Diet

the site seems to have messed up with this poem so I'm reposting

This is the story of Hugh Mongusbum

A free spirit and a wonderful mate

Kind and generous as a rule of thumb

Though he’s a little bit overweight

 

He’s wife doesn’t enjoy sex anymore

His gut is to blame, his weight an ordeal

Not on the bed, not even on the floor

In his shoes, imagine how you’d feel

 

He exercised daily, went to the gym

Worked out ‘n pumped iron n’ used the treadmill

Hoping that one day he will become slim

But fat and flabby he remained still

 

The nutritionist saw the problem straight away

So he suggested: “why don’t you diet?”

In Hugh’s face joy took the place of dismay

He said: “which colour d’you think she’ll like it?”

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Norman 223]

Loved the eponymous name of the owner of the abominable abdominals , together with the colourful finale. You certainly know how to bring out the worst in your character and the belly laughs (sorry, no pun intended) for your readers. Thanks,Woody, for being my favourite sit down comedien.

Norm

[Woody]

hahaha sit down is right. boy I'm so glad you spotted the name, Norm. I had to point it out to some reviewers.
thanks a lot my friend. such a joy to know it made you laugh.

[MomzillaNC]

LOL! You have a gift for the twisted punchline!

[Woody]

haha always a pleasure to make you laugh Momz. thanks for stopping by.

[MomzillaNC]

:D :)

[TL Boehm]

Ok, I laughed out loud. Been "following you around" a bit today while trying to catch up on reviews and we share mutual friends. I've probably read you before - you are a familiar face. I'll send a friend request your way. Feel free to ignore it. I don't write much but I do review.

[Woody]

thanks loads TL. I'm elated this made you laugh. I often see you around, too though we might not have interacted. let's remedy that :)
why would I ignore your request? I'd be honoured.

[TL Boehm]

I'm thinking that we have interacted before as well. I'm sometimes intermittent but I've had my account here since 2007 so I always come back around to read.

[Scrap]

Hahahaha.....
Thanks for the laugh!!!

[Woody]

thank YOU for stopping to read :) glad it made you laugh

[Samuel Dickens]

Ha! I had to think about that one for a moment. I'd try green, first, so it'll resemble that cucumber she's friends with.

[Woody]

hahaha or orange maybe? thank you Sam.

[Roland Petrov]

You deserve an Oscar for the name Hugh Mongusbum! Very clever again, Woody.

[Woody]

it pleases me no end when a reader notices the names of my characters.
I'll be patient and wait for the Oscar. look how long Decaprio had waited for his.
thank you loads, my friend.

[James]

Not nearly enough humor in poetry anymore. So much fun to read. Fantastic. Glad I stopped and read this.

[Woody]

thanks heaps James. glad you stopped to read it. and I'm happy you enjoyed the read.

[Insight "MH"]

Ha ha ha, very smart wordplay, touche!

[Woody]

thank you Insight :) did you understand my trick? make them laugh and they'll never notice what's wrong with your poetry.
glad you found it funny my friend.

[Insight "MH"]

So you did, so you did ^_^

[Peter Rogerson]

Got me chortling! Did he try puce?

[Woody]

last I heard, Hugh was debating whether to dye it green or blue :)

thanks Peter. glad it made you laugh.

[Stan Lee]

Laughing out loud! ^_^. So, so funny.

[Woody]

I can see you are, from your pic :) always such a joy to make you laugh A.
thank you.

[Abhilash Hegde]

Hahaha ... hilarious hilarious !
The last line, just put me in total splits..
"He said: “which colour d’you think she’ll like it?”

Enjoyed reading it, thanks for sharing this write, Woody!

[Woody]

aaah I'm elated this made you laugh Abhilash. thank you my friend. you see my poetry's not all that good so, at least, I try to make it fun :)