BATTERY CONUNDRUM

 

It used to be “batteries not included”

For products small and large

Now they come with batteries

But are they free of charge?

LIVING FROM HAND TO MOUTH

 

She was a manicurist

He was a dentist

And when they wed

It was widely said

That they couldn’t fail

But they fight tooth and nail

DESCENDING SCALE

 

The piano fell down

The mineshaft

And I know that

It sounds a bit daft

 

There was a cacophony

From the Bechstein-er

That eventually resulted

In A flat miner

FISCAL TRUTH

 

If you spend more than you earn

There’s no way to fudge it  

You are stuck with your debts

If you can't manage to budge it

EGGS FOR EGGS

 

I like my eggs fried or poached

And scrambled are a treat

I rather enjoy an omelette

But boiled egg is hard to beat

LOCAL AMENITIES

 

I’ve just been to the shops

They didn’t impress me at all

But if you’ve seen one shopping centre

You’ve seen a mall

TROUBLESOME YOUTH

 

Police were called to the kindergarten

And the reason for the request

Was a troublesome three-year-old

Who was resisting a rest