Painting: Steven Kenny
I have been interviewed by Lillie.
Lillie's First Question:
Many of us are aware of your fierce contest last summer for the affections of a fair maiden. Unfortunately, you were publicly beaten by a dog, and apparently consoled yourself with a trip to Italy with yet another woman.
My readers are wondering how Mrs. Newbery responded to these events and how you have arranged your marriage to allow for such events?
◊◊◊ Ignorance is bliss. Mrs N. knows not the women who divert me She would, if she knew, desert me. It is, forsooth, A simple truth What she doesn’t know wont hurt me. ◊◊◊ Directions for the Interview Meme: 1. Leave me a comment saying "Interview Me." 2. I will respond by asking you 5 questions. (I get to pick the questions.) 3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions. 4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post. 5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them 5 questions. ...
limericks?
ReplyDeleteI LOVE IT!
haha, well then, I certainly hope she doesn't read your blog.....
ReplyDeleteNice rhyme! Brightened my day.
ReplyDeletei have come to visit the demigod, closer of toilet seats, mongerer of no wars, yet delicate pffter of farts ....
ReplyDeletehail to thee demigod!
Mmmm...demigod? Thank you but I don't think so.
ReplyDeleteDemijohn would be more interesting but that has a few issues with the US use of the term John and brings us back to toilet seats.
I believe the toilet was invented by a fellow named John Crapper.
ReplyDeleteNow, what exactly is a demijohn? I recall this word in Louisa May Alcott's Little Men. I believe one of the characters was nicknamed Demi or Demijohn (he had a twin sister, his father was named John, and his mother was Meg, Jo's older sister). Demi is half if i recall correctly - so it makes sense sort of for a nickname of a lad named after his father John - but is there another use/context for the term? (And we shall ignore the American concepts of John as a bathroom and a fellow who purchases sex. What an odd pairing ...)
A large bottle.
ReplyDeleteOften wicker covered.
ah... and related somewhat to lady jane, who apparently was rather stout and fond of bottles in wicker that echoed her silhouette.
ReplyDeleteDearest Cosmo,
ReplyDeleteIndeed- Ignorance is bliss.
Some truths were quite surprising to me last summer :)
But all the secrets you shared were dear to me- and while some of those may now be known...I kept them close, as you asked.
A "resting place" so to speak :)
LOL ;)
You're a good woman, fair Mayden.
ReplyDeleteJust read them all ... lovely!!
ReplyDeletenot surprisingly, "mr. she" doesnt read my blog either. i believe, under the circumstances that fair mayden aluded to, that my 'splainin'" would have been a tad bit trickier than your own, dear cosmo.
ReplyDeletegrrherhaha
but whatever happend to Lee, the other muse?
I would not go so far to call him a muse. Not in the sense I understand a muse, anyway. Fair Mayden designated him, for reasons known only to her good self, to be a target for our endeavours. Similar to a bag of onions provided for a still-life art project.
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ReplyDeleteI will smile over that comment all day my dear Cosmo...
I send a hug for both you and Lee! :) lol~
The dog though, as we parted ways in Florida- did in fact, get a kiss on the nose! ;)
Oh fair Mayden! Too much information!
ReplyDeleteHEY, BLISSFUL....
ReplyDeleteC'mon over and see what happened at m'blog.
(it'll help with yer next post, maybe)
and now, a word from The Man on the Streets..."boneman, are y'all there?"
ReplyDelete"Yes, berry. Here I am, though not all would say I'm ALL here"
"so, what have you to report?"
"well, after a year and a half, it seems I finally have an avatar."
"That's a bit of a time to wait, isn't it?"
"Well, yes....but you see, Ive had a screw loose. However it's good not to tighten them too much, else they'll strip"
"boneman, it sounds more like you're a few bricks shy of a load..."
"Yes I am, berry. That's because I only need enough to build a BBQ pit."
"seems like the lights are on, but, no one is at home...."
"It's true. I leave the lights burning so folks who visit while I'm gone can see their way to the porch."
"yes, well....your elevator doesn't seem to go to the top floor..."
"Absolutely not! That walk up the last couple of flights keeps me fit and trim!"
"....."
"are you still there, berry?"
"Yes...well. You're just not playing with a full deck, are you, boneman?"
"Again, true! I love euchre and chess, but, I never really know what to do with all the other cards"
"....is this guy kiddin' me? Boneman, you're not the sharpest tool in the box, are you?"
"Heck no, berry! But then again, who would want a sharp hammer?"
"......ok, let's go to commercial"
Should have known that you'd answer a meme in verse. At least that's more straightforward than answering an inverse meme.
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