I’m such a sucker for limericks and haven’t had the time to find a few good ones to chuckle over lately. This was wonderfully funny, Rob. Although I could never sing while playing–I’ve enough challenge remembering to breathe while playing.
Know the feeling! I’ve just tried skipping with my kids out in the garden while singing “Two-six-nine, the goose drank wine, the monkey chewed tobacco on the streetcar line…etc” ,and clapping hands as well. We tied ourselves in knots (and stitches of laughter!)
UVV COARSE we/you-awl (w)remembrrr the american/chinese ping-pong diplomacy of, uh, when, the later 1960’s?
No, I don’t remember this. Was it a crucial turning point in US/Chinese diplomatic relations?
allegedly … but it was widely-publicized, and was the first (in a long time) more-or-less visit to China by an American delegation which was not overtly ‘political’. you know: something on the non-threatening “light” side…
Your illustration of Churchill begs a whole series on what war maneuvers might have looked like if played out on the ping-pong fields, I mean tables….
A lot less casualties, that’s for sure. And maybe more of a contribution from the Chinese?
Delightful! I love a good limerick, and an illustrated one…be still my heart.
I’m such a sucker for limericks and haven’t had the time to find a few good ones to chuckle over lately. This was wonderfully funny, Rob. Although I could never sing while playing–I’ve enough challenge remembering to breathe while playing.
Know the feeling! I’ve just tried skipping with my kids out in the garden while singing “Two-six-nine, the goose drank wine, the monkey chewed tobacco on the streetcar line…etc” ,and clapping hands as well. We tied ourselves in knots (and stitches of laughter!)
UVV COARSE we/you-awl (w)remembrrr the american/chinese ping-pong diplomacy of, uh, when, the later 1960’s?
No, I don’t remember this. Was it a crucial turning point in US/Chinese diplomatic relations?
allegedly … but it was widely-publicized, and was the first (in a long time) more-or-less visit to China by an American delegation which was not overtly ‘political’. you know: something on the non-threatening “light” side…
Your illustration of Churchill begs a whole series on what war maneuvers might have looked like if played out on the ping-pong fields, I mean tables….
A lot less casualties, that’s for sure. And maybe more of a contribution from the Chinese?
Delightful! I love a good limerick, and an illustrated one…be still my heart.
More to come…
[clapping hands and smiling to myself]