ABBREVIATED IRONY

 

I have often thought it ironic

If not positively absurd

That the term, abbreviated

Is an eleven-letter word

WHATEVER HAPPENED

 

Whatever happened to Louis the umpteenth of France?

Whatever happened to Jensen Interceptors?

Whatever happened to tree top squash?

Whatever happened to indestructible Tonka Toys?

Whatever happened to my hopes and dreams?

Whatever happened to my plans and schemes?

Whatever happened to my hearts desires?

Whatever happened to Aunt Alice?

Whatever happened to the likely lads?

Whatever happened to baby Jane?

Whatever happened to standards of behaviour?

Whatever happened to community spirit?

Whatever happened to this bulldog breed?

Whatever happened to common courtesy?

Whatever happened to good manners?

Whatever Whatever

WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY (24)

 

Who was that lady?

What happened in Santiago?

What’s new pussycat?

Where angels fear to tread

Why lover

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Who shot Patakango?

What a crazy world

When father was away on business

Where the lilies bloom

Why live alone

WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY (22)

 

Who shot Liberty Valance

What price glory

When the legends die

Where no vulture’s fly

Why oh why

WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY (21)

 

Who’s that lady?

What Lola wants

When the door opened

Where love has gone

Why do we love?

WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY (20)

 

Who saw her die?

What’s eating Gilbert grape

When worlds collide

Where sinners meet

Why we fight

WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY (19)

 

Who is Harry Kellerman and why is he saying these terrible things about me

What’s up tiger lily?

When the Daltons ride

Where’s jack

Why the dickens

WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY (18)

 

Who’s the man?

What changed charley farthing

When comedy was king

Where the boys are

Why darling

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Who goes there?

What about bob

When the saints go marching in

Where does it hurt?

Why doc

WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY (16)

 

Who’s who?

What a life

When Willie comes marching home

Where the river bends

Why shoot the messenger

WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY (15)

 

Who is killing the great chefs of Europe?

What a carve up

When the lights go on again

Where do we go from here?

Why?

WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY (14)

 

Who ate all the pies?

What no spam

When Saturday comes

Where the day takes you

Why shoot the ref

WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY (13)

 

Who framed roger rabbit?

What became of the broken hearted?

When dinosaurs ruled the earth

Where the green ant’s dream

Why horse

QUESTION

 

Is it questioning?

Or interlocutor-ing

Who is the interlocutor

Who is the interlocutor?

A statement or a question

By virtue of punctuation

FLOCKS AND FLARES

 

Clocks and chairs

Locks and hairs

Fox and lairs

Gloks and spears

Socks and flares

Docks and wares

Lox and pears

Knocks and tares

Shocks and scares

Stocks and shares

WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY (12)

Who’s that girl?

What’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?

When my baby smiles at me

Where the heart is

Why baby

WHERE

 

Where there’s a will

Where the hot wind blows

Where the river runs black

Where the rivers flow north

Where the green ants dream

Where the sidewalk ends

Where it’s at

WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY (11)

 

Who cut the cheese?

What a stink

When knights were bold

Where are your children?

Why Edward tell me why

WHAT

 

What

What a man

What a difference a day makes

What a classic

What have I done to deserve this?

What no beer

What price Hollywood

What shall it profit?

What waits below?

What are little boys made of?

What’s good for the goose?

What’s so bad about feeling good?

What’s the matter with Helen?

What’s buzzing cousin?