ Cartoons and ambiguities make FRIDAY more bearable ! I was researching the "Wisdom of Kentucky" and came across this sign outside a Church !
BEST SAUSAGE SUPPER
IN ST LOUIS
COME AND EAT
PASTOR THOMAS RESSLER
I knew they all intermarried but I didn't
realise they still pracised CANABALISM !
Thanks for sharing BRIAN.
Thanks Brian - there are some brilliant examples on the internet - might take a look - never know might be encouraged to write an odd ode or two - That reminds me - do you remember Cyril Fletcher - I loved him but he seems sadly overlooked these days - certainly better than Pam Ayres
Thanks MICHAEL ~ bit before my time but paradoxically I love PAM EYRES and love her live shows\' She is very generous ~ i asked her about poetic license when reciting her poems at a Poetry Reading. She indicated that some lines only scanned with a Pam Eyres accent (rural Oxfordshire) which added or subtracted syllables and also they are mostly written from a feminine point of view. She said \"You can alter or add a verse ~ masculine a poem or even emasculate it ~ BUT ~ however bad you maul it ~ you must always say that ORIGINALLY it was crafted by PAM EYRES ! Some well known poets are not so generous and don\'t appreciate parodies of their poetry. I have proposed PAM as the next Poet Laureate when Caroline retires. I went to a POETRY READING by Andrew Motion ~ Good poets but a very dull man PAM & BEN are great presenters of CRAZY Poetry ! John Betjeman was also a bit dour reading his Poetry ~ I have seen videos & tapes. The one i would have loved to have heard ~ In my Friend's Drawing Room in Edinburgh ~ was Robbie Burns ! I have seen recording of Cyril and remember he called his Poems ODD ODES ! I was going to use that as a pseudonym but chose BRIANSODES instead ! My other choice for PL is Benjamin Zephaniah or Roger McGough ! BRIAN
Thanks Brian. Your comments on PA are interesting - must take another look at her work.
Love JB and RMcG and also John Hegley.
When I was a kid the "little rat" that brought you a penny or a nickel for a tooth placed under the pillow. Louisiana was influenced by the French. Unfortunately these quaint distinctions have been lost. I love your little original characters. We use elevators in stead of lifts. Nice fiery uplifting haiku.
Thanks - pleased you like my little characters - just simple inoffensive humour.
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