“Maggie.” called Angus to his wife.
“Could ye be given me a hand by chance?
I need ye to sew me a wee button ,
so I can button the fly on me pants.”
“Oh Angus, I’m sorry me darlin,
I’m to me elbows in me dishpan.
Go upstairs and knock on her door,
and see if Mrs. McDougle can.”
In a few minutes there’s a terrible crash,
a bang and somebody swears.
A whole lot of yelling, a thud or two,
and a body tumbling down stares.
Poor Angus comes dragging in the kitchen,
a black eye and blood on his clothes.
“Good Lord what happened to ye darlin?
Looks like ye been punched in the nose.
“Mrs. McDougle was happy to help me.
She had sown on the button .” he said.
It was just then, Mr. McDougle walked in,
as she bent over to bite of the wee thread.”
And thats when the fight started .
P.N.
Author notes
Pic by Don Martan
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A contest entry
- This Should Be Fun! CONTEST by SierraHaven.
300 points, ended September 14, 2005, 6 entries
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750 points, ended November 14, 2008, 61 entries
Bronze trophy winner
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can't help but laugh at this one one. I can remember the days before zippers. It had me in stitches too.
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Congrats on the Silver...pardon the pun but this one did have me in stitches.
Nicely penned to take advantage of the punch line given here.
Linda
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I needed a good laugh and this just did the trick. Very nicely done. Thanks for the great humor.
I wonder if the wife would take a look at me wee button?
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Oh My! THis is too funny.
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Thank-goodness it was just a thread she was ablut to bite off
This one gives me fear and pain...mac
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Thank-goodness it was just a thread she was ablut to bite off
This one gives me fear and pain...mac
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Your right. Scares me too. hehe
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Oh my goodness!!! LMAO!! This is some funny stuff.
Thanks for taking time to share in my contest.
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Well everything is not what it seems at first glance. hehe
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Oooooh, now that is very very amusing. Fancy being caught in that situation, poor ole Angus, and all he be wantin was a wee button sewn on. Such a great write with all the humour you always muster. And to be puttin on that Irish accent, really did come through and i found myself reading it all like an Irishman. Another definate beauty and so flawless. Thumbs up!
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Priceless!!!
Jim (Ecrivain Jim) has asked me (EarthToJim) to help judge this contest... I'm mostly going through and leaving opinions and such and looking for a few rare gems like this one to put on his suggested reading list. This one is definitely climbing the ladder for further review and, on my behalf, wish you a wee bit o' luck with it! If it only garners a bronze or an HM it will simply be because he can't hand out 4 golds! Very nice work here.
To be fair, I should point out that there are a couple of places where the meter could be tightened, and you'll still have a while before Jim does the judging, so if you think you can revise it feel free. -
I love it. It's kinda bad what happened, but it was good.
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That was really funny good luck
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Thank you Elba, your so sweet.
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Thank you Stardust, i cant seem to win anything.. but its fun.
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Hillarious
P.N. the piece was hillarious... Oh my God I can't stop laughing. That was to funny. I consider that a winner piece. Good luck hon!
~Elba~
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LMAO! If you don't win, there's no justice...no justice, I tell you. This was hilarious! And it gets my vote...situational irony/comedy. Very nice.
~Keri~
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