Friday 18 June 2010

Cockney doc en France.










“Puncture marks, clear as a bell!
Snake bite!” the doctor said. “Well,
Without a knife,
We can’t save ‘is life.
‘Ee ‘asn’t an ‘ope in ‘ell!”


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35 comments:

  1. I thought you could just suck the venom out of the bite! Yuk!!

    (Hey, I fixed your Mr. Linky...the problem was a "." at the end of your URL!)

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  2. An Aussie Magpie ~ clear and simple! And wonderfully fun!

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  3. Thanks for the fix, Willlow, and you can suck if you like, depends where the bite is, I guess... that's when you discover who your real friends are! Oh stoppit!

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  4. We can’t save ‘is life.
    ‘Ee ‘asn’t an ‘ope in ‘ell!”

    I was trying to make this part out...Im a bit slow but when I did I laughed at both my idiocy and your creativity. Bravo

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  5. Proper English that - like wot I speak.

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  6. Nice poem with an interesting take on the picture. Good work.

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  7. did the the snake get away?...bkm

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  8. Vivid narration to the image! Great! I look forward to more!

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  9. Rather ghoulish! But a dramatic story in a few words.

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  10. Cor' Blimey what a great Magpie, from "down under."

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  11. Nice accent Stafford and a bit of lateral thinking re the prompt ;)

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  12. The sound of Bow Bells in Mooloolaba. :-)

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  13. Love what you did with this one. Awesome work!
    :-)

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  14. Irreverent as usual Stafford. More Cockney than Aussie. Our American friends are confusing us wiv our old dart cuzzins.

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  15. I really enjoyed your magpie! When my little brother was 8 he was bitten in the leg by a rattle snake. He got lucky, our neighbors had a suction kit and that was very lucky because we were 45 minutes from the nearest hostpital.

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  16. you have taken a delightful turn on the prompt...
    very enjoyable poem.

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  17. LOL! That was nice! A good laugh and a satisfying read.

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  18. Tragic, and yet rather brilliant in a comedic sense :D Truly a recipe for a wonderful Magpie Tale.

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  19. wot is u gunna b ritin
    tha verry nex tyme
    we wate, anticipatin
    each "qwurky widdle wine"
    wun ting I will saa thow
    cawse tis weely weely twew
    no bwogga does " qwurky "
    qwite wike " U "...

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  20. Glad your link is fixed..couldn't comment on last weeks...maybe I can go back
    This one made me read it out loud..and what fun I had

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  21. hate to laugh at such a misfortune but this just read way too funny..great magpie!

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  22. Well done! It was a joy to read and the accent crowned it all. :)

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  23. What a fabulous post! Quick sharp and witty! But how many great minds are thinking alike...? Stafford - I incorporated a 'hope in hell' bit in my (rather long) ditty, too! I didn't cheat - I promise! You'll have to put your arm round your jotter more so I can't copy you in future.....!

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  24. Self inflicted " Farce "
    Trouser Snake Bites Famous Golfer !
    Right There On The ... " Grass "

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  25. have been there when they made that cut to suck the life back into someone...nice quick write...

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  26. I had to laugh only reading the title - it speaks for itself ... :-)
    ps: how shall I call you? Stafford, Staff, or Ray? (apology I'm just a lil confused ... ;-)

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  27. Gone to heaven so quickly..pity..fun is almost always correct!

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  28. Too funny - in a dark sort of way. Great magpie. Loved it.

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  29. oh hahahah darkly funny is right!

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  30. He's a gonner for sure. Bet I know where he got bitten.....

    Hilarious!

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  31. Hilarious! Great job. Also on the dog poem...so true!

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  32. You've recreated the scene perfectly. Great word choice.

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  33. 'Ee B havin nothin but a 'Hissy Fit' 'Ee B

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