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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
In ointment
Come on baby, rub it on, anoint it!
Make it slick, then hold it firm and point it.
I'll slide it right in,
Cram its full height in—
Oh my God, what a smooth entry ointment!
Ken, your comment (which I read while riding a bus to work) struck me as so funny, I ejaculated spasms of laughter, to the extent that I became conscious of the prurient curiosity of other riders. To think that a limerick might be just the ointment a flagging candidate needs to get it up again and re-enter the pump and grind of a political contest.
A friend sent me the following comment a little while ago. I can't, of course, tell you her name, but here's what she emailed me: You are bad! That is a side of you I was not expecting (as I sit here fanning myself...) :-)
I replied: I have many sides, [name withheld], and even though I expose more of them than most people do, I don't always expose all of them all of the time to all people.
Geez... this could make Santorum re-enter the race.
ReplyDeleteKen, your comment (which I read while riding a bus to work) struck me as so funny, I ejaculated spasms of laughter, to the extent that I became conscious of the prurient curiosity of other riders. To think that a limerick might be just the ointment a flagging candidate needs to get it up again and re-enter the pump and grind of a political contest.
ReplyDeleteThis has to be the best Shock and Awe post you have posted.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Love your comment!
DeleteI was so excited by the "in ointment" pun, I just had to use it.
Rather (I should have said), "in ointment" was such a sexy pun that I was aroused to find something to stick it into and see what might come of it.
DeleteA friend sent me the following comment a little while ago. I can't, of course, tell you her name, but here's what she emailed me:
ReplyDeleteYou are bad! That is a side of you I was not expecting (as I sit here fanning myself...) :-)
I replied:
I have many sides, [name withheld], and even though I expose more of them than most people do, I don't always expose all of them all of the time to all people.